City Details: Melbourne
A few alternate names for Melbourne are: Greater Melbourne, MEL, Mel'burn, Melben, Melborns, Melbourne, Melbourne City, Melbournum, Melburn, Melburna
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney.The city's name generally refers to a 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi) area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds.
General Information
- Official Name: Australia
- Common Name: Australia
- Population: 4917750
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -37.814, 144.96332
- Country Code: AUS
- Continent: Oceania
Closest Airports to Melbourne
- 1. Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB), distance from city center: 10.97 km
- 2. Melbourne International Airport (MEL), distance from city center: 18.89 km
- 3. Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), distance from city center: 21.72 km
Location of Melbourne
Country Details
- Country: Australia
- Official Name: Commonwealth of Australia
- Capital: Canberra
- Region: Oceania
- Subregion: Australia and New Zealand
- Population: 25,687,041
- Area: 7,692,024 km²
- Languages: English
- Currency: Australian dollar ($)
- Timezones: UTC+05:00, UTC+06:30, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:30, UTC+10:00, UTC+10:30, UTC+11:30
- Flag:
Holidays in Melbourne, Australia
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Australia for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Australia Day - 2026-01-26
- Labour Day - 2026-03-02
- Canberra Day - 2026-03-09
- March Public Holiday - 2026-03-09
- Eight Hours Day - 2026-03-09
- Labour Day - 2026-03-09
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Easter Eve - 2026-04-04
- Easter Sunday - 2026-04-05
- Easter Monday - 2026-04-06
- Anzac Day - 2026-04-25
- May Day - 2026-05-04
- Labour Day - 2026-05-04
- Reconciliation Day - 2026-06-01
- Western Australia Day - 2026-06-01
- King's Birthday - 2026-06-08
- Picnic Day - 2026-08-03
- Friday before AFL Grand Final (Tentative Date) - 2026-09-25
- King's Birthday - 2026-09-28
- Labour Day - 2026-10-05
- King's Birthday - 2026-10-05
- Melbourne Cup - 2026-11-03
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
- Boxing Day - 2026-12-28
Daylight Saving Time in Melbourne, Australia
| Year | DST Start | DST End |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oct 4, 2025, 4:00 PM | Apr 5, 2025, 4:00 PM |
| 2026 | Oct 3, 2026, 4:00 PM | Apr 4, 2026, 4:00 PM |
| 2027 | Oct 2, 2027, 4:00 PM | Apr 3, 2027, 4:00 PM |
| 2028 | Sep 30, 2028, 4:00 PM | Apr 1, 2028, 4:00 PM |
| 2029 | Oct 6, 2029, 4:00 PM | Mar 31, 2029, 4:00 PM |
| 2030 | Oct 5, 2030, 4:00 PM | Apr 6, 2030, 4:00 PM |
| 2031 | Oct 4, 2031, 4:00 PM | Apr 5, 2031, 4:00 PM |
| 2032 | Oct 2, 2032, 4:00 PM | Apr 3, 2032, 4:00 PM |
| 2033 | Oct 1, 2033, 4:00 PM | Apr 2, 2033, 4:00 PM |
| 2034 | Sep 30, 2034, 4:00 PM | Apr 1, 2034, 4:00 PM |
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Museums in Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8032° S, 144.9723° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00,09:00-17:00
Immigration Museum
400 Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8191° S, 144.9604° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
ACMI
Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8174° S, 144.9691° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Fire Services Museum
39 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8086° S, 144.9755° E
Hours: Th-Fr 09:00-15:00 • Su 10:00-16:00
Koorie Heritage Trust
Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8182° S, 144.9691° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00 • PH closed
Buxton Contemporary (868)
156 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8241° S, 144.9688° E
Hours: We-Su 11:00-17:00
Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Russell Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8176° S, 144.9700° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Hellenic Museum
280 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8121° S, 144.9571° E
The Australian Sports Museum
120 Brunton Avenue, East Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8189° S, 144.9843° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
630 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8539° S, 144.9814° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00
Grainger Museum
48 Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia
Coordinates: 37.7973° S, 144.9583° E
Hours: "by appointment"
Old Treasury Building Museum
20 Spring Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8132° S, 144.9744° E
Hours: Su-Fr 10:00-16:00
Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy & Pathology
270 Grattan Street, Carlton VIC 3000, Australia
Coordinates: 37.7996° S, 144.9592° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00
RMIT Design Archives
154 Victoria Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8063° S, 144.9627° E
Hours: "by appointment only"
Museo Italiano
199 Faraday Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
Coordinates: 37.7989° S, 144.9680° E
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-17:00 • Sa 12:00-17:00
Tiegs Museum
33 Medical Road, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia
Coordinates: 37.7976° S, 144.9588° E
Hours: "By appointment only"
Villa Alba Museum
Walmer Street, Kew VIC 3101, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8052° S, 145.0114° E
Fox Classic Car Museum
749-755 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8213° S, 144.9485° E
Chinese Museum
22 Cohen Place, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8107° S, 144.9692° E
ANZ Banking Museum
380 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Coordinates: 37.8166° S, 144.9619° E