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Melbourne City Suburbs - Southbank
The life and soul of Southbank is the affluent, buzzing riverside
promenade stretching along the south side of the Yarra River
from the popular Southgate shopping and dining complex to the
glittering Crown Casino.
Packed with cafes, shops and restaurants, with a sprinkling of
upmarket hotels, major offices, public art and swish new
apartments, the promenade is a favourite place for locals and
visitors to drink, dine and stroll, all the while taking in the
splendid city views.
Southbank is an important cultural hub that includes the
Melbourne Arts Centre, Concert Hall, National Gallery of
Victoria, the Malthouse Theatre and the Australian Centre for
Contemporary Art and Victorian College of the Arts. It also
includes the Melbourne Exhibition Centre (informally known as
Jeff’s Shed after a former premier) and the Polly Woodside
Maritime Museum.
Significant and rapid residential development has occurred in
Southbank in recent years, with the population skyrocketing.
Housing (all of it apartments) is now the main type of occupancy
in the suburb.
In the part of Southbank to the west of Montague Street,
industry and warehouses dominate the landscape. Automotive,
aerospace, food and construction material companies are
significant land users. Webb Dock, one of Melbourne’s major
shipping and container docks, is located in Southbank.
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