Docklands, Melbourne

Name: Docklands
Address: Melbourne, Australia

#320 among attractions in Melbourne

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Docklands is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km west of the city's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2016 Census, Docklands had a population of 10,964. Primarily a waterfront area centred on the banks of the Yarra River, 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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°49'4"S, 144°56'46"E

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City of Melbourne (Docklands)Melbourne Australia

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Docklands – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: DFO South Wharf, Etihad Stadium, Crown Melbourne, Icehouse.

0.5 miSE
37°49'29"S • 144°56'60"E
DFO South Wharf, Melbourne
14 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre, Outlet mall
~700 ftNE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
4 min walk • Docklands Stadium, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Marvel Stadium, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
0.8 miSE
Hotel, entertainment and casino complex
Crown Melbourne, Melbourne
21 min walk • Crown Melbourne is a casino and resort located on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. Crown Casino is a unit of Crown Limited, and the first casino of the now-international Crown brand.
0.7 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Icehouse, Melbourne
17 min walk • The Icehouse is an Australian ice sports and entertainment centre, located in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. It is open to the public 7 days a week and offers an extensive range of educational ice-skating classes for customers, as well as pathways to ice sports.
0.5 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Victoria Police Museum, Melbourne
13 min walk • The Victoria Police Museum is a law enforcement museum operated by the Historical Services Unit within the Media and Corporate Communications Department of Victoria Police. It is open to the public and is located in the mezzanine of the WTC Wharf building in the city of Melbourne, Australia.
0.5 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The District Docklands Shopping Precinct, Melbourne
14 min walk • The District Docklands is an indoor/outdoor shopping centre in the suburb of Docklands in the inner-west of Melbourne.
0.6 miNW
Ferris wheel, Observation decks and towers, Theme park
Melbourne Star, Melbourne
16 min walk • The Melbourne Star is a 120 metre tall observation wheel in the Waterfront City precinct in the Docklands area of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.
0.5 miSE
Bridge
Seafarers Bridge, Melbourne
13 min walk • The Seafarers Bridge is a footbridge over the Yarra River between Docklands and South Wharf in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The bridge connects the north and south banks of the river while providing a formal entrance to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
~1860 ftE
37°48'57"S • 144°57'7"E
Spencer Outlet Centre, Melbourne
9 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre, Tours
0.6 miSE
Ship, Specialty museum, Museum
Polly Woodside, Melbourne
16 min walk • Polly Woodside is a Belfast-built, three-masted, iron-hulled barque, preserved in Melbourne, Victoria, and forming the central feature of the South Wharf precinct. The ship was originally built in Belfast by William J. Woodside and was launched in 1885.
0.4 miS
Bridge
Charles Grimes Bridge, Melbourne
11 min walk • The Charles Grimes Bridge is a dual-carriageway bridge that carries the Docklands Highway over the Yarra River in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Australia.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Docklands?

Nearby attractions include Victoria Point, Melbourne (3 min walk), Etihad Stadium, Melbourne (4 min walk), Wurundjeri Way, Melbourne (6 min walk), 568 Collins Street, Melbourne (8 min walk).

How to get to Docklands by public transport?

The nearest stations to Docklands:

Tram

Stop D3: Stadium Precinct • Lines: 35, 70, 70d, 75 (1 min walk)
Stop D1: Stadium Precinct • Lines: 30, 35, 86, 86d (6 min walk)

Ferry

Port Phillip Ferries (2 min walk)

Bus

48728 • Lines: 235, 237 (8 min walk)
Southern Cross Coach Terminal • Lines: SkyBus (9 min walk)

Train

Southern Cross (9 min walk)
Flagstaff (18 min walk)