ranks
2
23
for green cover compared to similar places across Australia
City of Boroondara is
Urban, compact and low rainfall
50-100% urban
High density
Low rainfall
vital statistics
183,199
population
LOW
HIGH
0.9%
population growth (ave annual % change over past 20 years)
LOW
HIGH
3,044
population density
(people per sq km)
LOW
HIGH
100%
proportion of LGA that is urban
LOW
HIGH
20.5%
proportion apartments
LOW
HIGH
1,128
measure of advantage and disadvantage
(SEIFA-IRSAD)
LOW
HIGH
36.9%
parents born overseas
LOW
HIGH
666.4
rainfall
(annual ave mm)
LOW
HIGH
0%
bushfire affected
(% of LGA area burnt last 5 years)
LOW
HIGH
Boroondara has
31.5%
canopy
(typically over 3m)
Up 2%
since 2016
5.5%
shrub
(typically below 3m)
Up 1.7%
since 2016
15.8%
grass
and bare ground
Up 0.2%
since 2016
Your green cover
Your green space
47.2%
grey
(hard surface, e.g. pavement, roads and roofs)
Down -3.9%
since 2016
31.5%
canopy
(over 3m)
Up 2%
since 2016
5.5%
shrub
(over 3m)
Up 1.7%
since 2016
15.8%
grass
(over 3m)
Up 0.2%
since 2016
47.2%
grey
(hard surface, e.g. pavement, roads and roofs)
Down -3.9%
since 2016
Your green cover
Your green space
SHADE & COOLING
PLACES TO RIDE & RUN
WILDLIFE HABITAT
AESTHETICS & VALUE
green cover is important
While grass is great for recreation, green cover is what creates many of the other big benefits, like keeping suburbs and homes cool and giving shade for walking, running and active transport.
It also brings wildlife into suburbs and makes them more appealing to the eye which, in turn, can make them more valuable.
When it comes to green cover
Boroondara
ranks
2
23
for green cover compared to similar places across Australia
with
with
37%
green cover
Boroondara
is here
75%+
50-75%
25-50%
0-25%
75%+
Boroondara
is here
50-75%
Boroondara
is here
25-50%
Boroondara
is here
0-25%
Boroondara
is here
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Boroondara's
GREEN COVER
has
INCREASED
3.7%
since 2016
is
significantly above
comparable places
This means there is a
Lower
challenge rating for Boroondara in maintaining and growing future green cover
This information is based in its entirety on: Hurley, J., Amati, M., Deilami, K., Caffin, M., Stanford, H., Azizmohammad, S. (2020) Where will all the trees be? - an assessment of urban forest cover and management for Australian cities, prepared for Hort Innovation by the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne and Greener Spaces Better Places.
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