The peri urban areas provide the opportunity to better balance the pressures of population growth.
With the right investment the peri urban areas of Victoria can continue to provide an opportunity to enable a better balance.
Conveniently located on the doorstep of both metropolitan Melbourne and Victoria’s largest regional cities, those seeking to escape congestion and rising housing prices are making the shift to the peri urban region in droves.
There are, however high expectations from these new community members on having the right amenity and effective connectivity (both digital and transport).
For PUCV this means a race to ‘catch up’. The region is also attracting a range of new industries ranging from energy production, agriculture, extractive mining, food processing and tourism. Again, the land exists to support this investment. However, the right support to activate that land and make it fit for purpose is now required.
Regional Snapshot
The population is expected to increase by more than 27% or more than than 53,700 people by 2036;
38,000 residents commute to employment outside of the region;
The region generates more than $5.3 billion of Gross Regional Product annually;
$888 million in agriculture products are produced per annum;
The region supplies 41% of Melbourne’s food needs including 80% of its vegetables.
