Industry and Employment
An understanding of trends in employment and economic activity assists in the early identification of emerging urban and regional development policy issues and is necessary to support policy development. The Spatial Analysis & Research Branch of the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) monitors industrial land development by using planning scheme information and GIS technology to assess the amount, location and consumption of industrial land across metropolitan Melbourne. This information is vital in planning for the long term economic growth of the State.
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Information and Analysis
 | Industrial Building Footprint Database 2005 Industry and Employment Research has just completed its first industrial building footprint database. The database is created by tracing the perimeter, from aerial photography, of buildings in four major industrial nodes (the major industrial nodes are West - located in Laverton North, Airport - the industrial area around Melbourne Airport, North - the industrial area along the Hume Highway and South - the Dandenong South area). Some 8,500 building footprints have been digitised in the major industrial nodes. The footprint of a building is not the same as the floor area of the building. Some buildings have more than one level of usable floor area, such as a two storey office component as part of a warehouse where as the building footprint measures the amount of space covered by the building. However the building footprint data provides an measure of the amount of industrial land covered by a building. The  Building footprints 2005 (PDF - 407 Kb)presentation show the average size of building footprints by industrial node and the distribution of footprints by area category. |
Industry and Employment Projects
 | Industrial land monitoring - Victoria's industrial and manufacturing sector plays an important role within the Victorian economy. Industrial land is an important resource for the economic development of Victoria and requires management so the servicing and viability of the resource is not diminished. The way we use industrial land has important implications for future levels of manufacturing activity within Victoria and the economic growth and development in this sector. Information about the amount, location and consumption of industrial land across metropolitan Melbourne is vital in planning for the long term economic growth of the State. DSE monitors industrial land development through its industrial land database which uses planning scheme information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to assess the location of occupied and vacant industrial land across metropolitan Melbourne. For further information please vist the Urban Development Program page. |
Related Industry and Employment Information
- Industry and Employment publications are available from the Urban and Regional Research publications page.
- Industry and Employment links are available from the Urban and Regional Research links page.
- Industry and Employment terms are available from the Urban and Regional Research Glossary page.
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DPCD's websites are progressively being updated to reflect the changes following the establishment of the department. This means you will continue to see some references to the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) as changes are being made.