Melbourne Population

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Introduction
Melbourne is Australia's second biggest city, regularly named one of the world's most liveable cities. It was founded on 30 August 1835 by settlers who sailed from Van Diemen's Land.There are many advantages of living in Melbourne Australia.

Trends and Patterns in human Settlement
Over the past 12 months, melbourne has recorded the fastest rate of population growth at 2.1%. This is because of natural increase, birth minus deaths, more people are born in melbourne. However many overseas and interstate migrants move to melbourne because of better job opportunities.

Melbourne and sydney are the only capital cities in which the total population increase over the past year was higher than the 10 year average levels. They are the …show more content…

That is equivalent to 0.33% of the total world population. Australia ranks number 53 in the list of countries by population. The population density in Australia is 3 per km2. 89.3% of the population is urban (21,996,082 people in 2017). The median age in Australia is 37.6 years.

In Melbourn Australia the population is 4,529,500. The density is 4531 km2. Melbourne was established on August 30, 1835. The area is 9,9995 km2. Australia is a very multicultural society, 43% of Australians were born overseas or have a parent that was born overseas. Australians celebrate diversity on Harmony day which is on the 21st of March. Physical Environment
Melbourne has very beautiful river systems and coastlines. The maribyrnong River from the north meets up with the yarra river and flows through Melbourne supplying drinking water to over 2.5 million people. pollution leaves in melbourne are very low. The melbourne mountains are very nice looking, with the range of 35 km to the east of melbourne it provides beauty and recreation to the unique microclimates. The city has a number of parks, gardens and varied architectural detail. With access to mountain passes, saltwater shores and grassland plains, melbourne is rich in …show more content…

These months are dry and they can last more than three days without rainfall. melbourne's top temperatures are usually in january and February with temperatures that can reach 30 degrees

Autumn ( March-May) Average temperatures ranging from 10.9 -20.3 degrees. Morning fog usually clears to welcome fine, sunny days, however toward the end of the season there can be extended periods of light winds.

Winter (June – August)
In winter, average temperatures range from 6.5 - 14.2°C , and snow falls in the north-east of Victoria, known as High Country. The weather is frequently cold and cloudy, and nights can be accompanied by frosts. Heavy rain is rare at this time of year.

Spring (September – November)
During spring average temperatures range from 9.6 - 19.6°C . The season is known as the most variable of the year, when weather can quickly change from calm and sunny to cold and windy.

October is the wettest month with roughly 10 days of rainfall
In the summer the average sea temperature is 17.5-18.8 degrees
Its extremely rare to snow

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