Melbourne Fastest Growing Capital

The city grew by almost 75,000 people over the year.

The figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the City of Wyndham posted the biggest growth, with nearly 9,000 extra people settling there over the year.

Currently, according to skyscraperpage.com the population of Melbourne is 3,806,092. "The City of Melbourne is the central Local Government Area of Metropolitan Melbourne, the second largest metropolitan area in Australia. The City of Melbourne measures 36.2 km², and includes Metropolitan Melbourne's central business district, and a few other inner-city areas," informs Skyscraperpage.com.

Melbourne is a major centre of commerce, education, tourism, the arts and cultural activities, and also industry. It is consistently ranked one of the most liveable cities in the world. The city is recognised as Australia's 'sporting and cultural capital' and it is home to many of the nation's most significant cultural and sporting events and institutions. It has been recognised as a gamma world city by the Loughborough University group's 1999 inventory. Melbourne is notable for its mix of Victorian and contemporary architecture, its extensive tram network and Victorian parks and gardens, as well as its diverse, multicultural society.