EASTERN SUBREGION
FACT SHEET
Plan Melbourne establishes five new subregions to achieve a better balance between jobs
and population growth across the city, and provide a regional basis for collaboration
between all levels of government.
In each subregion, state and local governments will collectively plan for jobs, housing and
investment. By 2050, each subregion will have an economy shaped by over one million
people providing critical mass for stronger economic performance, a greater range of jobs
and investment opportunities. The Strategy’s subregions have been created to:
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capture natural economic flows and flows of people around the city
reflect approximate communities of interest
be of a roughly similar population size as the city grows toward 7.7 million people.
The Metropolitan Planning Authority will facilitate a dialogue between these subregional
groups and key government departments and agencies on investment priorities to support
integrated delivery of the Strategy. This will inform the annual report to government
prepared by the Metropolitan Planning Authority.
These regions are similar to the current Regional Management Forum regions but differ in
some respects to suit the particular needs of planning and infrastructure delivery.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
The Metropolitan Planning Authority will:
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prepare terms of reference for the subregional groupings following targeted
consultation with local governments and work with subregional groups
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encourage them to work together to develop shared priorities that include the key
challenges and opportunities in each subregion.
A key focus for the Eastern Subregion will be consolidating its future growth in targeted
areas (including in the Monash Employment Cluster, Box Hill and Ringwood). Opportunities
for transport upgrades include potential road and rail links.
MUNICIPALITIES
Boroondara, Knox, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse, Yarra Ranges
CURRENT POPULATION
1,046,000
FUTURE GROWTH TO 2031
150,000 to 200,000
May 2014
CURRENT NUMBER OF JOBS
366,400
FUTURE JOB GROWTH TO 2031
75,000 to 100,000
PLACES OF STATE-SIGNIFICANCE
National employment cluster – Monash
Metropolitan activity centres – Box Hill, Ringwood
State-significant industrial precinct – Monash
Health and / or education precincts – Box Hill Hospital, Monash Medical Centre (Clayton),
Deakin University (Burwood), Swinburne University (Hawthorn), Monash University
(Clayton), Knox Private Hospital
PLACES OF LOCAL-SIGNIFICANCE
Activity centres – Bayswater, Boronia, Brandon Park, Burwood East-Tally Ho, Burwood
Heights, Camberwell Junction, Chirnside Park, Clayton, Croydon, Doncaster East-The Pines,
Doncaster Hill, Forest Hill Chase, Glen Waverley, Hawthorn-Glenferrie Road, Kew Junction,
Lilydale, Mount Waverley, Mountain Gate, Nunawading, Oakleigh, Rowville-Stud Park,
Wantirna South-Knox Central
Neighbourhood centres
URBAN RENEWAL OPPORTUNITIES
Ringwood station, Huntingdale to Dandenong station corridor, Glen Waverley Station,
Lilydale Quarry, Nunawading station, Hughesdale
IMPORTANT FUTURE INITIATIVES
East West Link Stage One
Cranbourne-Pakenham Rail Corridor Project
Potential North-East Link
Potential Rowville Rail Link
Potential Doncaster Rail Link
Note: All projects requiring budget funding will be carefully assessed (in relation to budget
capacity).
EASTERN SUBREGION
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, PLANNING AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, 2014
MAP 33, PAGE 180 FROM THE PLANMELBOURNE BOOK is inserted here and it shows –
Eastern Subregion
May 2014
HOUSING REQUIREMENTS – BY TYPE TO 2031
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, PLANNING AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, 2014
Figure on PAGE 181 FROM THE PLAN MELBOURNE BOOK is inserted here and it illustrates
the following:
Housing Requirements – by Type to 2031
Total Dwelling Change
80,000 to 110,000
Detached Dwellings
15,000 to 25,000
Other Dwellings
70,000 to 90,000
Apartments
30,000 to 40,000
Townhouses/Units etc
40,000 to 60,000
SPATIAL ESTIMATES – BY AREA TO 2031
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, PLANNING AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, 2014
Figure on PAGE 181 FROM THE PLAN MELBOURNE BOOK is inserted here and it illustrates
the following:
Spatial Estimates – by Area to 2031
Total Dwelling Change
80,000 to 110,000
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT CLUSTER
MONASH EMPLOYMENT CLUSTER
– which includes Monash University, CSIRO, the Australian Synchrotron, Monash Medical
Centre and hospitals as well as other research-based activities and advanced
manufacturing enterprises. The cluster has strengths in leading education, health, research
and commercialisation facilities. It has about 58,500 jobs.
METROPOLITAN ACTIVITY CENTRES
BOX HILL
Subregion: Eastern
Local government area: Whitehorse
Census employment count: 15,600
Top three industries
• Health care and social assistance
• Public administration and safety
• Education and training
Dwellings*: 4,400
Number of visits**: 36,829
Key features: Box Hill Institute, Box Hill Hospital and
Epworth Hospital, Centro Box Hill Shopping Centre,
Box Hill Town Hall
Transport: Train, tram and bus
May 2014
RINGWOOD
Subregion: Eastern
Local government area: Maroondah
Census employment count: 6,700
Top three industries
• Retail trade
• Public administration and safety
• Health care and social assistance
Dwellings*: 4,800
Number of visits**: 37,775
Key features: Eastland Shopping Centre, Costco,
Ringwood Magistrates’ Court
Transport: Train, bus and arterial road
Number of dwellings in and around the metropolitan activity centre
** Victorian Integrated Survey of Travel and Activity (VISTA)
FIND OUT MORE
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