City assessment
How smart is Melbourne?
Melbourne scores 85.1% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #4 of 386 by smart reach and #20 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 3 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 24 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#4 / 386
Smart score
85.1%
Evidenced rank
#20 / 387
Criteria present
66 / 86
Evidence coverage
93%
Melbourne's smart city score by area
14 present · 0 partial · 1 absent
9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
11 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
9 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
Where Melbourne is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 1 absent
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 2 partial
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture · 1 partial
Not yet assessed
3 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model1 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
The data.vic.gov.au portal provides access to Victorian Government open data, including "data tools, dashboards & visualisations" and regularly updated information such as telemetry traffic counts and vehicle classification data.
https://data.vic.gov.au/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
The data.vic.gov.au portal allows discovery and access to open data assets provided by various organizations across the Victorian public sector, including departments like Transport and Planning, and Energy, Environment and Climate Action.
https://data.vic.gov.au/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA Victoria) provides information on its air monitoring network status and details how it monitors air quality across Victoria.
https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-community/airwatchAir Quality & Monitoring · Real-time air-quality data
EPA Victoria offers current and forecast air quality information, along with alerts, for the community across Victoria.
https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-community/airwatchAbout this assessment
Melbourne was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 24 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.