Melbourne is growing – that’s not breaking news. Back in 2023, it was revealed that Melbourne was on track to overtake the Sydney by 2031. Last year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that Melbourne is currently the fastest growing city in the country, with Melbourne’s population growing by 142,600 people from 2023-2024.
So, where are all of these fresh new Melburnians going to live? For around 47,000 of them, we know the answer. The Victorian Government has approved construction of a whole new suburb in the city’s growing outer north – complete with thousands of new homes, eight schools and a whole lot of dedicated green spaces for residents to explore.
Melbourne’s new suburb – Beveridge North West – is due to take shape over the next ten years, with Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny approving a plan featuring 15,000 new homes, four town centres, eight schools and 79 hectares worth of parks and reserves (that's 13 times the MCG). Once complete, the suburb will provide homes for more than 47,000 Victorians and support an estimated 3,000 local jobs.
Due to come to life over several stages, the Beveridge North West project will begin with the construction of around 2,400 homes, set to be built across 140 hectares. In total, more than 320 hectares of land will be set aside for the project, with future stages set to take shape once the Camerons Lane interchange is complete.
According to the Victorian Government, this project is part of a “long-term Greenfields plan” – which is due to deliver more than 180,000 new homes over the next ten years.
Intrigued? You can learn more about plans for the new suburb over here.
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