Get ready for more crowded footpaths, streets and public transport with Melbourne's population expected to grow almost 80 per cent by 2050.

Get ready for more crowded footpaths, streets and public transport with Melbourne's population expected to grow almost 80 per cent by 2050. Photo: Paul Rovere



The government is planning for a metropolis of 7.7 million by 2051, Melbourne is going to change a lot, according to Plan Melbourne. This is how it will affect you.


1) Welcome to BIG MELBOURNE


It's going to be busier, much busier - on footpaths, freeways, backstreets, trams and trains.


Melbourne's city centre will expand to become Australia's biggest.

Melbourne's city centre will expand to become Australia's biggest. Photo: Jessica Shapiro



Schools will have more students and the wait at the local doctors may lengthen. Melbourne's population growth projections are massive – almost 80 per cent more residents by 2050.