Population and housing forecast data

On this page you will find our population and housing forecast data.

We use population and housing forecasts to inform the planning of our services, programs, policies, and strategies. They provide important information on how our community and municipality may change in the future.  Other organisations and individuals also use these forecasts for planning, funding applications, and projects.

About the forecasts

Merri-bek City Council commissioned a study in 2024 called ‘Merri-bek Planning and Population Growth’. The study developed housing and population forecasts for Merri-bek City Council and its suburbs that consider the projected numbers for population and housing growth.

The forecasts includes information on how much the population is going to increase by the year 2051 (an increase of 75,000 persons for a total population of 256,000) and the change in household compositions (increased capacity for infill townhouse development and less so for apartment development).

Please refer to the report for more information.

Merri-bek forecast report (PDF 4Mb)

There is also an online portfolio of the information in visual representations that help to understand and interpret the information

Quantify Report Merri-bek | Tableau Public

Further information about forecasts

For further information and enquiries on Merri-bek’s population and housing forecasts, you can contact our Research team by emailing research@moreland.vic.gov.au or calling 9240 1111.