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Yarra residents currently have access to 25.3m2 of open space per person which is in the low range compared to other inner urban Local Government Areas.
Comparative summary of open space in inner urban municipalities:
City of Yarra (2016 Census)
Total area of municipality: 1,950 Ha
Total open space area: 240.2 Ha
Total estimated population: 93,380
% proportion of open space to total area of the municipality: 12.3%
Total area of open space per person: 25.7m2
City of Stonnington (2016 Census)
Total area of municipality: 2,150 Ha
Total open space area: 82 Ha
Total estimated population: 111,606
% proportion of open space to total area of the municipality: 7.1%
Total area of open space per person: 16.3m2
City of Port Phillip (2016 Census)
Total area of municipality: 2,064 Ha
Total open space area: 565Ha
Total estimated population: 148,044
% proportion of open space to total area of the municipality: 15.5%
Total area of open space per person: 40m2
City of Melbourne (2016 Census)
Total area of municipality: 3,650 ha
Total open space area: 434.8Ha
Total estimated population: 108,558
% proportion of open space to total area of the municipality: 20%
Total area of open space per person: 38m2
Since the last Open Space Strategy was prepared in 2006, Council has:
· Created 5 new pocket parks and opened 4Ha of public open space at Victoria Park.
· Added 1.2Ha to the open space network by closing a road and removing two car parks and three buildings that were no longer required.
· Invested $48.7M in capital improvements across the open space network.
