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Melbourne City Suburbs - Docklands
It’s described as a city within a city. The development of the
old waterside Docklands site in Melbourne’s immediate west is a
huge and complex urban renewal project that will continue for
the next decade.
Docklands is the newest Melbourne suburb, located on land
adjacent to Southern Cross railway station, the central city and
industrial areas offers a range of entertainment, marinas,
parks, public artworks, waterfront restaurants and shops,
residential, research, education, technology, and business
activities.
Docklands is similar in size to Melbourne’s central business
district and six times the size of Sydney's Circular Quay.
It has being developed, mostly by private sector investment,
with development being staged to meet market demand, with each
precinct planned to complement its neighbour.
Almost half of the area’s developed space is being used for
residential development, with over 8,000 apartments. It is
estimated that 20,000 residents will be living in Docklands in
the next 15 to 20 years. Docklands is changing the look and feel
of Melbourne. It will attract an estimated 20 million visitors
each year and be a workplace for 20,000 people. The continued
development is projected to create about 3,000 construction and
permanent jobs each year.
Improved transport links, including road extensions, tram lines
and river boats, are ensuring Docklands is well connected with
surrounding areas.
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