I planned to move to Melbourne in June or July, Just like to know how big is Melbourne.

The place I lived and worked before are Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Kuala Lumpur.

Hi prem,

Try www.liveinvictoria.gov.au. You can find a lot of information about Victoria and Melbourne. Good luck!

Cheers

Nigel

Second biggest city in OZ , population 3.5 million. In terms of size it is in fact one of the biggest cities in the world as its suburbs stretch out for miles.

Thanks for the information

Just downloaded melbourne travel guide from here

Hope this will provide a better understanding

Regards
Prem

Technically. the biggest city in aus, and possibly the world, in terms of area covered is Mt Isa by a huge margin.

The CBD is compact and well laid out. The city itself is laid out well though theres a lot of building/ regeneration going on at the moment. Everything is easily accesable by car (except the MCG :scared: ) The urban sprawl goes on for miles (as with all of Australias capital cities.

try www.melways.com.au
www.thatsmelbourne.com.au

Melbourne, is a suprisingly large city, Its populatation is 3 times or more of Birmingham or Manchester. The CBD, has more tall buildings than any city in Europe, and they still continue to build them, yet coupled with this, is a large array of Victorian buildings. It goes 24/7, there is always something to do and go, the shopping is fantastic. The roads are probably the best of any city in Aussie, (well better than Brisbane and Sydney). It has on numerous occassions earned 'the best city to live in' award, although how they work out comparative measures is a mystery to me.

I think the population figure is now closer to 3.8 million, The Vic Government expects that figure to rise to beyond 4 million within about 4 years. (so the herald sun, said last week)

The best view, of the city, is probably from the Bolte Bridge, If you live here, that view gives you a great feeling.

Personally I love the place, Not as self important and arrogant as london, but a hell of lot more liveable, and freindly, and even after London, big enough.

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The best view, of the city, is probably from the Bolte Bridge, If you live here, that view gives you a great feeling.

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The best view is sitting behind the bowlers arm at the MCG as oooohhhh ahhhhh Glen McGrath comes into bowl the first over of the Boxing Day Test Match.

I've been in this city for over 20 years now, and never been to the boxing day test. Shame shame shame. (as derryn would say)

Takes me an hour and a half to drive the 60km to work from one suburb in the south east - Mornington to another suburb in the south east - Kew. Thats how big Melbourne is!

Good to hear your working Neil, even if it is a nightmare of a drive.

Nice post - ever optimistic wrapped up in realism.
Not been here long, but love it too

Cas

Melb'n is monstrous, but in a very nice way. Very 'liveable' as has been stated. It's incredibly spread out though, and the housing as per the typical Aussie average, is very low density compared to European cities, although higher density in some of the older suburbs near the CBD. Consequently, 4 million odd folks inhabit an area significantly larger than the 8 million in London.

The public transport infrastructure is average to excellent, depending on where you live. The tram network is extensive; either the biggest in the world or second to St. Petersburg, I'm not sure which. It is also integrated, so your ticket is usable on trains, trams and buses.

Re the Trams tony, They are really a fantastic and relaxed way of traveling (outside of rushhour), I really love the bloody things, from the sound they make to the look of them. I use them often, however !!.... Travel time via tram from Coburg (my gaffe) to Flinders st, is about 35 to 40 min's, whereas the train, again my house, to flinders st steps, takes about 20 mins max. Trams a very pleasant way of travelling, but not what I would call fast.

We worked in a tower block in the CBD which overlooked a tram accident blackspot. When one of the trams had an accident (about 1 per week) it was amazing to watch the queues of trams piling up behind for an hour or two.

So yeah they are a great form of transport, but I wouldn't rely on them too much if time is critical.

Cheers,
JTL