City of Maribyrnong

City of Maribyrnong
Local government area
Map of Melbourne showing location of City of Maribyrnong.
Map of Melbourne showing location of City of Maribyrnong.
Official logo of City of Maribyrnong
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionGreater Melbourne
Established1994
Council seatFootscray
Government
 • MayorMohamed Semra
 • State electorates
 • Federal division
Area
[1]
 • Total
31.2 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Population
 • Total91,387 (2018)[1]
 • Density2,929/km2 (7,586/sq mi)
WebsiteCity 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 (/ˈmærəbənɒŋ/) is a local government area within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia. It comprises the inner western suburbs between 5 and 10 kilometres from Melbourne city centre. In June 2018, Maribyrnong had a population of 91,387.[1]

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

Many of Maribyrnong's former industrial sites have been replaced by residential developments. New residents are generally more educated and higher income.

History

The City of Maribyrnong was formed on 15 December 1994 from the merger of parts of the City of Sunshine and the City of Footscray, except its suburb of South Kingsville (which was transferred to the City of Hobsons Bay). The name was taken from the Maribyrnong River, which forms the eastern and northern boundary of the LGA.[2]

The City's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994

Council

City of Maribyrnong
Leadership
Mayor
Deputy Mayor
Samantha Meredith
Structure
Council political groups
  Community Labor (3)
  Greens (3)
  Independent (1)
Meeting place
Footscray Town Hall, Footscray, Victoria, Australia
2024 ward boundaries. Expand the map and click on a ward to see the ward name
WardPartyCouncillorNotes
Bluestone   Community Labor Pradeep Tiwari
Braybrook   Community Labor Cuc Lam
Burndap   Independent Mohamed Semra Mayor[3]
River   Community Labor Susan Yengi
Saltwater   Greens Samantha Meredith Deputy Mayor[3]
Sheoak   Greens Bernadette Thomas
Wattle   Greens Elena Pereyra

Election results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Western Melbourne § Maribyrnong results.[edit]
2024 Victorian local elections: Maribyrnong[4][5]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Community Labor 15,914 35.35 +5.53 3 Steady
  Independents 10,190 22.74 −10.12 1 Steady
  Greens 9,947 22.10 +8.43 3 Increase 1
  Victorian Socialists 5,718 12.70 +3.67 0 Decrease 1
  Independent Labor 1,438 3.19 +3.19 0 Steady
  Ind. Democratic Labour 926 2.05 -0.06 0 Steady
  Independent Liberal 837 1.86 −5.93 0 Steady
 Formal votes 45,015 97.28
 Informal votes 1,255 2.72
 Total 46,270 100.00 7 Steady
 Registered voters / turnout 59,078 78.32

2020

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Western Melbourne § Maribyrnong.[edit]
2020 Victorian local elections: Maribyrnong[6]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independent 15,152 32.86 1
  Labor 13,746 29.82 3
  Greens 6,299 13.66 2
  Victorian Socialists 4,169 9.04 1 Increase 1
  Independent Liberal 3,591 7.79 0
  Sustainable Australia 1,626 3.53 0 Steady
  Democratic Labour 973 2.11 0 Steady
  Progressives 547 1.19 0 Steady
 Formal votes 46,103

Community snapshot

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

Figures below are drawn from the 2011 Census unless otherwise stated.[7]

Population and Cultural Diversity

  • The Estimated Residential Population at 30 June 2012 was 76,703[8]
  • 323 people (0.5%) identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
  • 40% of the population were born overseas and 43% speak a language other than English.
  • The largest non-English language groups include Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Greek, Italian and Spanish.
  • 9.9% of the population do not speak English well or at all.

Social and Economic Disadvantage

  • Braybrook and the City of Maribyrnong are the 4th most disadvantaged suburb and municipality respectively, in the metropolitan area on the SEIFA index of disadvantage.
  • The unemployment rate is relatively high. As of the September 2012 quarter, the unemployment rate was 7.9% for the City compared to the Melbourne average of 5.5%, and the national average of 5.2%.
  • Unemployment is highest in Braybrook which has an unemployment rate of 15%

Households and Housing

  • Average size is 2.4 people.
  • Average weekly income is $1,258.
  • 25% are couples with children.
  • 26% are couples without children.
  • 25% consist of a single individual.
  • 70.6% have an internet connection.
  • 35.5% occupy rental housing (both public and private).
  • Median weekly rent was

$380 (versus $300 for Greater Melbourne).

