what is the population of melbourne in 2017
Melbourne Melbourne (/ˈmɛlbərn/[8] locally [ˈmɛɫbn̩] ( listen))[9][10] is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.[1] The name "Melbourne" covers an urban agglomeration spanning 9,992.5 km2 (3,858.1 sq mi),[2] which comprises the broader metropolitan area, as well as being the common name for its city centre. The metropolis is located on the large natural bay of Port Phillip and expands into the hinterlands towards the Dandenong and Macedon mountain ranges, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley. Melbourne consists of 31 municipalities.[11] It has a population of 4,725,316 as of 2016[update],[1] and its inhabitants are called Melburnians.[12][13]
2017 AFL Grand Final The 2017 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Adelaide Crows and the Richmond Tigers, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September 2017. It was the 121st annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 2017 AFL season.[1]. Richmond defeated Adelaide by 48 points, marking the club's eleventh premiership and first since 1980. Richmond's Dustin Martin won the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground. The match was attended by 100,021 people, the largest crowd since the 1986 Grand Final.