City of Maribyrnong
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City of Maribyrnong Victoria |
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Map of Melbourne showing location of City of Maribyrnong.
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| Population | 76,703 (2012) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,458/km2 (6,367/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 31.2 km2 (12.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Catherine Cumming (2016–17) | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Footscray | ||||||||||||
| Region | West Metropolitan Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Maribyrnong | ||||||||||||
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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.
According to Local Government Victoria, Maribyrnong has the second most ethnically diverse population in Victoria, with 40% of residents born outside Australia.
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 Many of the City's former industrial sites have been replaced by residential developments and for the first time in ten years the City have witnessed population increases.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.
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
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:
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).
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