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__City of Maribyrnong Profile Report __ The City of Maribyrnong contains eight suburbs- Footscray, Braybrook, Seddon, Maribyrnong, West Footscray, Yarraville, Maidstone and Kingsville. In 2001 the population of the City of Maribyrnong was 61,226, and it is expected that the population will rise to 67,210 in 2011. The people who live in the City of Maribyrnong come from 36 countries and speak 32 different languages.

Footscray (3011) is one of the oldest suburbs of Melbourne. Before it was known as Footscray, it was called Saltwater back in 1839. Footscray is 563 hectares and is east of the Maribyrnong River. The population of Footscray is 11,723, with 4,511 of the population born in Australia and 5,625 people born overseas. There are 4,367 people who only speak English in Footscray.

Braybrook (3019) is the westernmost residential area in the City of Maribyrnong, and is 486 hectares. The population of Braybrook is 8,011, with 3,002 of the population born in Australia and 3,244 people born overseas. There are 2,375 people in Braybrook who only speak English.

Kingsville (3012) is a small residential are in the south-west of the City of Maribyrnong, with a land area of 81 hectares. It is surrounded by Williamstown, Summerville Rd and Geelong Rd. the population of Kingsville is 3,350, with only 313 people who speak English. 1,993 people in Kingsville were born in Australia and 1,025 people were born overseas.

Seddon (3011) is a small suburb lying directly south of Footscray. It has a land area of 103 hectares, and the houses date back to World War II. The population of Seddon is 4,663, with 2,813 people who only speak English. There are 2,699 people who were born in Australia and 1,437 people who were born overseas.

Maribyrnong (3032) is located in Melbourne’s inner western suburbs and has a land area of 3,121 hectares. Maribyrnong was named after the Maribyrnong River which means ‘I can hear a ringtail possum’ in Aboriginee. The population of Maribyrnong is 69,527, with 32,860 people born in Australia and 24,487 people born overseas. There is 3,867 people who only speak English.

West Footscray (3012) lies directly west of Footscray and south of Maidstone. It was developed in the late 1800s and has a land area of 665 hectares. The population is 9,776 and has 721 people who only speak English. There are 5,040 people in West Footscray who were born in Australia and 3,749 people who were born overseas.

Yarraville (3013) lies in the southern part of the City of Maribyrnong, just north of the West Gate Bridge. Most of the housing is pre-WWII and it has a land area of 638 hectares. The population of Yarraville is 12,726, with 8,212 people born in Australia and 3,432 people born overseas. There is currently 1,166 people in Yarraville who only speak English.

Maidstone (3012) was established in 1858 and has a land area of 3.2km². It lies south of West Footscray, west of Braybrook, east of Footscray, and east of Maribyrnong. It has a population of 6,050, with only 370 people who only speak English. There are 2,922 people in Maidstone who were born in Australia, and 2,580 people who were born overseas.