Month: January 2006

Glen Eira City

Glen Eira

Area / Location:

Glen Eira is a densely populated residential area in the south-east region of Melbourne. It is home to Caulfield race course and the Caulfield campus of Monash University. It is also home to the largest Jewish population in Melbourne.

Glen Eira contains the suburbs of Bentleigh, East Bentleigh, Carnegie, North Caulfield, Elsternwick, Caulfield East, Gardenvale, Glen Huntly, McKinnon, Murrumbeena, East St Kilda and South Caulfield.

Population:

  • 124,400 in 2001
  • Glen Eira has a larger proportion of residents aged over 60 years than the Melbourne average

Age structure

Age Group Glen Eira % Melbourne %
0 – 4 5.7% 6.9%
5 – 14 10.4% 13.1%
15 – 24 13.0% 15.5%
25 – 34 16.8% 16.7%
35 – 49 22.7% 22.5%
50 – 59 11.1% 10.0%
60 – 69 7.6% 7.3%
70 – 84 10.7% 6.8%
85 Plus 2.0% 1.2%

Birthplace and Language

  • Higher representation of persons born in non-English speaking countries than the Melbourne average.
  • Has larger than average proportion of Greek, Polish and Russian communities
  • Languages spoken at home generally reflect the ethnic composition of the population – Greek (5.6%), Italian(2.6%), Polish (1.4%) and Chinese (2.2%)

Religion

  • higher proportion of residents with non-christian faith (58.7%) compared with other communities
  • Significant larger percentage of residents of the Jewish faith in the community (14% compared with 1.1% for Melbourne)

Employment

  • Lower labour force participation rate
  • Lower unemployment
  • Higher representation of self employed persons, managers, professionals and sales people
  • Nearly 40% of employed people are professionals or associate professionals, with 30% being involved in clerical, sales and service work.  22.8% are involved in community service, 21.7% wholesale and retail trade and 18.3% in finance, property and business services.

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Frankston City

Area / Location:

Frankston is the major employment and retail centre for the Peninsula Region. Major institutions include Monash University, Frankston College of TAFE and the Frankston Campus of Mornington Peninsula Hospital.

Frankston is made up of the suburbs of Frankston, Frankston East, Frankston West, Frankston South, North Frankston, Carrum Downs, Langwarrin South, Seaford, and Skye.

The city logo is the dolphin, a symbol of peace and intelligence.

Population:

  • 112,062 (1996 census)
  • Growth rate from 91-96 was 4%, this is expected to slow, with an anticipated growth rate of 1.75% over the next 20 years
  • Age structure
Age Group Frankston % Melbourne %
0 – 4 6.4% 6.9%
5 – 14 14.6% 13.1%
15 – 24 14.1% 15.5%
25 – 34 15.2% 16.7%
35 – 49 21.8% 22.5%
50 – 59 11.3% 10.0%
60 – 69 7.5% 7.3%
70 – 84 6.5% 6.8%
85 Plus 1.2% 1.2%

Birthplace and Language

  • Frankston is predominantly Anglo Saxon in origin, with the top four countries of birth outside Australia being UK, New Zealand, Netherlands and Germany
  • English is the major language spoken at home

Religion

  • No data available

Employment / Education

  • The weekly individual income of Frankston residents is on par with Melbourne metropolitan area.
  • School attendance is higher than for Melbourne as a whole, in particular for pre-school and primary schools (reflecting the higher percentage of children 0-12 than Melbourne’s average)
  • 24.3% of employed workers are in the wholesale and retail trade sectors, 20.7% in electrical, gas and water utilities and 17.2% in community services

28.1% are clerks, in sales or services, 24.4% are professionals or associate professionals.

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Darebin City

Area / Location:

The city of Darebin covers an area of 53 square kilometres and includes the suburbs of Fairfield, Northcote, Thornbury, Preston, Reservoir, Kingsbury, Bundoora and parts of the suburbs of Macleod and Alphington.

Darebin contains a mixture of residential and industrial areas.

Population:

  • 131,000 (1996 census)
  • 0.8% of the population is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • People with disabilities constitute 10% of the population
  • 25% of the population are over 55 and this figure is growing
  • Age structure

Age Group

Darebin %

Melbourne %

0 – 4

6.9%

5 – 14

13.1%

15 – 24

15.5%

25 – 34

16.7%

35 – 49

22.5%

50 – 59

10.0%

60 – 69

7.3%

70 – 84

6.8%

85 Plus

1.2%

Birthplace and Language

  • Over one third of the population in Darebin are born overseas
  • Among the city’s larger birthplace groups are people born in Italy, Greece, UK and Ireland, China, Macedonia, Lebanon and New Zealand
  • 90% of the overseas born residents were born in countries where English was not the primary language
  • Country of origin reflect languages spoken at home

Religion

  • Decline of traditional churches
  • Growth in Islamic and Buddist faiths, with substantial infrastructures from both religions set up in the municipality

Employment

  • Darebin’s two major employers are the manufacturing industry and the retail sector.
  • Darebin is the home to approximately 55,000 businesses which employ around 49,400 jobs, of which one third are taken by Darebin residents.

