Inclusive Cities Barometer APAC

BEST OVERALL PERFORMER

BEST IN CLASS EXAMPLES

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

THESE CITY SNAPSHOTS FOCUS ON A POINT OF SUCCESS BASED ON THE FOUR DIMENSIONS OF

THE OVERALL BEST PERFORMER IN THE BAROMETER WAS MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE HAS EMERGED AS A GLOBALLY LEADING CITY ACROSS A NUMBER OF METRICS, OFTEN BEING PRAISED FOR ITS LIVEABILITY, SAFETY AND OVERALL FRIENDLINESS.

THE BAROMETER. THESE ARE NOT INTENDED TO REPRESENT A COMPREHENSIVE STORY OF EACH CITY’S COMMITMENTS TO URBAN INCLUSION.

These factors, together with world-regarded tertiary education institutions has meant that Melbourne is also a key destination for international students who wish to study abroad. As such, Melbourne presents itself as a vibrant multicultural city that embraces inclusivity, which underscores why the city performs strongly across the social and spatial metrics within the barometer. As a city that never settles, the City of Melbourne council recently released its Inclusive Melbourne Strategy 2022-32, recognising that while Melbourne is recognised globally as inclusive city, there is more work still to be done.

The strategy reinforces the vison that residents of all backgrounds should be celebrated and that the city’s urban communities should be fair, sustainable, safe, affordable and inclusive.

The strategy targets three priority areas:

1. Creating a diverse and inclusive workforce with access to a variety of employment across different places.

BEST OVERALL PERFORMER

2. Focusing on a community-led post-pandemic recovery.

STRONG ECONOMIC INCLUSIVENESS PERFORMER

3. Empowering the local community to lead change in their neighbourhoods and to fully participate in community life.

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