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**SUBURB PROFILE REPORT**

The suburb profile report is based on the cities around Maribyrnong. Those cities include Maribyrnong, Braybrook, Footscray, Maidstone, Kingsville, Seddon, Yarraville and West Footscray. This report will be mainly discussing and elaborating the information on such cities.

Maribyrnong is located in Melbourne's inner suburb. It is between five and eleven kilometres west of Melbourne. The name 'Maribyrnong' originated and is a version of the Aboriginal tern "mirring-gnay-bir-nong", meaning "I can hear a ringtail possum". The postcode of Maribyrnong is 3032 and the population is over 69,527 people. The number of people who were born in Australia, living in Maribyrnong is 32,860 while the number of people who were born overseas is 24,487. Although only 3,876, a little number of people only speak English. Which is evident that Maribyrnong is a very multi-cultural area to live.

Braybrook has a pastoral area prior to the 1880s. It is a small town to live in because of it's land area which is about 486 hectares. It is the westermost residental area in the city of Maribyrnong. Braybrook's postcode is 3019 and the population of the area is 8,011. In that population, the number of people who are born in Australia is 3,002 while the number of people born overseas is 3,244. Together, there are 2,375 people who speak English, roving the fact that Braybrook is an area that is a multi-cultural place to live.

Footscray is one of the oldest suburbs of Melbourne which was then known as Saltwater in 1839. Footscray land area is 563 hectares. The Maribyrnong River is close which is situated of the east of Footscray. The postcode is 3011. The population is 11,723 and there are 4,367 people who only speak English. The number of people born in Australia is 4,511 while the number of people born overseas is 5,625. The population of Footscray is a bigger number than others and the number of people born overseas or Australia is about half-half.

Seddon is located directly South of Footscray. Housing dates from prior World War II. It's area is 103 hectares. The postcode is 3011. The population of Seddon is 4,663, which is quite a small number compared to Footscray. The number of people born in Australia is 2,699 and the number of people born overseas is 1,437. There are 2,813 people who only speak English. The statistics show that Seddon is actually not as much as a multi-cultural area as others, probably because the population there.

West Footscray is located South of Maidstone. West Footscray was developed in the late 1800s. It's area is 662 hectares. The postcode is 3012. West Footscray's population is 9,776, a fairly large population. The number of people born in Australia is 5,040 and the number of people born overseas is 3,749. There are 712 people who only speak English. Although there is a great number of people in West Footscray, there is a surprisingly number of people who only speak English. Proving that there are many other languages in this area.

Kingsville is South-West of Maribyrnong. The houses date back from the early 1900s. Kingsville is a small area which is only 81 hectares. The postcode is 3012 and it's population is 3,350. The number of people born in Australia is 1,993 while the number of people born overseas is 1,025. There are only 313 who only speak English.

Yarraville is located near the Southern part of Maribyrnong and is North of the West Gate Bridge. It's housing is mostly pre-World War II. The area of Yarraville is 638 hectares. Yarraville's postcode is 3013. The population is currently 12,726. The number of people born in Australia is 8,212 while the number of people born overseas is 3,432. There are 1,166 people who only speak English.

Maidstone is 8km West of Melbourne. Maidstone was established in 1858 and the land area is 3.2km2. The postcode is 3013. The total population of Maidstone is 12,726. The number of people born in Australia is 2,922 and the number of people born overseas is 2,580. There are 570 people who only speak English.

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