Unemployment rate is 11.8% which is higher than the Melbourne average (6.3%).

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Casey City

Casey

Area / Location:

The city of Casey contains the suburbs of Berwick, Devon Meadows, Narre Warren South, Cranbourne, Doveton, Pearcedale, Cranbourne East, Eumemmering, Blind Bight, Junction Village, Endeavour Hills, Cannons Creek, Cranbourne North, Lysterfield South, Tooradin, Cranbourne South, Hallam, Warnett, Cranbourne West, Hampton Park, Westernport, Lyndhurst(part), Narre Warren, Narre Warren North, Clyde, Harkaway and Clyde North.

The city covers urban and some rural areas.

Population:

  • 172,754 in 2001
  • Age structure
Age Group Casey % Melbourne %
0 – 4 8.0% 6.9%
5 – 14 17.6% 13.1%
15 – 24 14.0% 15.5%
25 – 34 17.3% 16.7%
35 – 49 23.9% 22.5%
50 – 59 9.6% 10.0%
60 – 69 5.0% 7.3%
70 – 84 4.1% 6.8%
85 Plus 0.5% 1.2%

Birthplace and Language

  • No data available

Religion

  • No data available

Employment

25.21% of the employed population are in clerical, sales and service type activities, 17.34% are tradespersons and 13.6% involved in production and transport.

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Cardinia City

Cardinia

Area / Location:

Situated on the south-east fringe of Melbourne metropolitan area and has a significant rural and horticultural hinterland. Cardinia is a young and rapidly growing community comprising over 30 townships and localities including: Avonsleigh, Bayles, Beaconsfield, Bunyip, Caldremeade, Balmore, Dewhurst, Emerald, Garfield, Gembrook, Guys Hill, Heath Hill, Iona, Koo Wee Rup, Lang Land, Maryknoll, Menzies Creek, Monomeith, Nar Nar Goon, Officer, Pakenham, Pakenham South, Pakenham Upper, Tonimbuk, Tynong, Upper Beaconsfield and Yannathan

Cardinia combines a mix of residential and rural land areas, There are 3 distinct zones

  1. The foothills of the Dandenong Ranges
  2. The Princes Highway corridor
  3. Koo Wee Rup agricultural production area.

Population:

  • 44,137 in 2001
  • Growth rate is estimated over 3% per annum for the next 20 years
  • Age structure
Age Group Cardinia % Melbourne %
0 – 4 6.5% 6.9%
5 – 14 17.5% 13.1%
15 – 24 13.5% 15.5%
25 – 34 12.7% 16.7%
35 – 49 24.1% 22.5%
50 – 59 12.1% 10.0%
60 – 69 6.7% 7.3%
70 – 84 5.8% 6.8%
85 Plus 1.1% 1.2%

Birthplace and Language

  • 90% residents born in Australia, New Zealand and UK

Religion

  • Over 25% have no religious beliefs

Employment

  • Majority of residents are employed in the wholesale and retail trade (22.51%), in manufacturing (19.24%) and in community services (15.34%). Only 8.78% are employed in agricultural type activities.
  • 17.43% are tradepersons with nearly 13% being managers and administrators and 12.62% being professionals.

Compared to the Melbourne average there are fewer Cardinia residents currently attending university and residents tend to leave school earlier.

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Brimbank City

Brimbank

Sunshine , St Albans, Kings Park, Delahey, Sydenham, Taylors Lakes, East Keilor, Kealba, Tullamarine, Keilor Park, Keilor Downs, Keilor, Brooklyn, Ardeer, Deer Park, Derrimut, Hillside, Calder Park, Keilor North, Albion, Kings Park, Keilor Lodge, St Albans Sunshine, Sunshine West, Sunshine North

Meaning of the name of the city:

Brimbank is named after Brimbank Homestead at Horseshoe Bend Farm, when Sunshine and Keilor amalgamated.

How was the city/area established?

Dr Talmadge named Sunshine after a Gospel message in 1896 in Ballarat.

Keilor was named after Keilor in Scotland.

Who was the founder? What is known of the values and vision of the founder/s?

Sunshine’s founders was Hugh Victor McKay who started the Sunshine Harvester’ factory which commenced production in 1907

Keilor Run 1830’s by James Watson

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