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Australia and New Zealand

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
5,435,590 1
Area (sq km)
9993 1
Founding Year
1835 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
31 1
Latitude
37.81417 degrees south 1
Longitude
144.96306 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+10:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Australia, Countries
Source Melbourne (Wikipedia)
Victoria (Australia), States or Territories

melbourne is associated with victoria-australia.

Source Melbourne (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Victoria (Australia), States or Territories

melbourne is the capital of victoria-australia.

Source Melbourne (Wikipedia)

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From Naarm to a gold rush metropolis: how Melbourne was layered, Articles
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The Rescue (painting)

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Ansell Limited

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Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

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BlueScope Steel Limited

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Carlton & United Breweries

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ClubTelco

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Coles Group Limited

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Foster's Group

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JB Hi-Fi

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Jetstar Airways

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Linktree

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Quote, Lead section
headquartered in Melbourne
Medibank

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National Australia Bank

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Orica

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Palace Cinemas (Australia)

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REA Group

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SEEK Limited

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Treasury Wine Estates

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Vicinity Centres

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Victorian Railways

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Alexander Rud Mills

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Rhonda Byrne

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Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

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University of Melbourne

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The University of Melbourne (UniMelb) is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia.
County Court of Victoria

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In addition to proceedings in Melbourne, County Court judges hear criminal and civil cases at 12 locations throughout Victoria
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

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The Melbourne division of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia is housed in the Commonwealth Law Courts Building
Melbourne Beth Din

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Supreme Court of Victoria

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The main buildings for the Supreme Court are located at the corner of William and Lonsdale Streets in Melbourne
Swinburne University of Technology

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Source Swinburne University of Technology (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a public research university in Melbourne, Australia
Black Rock Yacht Club

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Source Black Rock Yacht Club (Wikipedia)Lead, home country or city
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in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Carlton Football Club

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Carlton North, an inner suburb of Melbourne
Hawthorn Football Club

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based in the Melbourne suburb of Dingley Village
Melbourne Storm

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based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne University Football Club

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Source Melbourne University Football Club (Wikipedia)Lead
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is an Australian rules football club based at the University of Melbourne
Richmond Football Club

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Source Richmond Football Club (Wikipedia)Lead, location
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Founded in 1885 in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond
Royal Melbourne Golf Club

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Source Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Wikipedia)Lead, location
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located in Black Rock, Victoria, a suburb in southeastern Melbourne
St Kilda Football Club

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Source St Kilda Football Club (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
based in Melbourne, Victoria
Western Bulldogs

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Source Western Bulldogs (Wikipedia)Lead, location
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based in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray
Sources
1. Melbourne (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Melbourne ( MEL-bərn, locally [ˈmæɫbən] ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia.
  • Infobox: pop
    5,435,590
  • Lead section
    As of June 2025, the population of the city was 5.435 million, or 19% of the population of Australia.
  • Lead section
    The city's name generally refers to a 9,993-square-kilometre (3,858 sq mi) area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 30 local government areas.
  • Infobox, Elevation
    31 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    37.81417 S 144.96306 E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    37.81417 S 144.96306 E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1835
  • Associated With: Australia, Infobox, Country
    Australia
  • In Group: Cities of Australia and New Zealand (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Melbourne - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2158177
    -37.814 144.96332 P PPLA AU 07 24600 5435590 25 Australia/Melbourne
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 25 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -37.75, 144.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -37.75, 144.75
-37.75 144.75 Cfb
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Wikidata: Melbourne
Wikidata Q3141, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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