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**The suburb with the most population is Yarraville with 12,566 residents. Yarraville is a quiet suburb with mainly housing areas and not many industrial sites. The next most populated suburb is Footscray with 11,644 residents. Footscray is one of the oldest and most diverse suburbs in Melbourne. It has residential housing and industrial sites, along with bustling markets; teeming with life and multiculturalism. In the suburb of West Footscray (which also contains the industrial suburb of Tottenham) there are 9,717 residents, making it the third most densely populated suburb of the City of Maribyrnong. West Footscray and Tottenham contain some of the oldest and largest developments dating back from the late 1800’s. In Maribyrnong there are 8,183 residents currently in the suburb. Maribyrnong is the main city of the council and also contains a large industrial sector including factories, warehouses and storage places.** **Braybrook was originally a pastoral area before it grew into a manufacturing area with some residential housing and blocks of flats after WWII. There are currently 6,968 residents living in Braybrook. Maidstone is a medium sized suburb that is bordered by Footscray and Maribyrnong. Maidstone can sometimes be classed as apart of the suburb Maribyrnong. There are 6,025 residents who reside in Maidstone. Seddon is a small, leafy suburb that has a population of 4,560 residents. Seddon is a mainly residential area with not many industrial areas at all. Lastly, Kingsville is the least populated area with only 3,352 residents. Kingsville is a small residential area this is why it isn’t as populated as other suburbs in the City of Maribyrnong.**  
 * The City of Maribyrnong is a very diverse and multicultural area. The suburbs in the City of Maribyrnong vary in size, population and culture. In this report we explore the suburbs in the City of Maribyrnong.**

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