About West Melbourne
West Melbourne is an inner suburb of Melbourne,
Australia, 3 km north-west of Melbourne's Central
Business District. The local government area for
West Melbourne is the City of Melbourne. At the
2011 census, West Melbourne had a population of
3,744.
Being largely an industrial area, a significant
portion of West Melbourne is occupied by the Port
of Melbourne, the Dynon Railway Yards and the
Melbourne Markets. These include the Wholesale
Fruit and Vegetable and Fish Markets, as well as
the National Flower Centre.
West Melbourne also contains a small pocket of
residential and commercial properties, consisting
of a mixture of Victorian single and double storey
terrace houses and converted warehouses at the
north-west corner of the Melbourne CBD.