Category: Northern

This contains profiles on the cities which are found within the Northern Melbourne Community

Banyule City

Area / Location:

Banyule covers an area of approximately 63 square kilometres and is located between 7 – 22 kilometres north east of Melbourne. The municipality includes the suburbs of Bundoora, Greensborough, St Helena, Eltham North, Watsonia, Watsonia North, Yallmabie, Montmorency, Briar Hill, Lower Plenty, Macleod, Rosanna, Viewbank, Heidelberg West, Heidelberg Heights, Ivanhoe, Bellfield, Heidelberg, East Ivanhoe and Eaglemont

Population

  • 118,615 in 2001
  • Age structure
Age Group Banyule % Melbourne %
0 – 4 5.9% 6.9%
5 – 14 12.5% 13.1%
15 – 24 14.4% 15.5%
25 – 34 14.1% 16.7%
35 – 49 22.0% 22.5%
50 – 59 13.0% 10.0%
60 – 69 7.9% 7.3%
70 – 84 8.6% 6.8%
85 Plus 1.6% 1.2%

Birthplace and Language

  • No data available

Religion

  • No data available

Employment

  • 25.1% of the employed population work in community services, 20.24% in wholesale and retail trade, 14.25% in finance, property and business services and 13.78% in gas, electrical and water utilities
  • 35.4% are professionals and associate professionals and 32.2% are in clerical, sales and services type roles

History

Before the arrival of Europeans, the Yarra Valley was home to aborigines from the Wurundjeri tribe. They continued to live in campsites on river flats and swaps for some time after white settlement.

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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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