THE CONTEXT
Metropolitan Context Map
KEY Melbourne CBD Darebin Metropolitan Melbourne Regional Victoria
METROPOLITAN The City of Darebin is situated 5-15km north-east of the Melbourne Central Business District. Darebin is perceived as progressive and vibrant (City of Darebin, 2017) council area and has become an increasingly sought after as a place to live and work. Darebin is located on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi rrung people of the Kulin Nation and houses important natural assets such as Merri Creek which boarders the western portion of the council area. The demographic composition of people within the suburb varies across ethnicities, faiths, abilities, and occupations (City of Darebin, 2018), hosting 33% of people born overseas (City of Darebin, 2018). Today Darebin is defined as a particularly progressive and gentrified area of inner metropolitan Melbourne.
