City of Maribyrnong

City of Maribyrnong
Victoria

Map of Melbourne showing location of City of Maribyrnong.
Population 76,703 (2012)[1]
 • Density 2,458/km2 (6,367/sq mi)
Established 1994
Area 31.2 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Mayor Cr Nam Quach (2014–15)
Council seat Footscray
Region West Metropolitan Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)
Website City of Maribyrnong
LGAs around City of Maribyrnong:
Brimbank Moonee Valley Moonee Valley
Brimbank City of Maribyrnong Melbourne
Hobsons Bay Hobsons Bay Melbourne

The City of Maribyrnong is a local government area within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia. It comprises the inner western suburbs between 5 and 10 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the City of Footscray and parts of the City of Sunshine. At the 2011 Census, Maribyrnong had a population of 71,635. The Estimated Residential Population at 30 June 2012 was 76,703.[2]

Civic Offices, on the corner of Napier and Hyde Streets, Footscray

According to Local Government Victoria, Maribyrnong has the second most ethnically diverse population in Victoria, with 40% of residents born outside Australia.

View of Melbourne's skyline from Gordon Street, Maribyrnong

The City of Maribyrnong is a place of diversity, opportunities and challenges. The level and type of development occurring over the past ten years, and likely to continue for the next ten to twenty years, is unique to inner Melbourne. Many of the City's former industrial sites have been replaced by residential developments and for the first time in ten years the City have witnessed population increases. This trend will continue and in the next twenty years Maribyrnong is expected to welcome an additional 16,000 residents.

The social character of the community is also changing. New residents are generally more educated and classified as higher income earners. The City also continues to attract new cultural groups. People are attracted by the close proximity to Melbourne CBD, period homes, public transport hubs, cultural diversity, and the natural environment of the Maribyrnong River.

Wards and councillors

Suburbs

Community snapshot

Figures below are drawn from the 2011 Census unless otherwise stated. For detailed demographics visit the City of Maribyrnong Community Profile.

Population and Cultural Diversity

Social and Economic Disadvantage

Households and Housing

Health and Wellbeing

Emerging cultural groups

Between 2003 and 2008, the city received a total of 4,769 new arrivals. The majority arrived as skilled migrants (46%), followed by family migration (33%), and humanitarian entrants (21%).

Key statistics:

Business

The City of Maribyrnong is a dynamic economic entity. There are approximately 5,392 businesses employing in excess of 35,000 people, yet the resident workforce is only around 28,246. Manufacturing was the largest employer of Maribyrnong residents with 3,451 employees, followed by retail with 2,668, health care 2,576; scientific and technical services 2,185 and education with 2,145. Maribyrnong's key employers include Victoria University, Western Health, Lonely Planet, Highpoint Shopping Centre, Western Bulldogs, Mobil Australia and Sugar Australia (CSR).

On average, 34% of the labour force has university qualifications, in some parts of the municipality the proportion is as high as 53%. The highest concentration of university qualified residents is in the Footscray, Seddon, Yarraville corridor.

Education

Tertiary

Victoria University has two principal campuses located in Footscray with a student population of around 15,000 and staff of almost 1,200. This represents the largest concentration of tertiary activity in Melbourne's West. Victoria University is also Maribyrnong City Council's largest employer, second only to Western Health.

Secondary

Maribyrnong's five secondary schools employ approximately 530 staff and cater for over 4000 students. These figures are set to increase as Maribyrnong Secondary College completes its transformation into Victoria's first public elite sports school.

Libraries

The library service run by the Council has five branches: Footscray, Maribyrnong at Highpoint Shopping Centre, West Footscray, Yarraville and Braybrook (recently opened in March 2015). Reflecting the multiculturalism of the community, the library service has a large amount of material in languages other than English. A new branch library at the Bradmill Precinct is planned to replace the current Yarraville Library.

See also

References

  1. Estimated Residential Population
  2. "Population estimate". profile.id.com.au. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

External links

Coordinates: 37°48′S 144°54′E / 37.800°S 144.900°E / -37.800; 144.900

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