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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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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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