About the program

We want to provide all Victorians with the choice of a well-designed home, at an affordable price, in a place where they can thrive.

That’s why we’re planning for more homes in and around 60 train and tram zone activity centres across Melbourne, encouraging more than 300,000 new homes to be built around public transport, jobs and services by 2051.

By planning for more housing in these areas, we’re supporting more Victorians to live closer to jobs, services, public transport and green, open space.

The program is one of the key initiatives of Plan for Victoria, our 30-year strategic land use plan for creating more homes in places close to transport, jobs, schools, shops, parks and all the things that make a suburb, town or region vibrant, liveable and sustainable.

Why we plan for train and tram zone activity centres

We’re planning for more homes in these areas so more Victorians can access homes in the places they want to live.

We will need 1.8 million new homes in metropolitan Melbourne by 2051. Making sure that new homes are well-located will allow us to maximise use of existing infrastructure and transport. The starting point is to look for places where more homes can be built, and the types of homes we need to suit all kinds of Victorians in all kinds of places.

By planning more housing around activity centres, we are supporting more Victorians to live closer to public transport, jobs, services, and green, open space.

Victorian Planning Authority’s role

The Victorian Planning Authority is now part of the Department of Transport and Planning. VPA planners will continue to prepare the plans to enable the delivery of the Train and Tram Zone Activity Centres Program. This work remains an important part of the VPA’s approved work program.

More information

For more detailed information about the Activity Centre Program including information specific to each activity centre please visit planning.vic.gov.au/activitycentres.

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