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 City of Maribynong research project!!

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.

West Footscray (3012) lies direct 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 . Major features in West Footscray include, Walker and Andy Barlow oval and Shorten reserve.  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. Yarraville is a multicultural suburb. Its major features include Footscray Cemetery and the Sun Theatre.

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. Major features of Maidstone include: The Medway Golf Club, Victoria University village on Willianstown Road, and the nearby Maribynong immigration Detention Centre.

Kingsville (3012) is a small residential area 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. Kingsville is a small multicultural Suburb with most of the housing, dating back to the 1920s.  Braybrook (3019) is the western most 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. Major Features of Braybrook include, The Skinner Reserve, Central West Business Park and Plaza, and Caroline Chisholm College  Seddon (3011) is a small suburb lying directly south of Footscray. It has a land area of 103 hectares. 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. One of its major features is that the housed date back to World War  II.

 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. Its Major feature is the home of Western Bulldogs Football Club- Whitten Oval

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