page_title: Docklands, Victoria
section_title: Panoramas
hierarchical_section_title: Docklands, Victoria / Panoramas
context_page_description: Docklands is an inner-western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2016 Census, Docklands had a population of 10,964.
  Docklands occupies an area adjacent to the Melbourne central business district, consisting of land and water totalling 200 hectares. It is bounded by Wurundjeri Way and the Charles Grimes Bridge to the east, CityLink to the west and Lorimer Street across the Yarra to the south and is a primarily waterfront area centred on the banks of the Yarra River.
  Contemporary Docklands is the product of an ongoing urban renewal project to extend the area of the Melbourne CBD by over a third when completed around 2015. It is now home to several of Melbourne's modern landmarks, including Docklands Stadium and the Melbourne Star Observation wheel.
  From the 1880s, the former swamp west of Melbourne became heavily used as a dock, with an extensive network of wharfs, heavy rail infrastructure and light industry.
caption: A panoramic view of Docklands and the city skyline from Waterfront City looking across Victoria Harbour  Features include (from left), some residential and commercial buildings along the harbour at New Quay, the Seven Network digital broadcast centre, some of the original (now renovated) Melbourne docks sheds on Central Pier, the Docklands Stadium, the Victoria Point apartments, and the colourful lowrise National Australia Bank headquarters. In the background is the Melbourne CBD skyline, including the Rialto Towers and the Eureka Tower. The construction in progress of some buildings in Docklands shows the still evolving nature of this part of the city.
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