  • The median housing payment was $2,167 (versus $1,810 for Greater Melbourne).

Health and Wellbeing

  • The top three chronic, preventable, lifestyle diseases for females are heart disease, type 2 diabetes and depression
  • The top three for males are heart disease, lung cancer and stroke.
  • Females experience the poorest health in the sub-region with a disease burden rate of 134.9 disability adjusted life years per 1,000.
  • Males have the lowest life expectancy in Victoria at 74.8 years.
  • Approximately 1 in 5 people have a disability.
  • 7.1% have experienced food insecurity (not having access to enough food for an active and healthy life)

Emerging cultural groups

The Heavenly Queen Temple, Australia's largest Chinese temple, opened in Footscray in 2015.[9]

Between 2003 and 2008, the city welcomed 4,769 new arrivals. The majority were skilled economic migrants (46%), followed by family migration (33%), and humanitarian entrants (21%).

Key statistics:

  • A large proportion of arrivals under humanitarian migration arrived with low to poor English language skills.
  • The majority of new arrivals were in the 20–29 year age bracket, with the majority male.
  • A large percentage of arrivals are from India, China, Bangladesh and Pakistan and are settling through the skilled migration stream.
  • Over 90% of new arrivals from Burma and Sudan are humanitarian migrants.
  • Family migration is significant from Vietnam and the United Kingdom.

Business

Approximately 5,392 businesses employ in excess of 35,000 people, although the resident workforce is only around 28,246. Manufacturing was the largest employer of 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. 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 neighbourhoods the proportion reaches 53%. The highest concentration of university qualified residents is in the Footscray/Seddon/Yarraville corridor.

Education

corner of library building
Braybrook library

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 Maribyrnong City Council's largest employer, second only to Western Health.

Secondary

Five secondary schools employ approximately 530 staff and enroll more than 4,000 students. Maribyrnong Secondary College became Victoria's first public elite sports school.[10]

Libraries

Reflecting the multiculturalism of the community, the library service has a large amount of non-English material. The Council library service has five branches:

  • Footscray Library
  • Maribyrnong Library at Highpoint Shopping Centre
  • West Footscray Library
  • Yarraville Library (planned relocation to Bradmill Precinct)[11]
  • Braybrook Library (opened in March 2015)

Transport

Bus

Numerous bus routes serve Maribyrnong, providing transport connections within and beyond the LGA.

Tram

Two tram routes operate within the Maribyrnong LGA:

Railway

The City of Maribyrnong has six train stations on the metropolitan rail network, all in fare zone 1.

Station Lines
Footscray Sunbury Werribee Williamstown  V/Line 
Middle Footscray Sunbury
West Footscray Sunbury
Tottenham Sunbury
Seddon Werribee Williamstown
Yarraville Werribee Williamstown

Townships and localities

The city had a population of 85,209 at the 2021 census, up from 82,288 at the 2016 census.[12]

Population
Locality20162021
Braybrook9,1959,682
Footscray16,34517,131
Kingsville3,9463,920
Maidstone9,0329,389
Maribyrnong12,21612,573
Seddon5,1235,143
Tottenham33
West Footscray11,45011,729
Yarraville14,96515,636

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 8. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
  3. 1 2 "City of Maribyrnong Welcomes New Mayor and Deputy Mayor for 2025-26". www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Heggen, Barbara (5 October 2024). "2024 Local Council Election Special". The Westsider. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Maribyrnong City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Maribyrnong City Council election results 2020". Victorian Electoral Commission.
  7. ↑ "Home | City of Maribyrnong | Community profile". profile.id.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Estimated Resident Population (ERP) | City of Maribyrnong | Community profile". profile.id.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Queen's Birthday", The Westsider, Melbourne, 30 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Maribyrnong Secondary College, Maribyrnong, VIC". My School. Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Yarraville Library will be moving to the Bradmill Precinct". www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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