Docklands is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the western end of the central business district. Docklands had a population of 15,495 at the 2021 census.
View toward Docklands, including Docklands Stadium, October 2017
Illustration of the evolution of Batman's Hill between 1840 and 1892
"Dudley Mansions" a notorious collection of slums built from tip waste alongside the salt lakes of West Melbourne swamp ca. 1935 F. Oswald Barnett (photographer) State Library Victoria 2001.291/69
Busy Victoria docks in the late 1930s
Docklands Stadium is a stadium located in the Melbourne suburb of Docklands. It is primarily used for Australian rules football as the home ground of several teams in the Australian Football League.
Docklands, Victoria
…Docklands fell into disuse and by the 1990s was virtually abandoned, making it the focal point of Melbourne's underground rave scene. The construction of Docklands Stadium in the late 1990s attracted developer interest in the area, and urban renewal began in earnest in 2000 with several independent privately developed…
Docklands Stadium in July 2022
Docklands Stadium under construction in December 1998
Marvel Stadium pictured from above (February 2019)
Docklands Stadium being renamed from Etihad Stadium to Marvel Stadium