// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Melbourne?
Melbourne scores 52.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #57 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
52.8%
Rank
#57 / 213
Criteria present
34 / 86
Evidence coverage
65.1%
Melbourne's smart city score by area
9 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 4 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Melbourne is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Victorian Government operates an open data portal (data.vic.gov.au) that publishes datasets, including some from the City of Melbourne, such as building permits.
https://data.vic.gov.au/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
High-value datasets such as transport data (e.g., GTFS public transport timetable data, traffic counts) and environment data (e.g., EPA Yarra Watch E. coli data) are available through Victorian government portals.
https://data.vic.gov.au/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Datasets from the City of Melbourne, such as building permits, are exposed via API on the Victorian Government's data portal, and the Transport Victoria Open Data Portal also mentions consolidating access to transport APIs.
https://opendata.transport.vic.gov.au/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Melbourne operates a public transport network including trains, trams, and buses, with recent significant upgrades such as the Metro Tunnel adding new train services and stations to the rail network.
https://transport.vic.gov.au/tickets-and-myki/mykiAbout this assessment
Melbourne was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-06 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.