Growth Areas
Social Planning Tool

Offering local governments and their partners a method to coordinate early social planning for strong resilient communities.

Melbourne’s outer suburbs are accommodating almost 45% of the state’s populatioN growth

More than 40% of residents don't live near public transport

Only 0.51 local jobs per workforce participant

less than
1 local GP
per 1000 people

Highest levels of rental and mortgage stress
in the state

About us

The Interface Councils group is made up of the 10 municipalities that form a ring around metropolitan Melbourne, representing 1.6 million residents living in the outer suburbs.

But it’s not about us.

It’s about our people.

WALKABILITY

The issues

Our purpose is to make sure there is a collective response to ensuring people living in Melbourne's outer suburbs can get on with their lives, the way they want to live them.