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Census Data and the City of Maribyrnong Malcolm Roberts-Palmer Maribyrnong City Council

Census Data and the City of Maribyrnong Malcolm Roberts-Palmer Maribyrnong City Council. How Council interprets data Life stage – Age, gender, birth rates, death rates, migration, household types

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Census Data and the City of Maribyrnong Malcolm Roberts-Palmer Maribyrnong City Council

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  1. Census Data and the City of Maribyrnong Malcolm Roberts-Palmer Maribyrnong City Council

  2. How Council interprets data • Life stage – Age, gender, birth rates, death rates, migration, household types • Issue based – Employment, income, health, education, diversity, housing, transport, gambling, food security, mental health and social and economic disadvantage (SEIFA) • Place – Suburb Profiles, Activity Districts, Street Level –– (fine grained analysis) • Program - Victorian Government programs such as the – Health Initiatives, transport planning and Melbourne 2030, Commonwealth Programs such as Infrastructure Grants and Affordable Housing

  3. Why is Census data important to Maribyrnong City Council? • Census data acts as a basis for: • Understanding the characteristics of the City of Maribyrnong • Developing Council policies and projects • Analyse how the City of Maribyrnong is travelling in comparison to other municipalities • Identify issues of concern such as the level of social and economic disadvantage • Determine future trends and influences to assist in understanding service requirements

  4. How does Council use Census data? • Census data assists with: • Determining policy and project priorities • Council’s advocacy role • Providing evidence for planning decisions • Determining long term trends and their impact on local communities in the City of Maribyrnong • Defining the identity of Maribyrnong and the individual suburbs

  5. Snapshot of City of Maribyrnong • As of June 2010, the City of Maribyrnong has an estimated residential population of 71,523 - ↑ of 2.18% from 2009 • Median age is 34 • 60% are family households, 7% group households lone, 28% person households • Median income is $932 • SEIFA index rating is 948.5 – City of Maribyrnong is the second most disadvantaged municipality in the Melbourne Statistical Division

  6. Snapshot of City of Maribyrnong • 17.3% of the City of Maribyrnong population with bachelors or higher degree • 10.9% with trade qualifications • 36.3 % of the population do not have qualifications • 75.4% of residents have home internet access compared to 78.9% for Victoria • Migration from other countries – 5,776 between 2001 and 2006 • 39.2% of households have one vehicle - 26.2% have two • 75.4% of residents have home internet access compared to 78.9% for Victoria

  7. Social and Economic Disadvantage in Braybrook • Braybrook is the second most disadvantaged suburb in Victoria with a SEIFA rating of 760.1 • Braybrook has the highest proportion of people in rental stress in Maribyrnong at 35%, and the highest level of people in mortgage stress at 20% • 19% of Braybrook’s population rent privately and 22% own their own home. This compares to 26% for Maribyrnong city and 33% for Melbourne Statistical Division • 34% of the Braybrook population have Year 11 or lower qualifications and 9% of Braybrook residents have university qualifications

  8. Future Trends • Maribyrnong’s population is expected to increase by 38,221 to over 104,000 by 2031 with an average annual ↑ of 1.8% • 46,382 households in 2031 with an average size of 2.23 • Footscray will see the greatest annual ↑ of 3.5% • By 2031 the most populous age group will be 25-29 with 25,025 or 10.8% of the population • Lone person households will ↑ by 7,579 by 2031 • Couples without dependents will ↑ by 4,154 by 2031 • Death rate will only ↑ 11.3% by 2031 - suggesting that older population is living longer • 25% ↑ in birth rate by 2031

  9. Maribyrnong Story • Maribyrnong Story is a web based resource that describes and explores the foundations necessary for health and wellbeing and the connections to the work of Council • It aims to provide an information framework for building connections across Council and the community • It is linked to Council’s primary objective of protecting and promoting the wellbeing of our community

  10. Maribyrnong Story • The Maribyrnong Story covers: • Life Needs: Requites for Health • Liveability • Social and Community Life: Belonging • Ill Health and Community Behaviours • Census data is used in conjunction with data from other resources to provide the framework for the Maribyrnong Story http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au

  11. Building on Census data • Council requires detailed and timely data that accounts for the complexity and dynamic nature of the municipality • Although Census data is important, it is necessary for Council to use other sources to meet our complex requirements • These sources can provide Council with a suburb by suburb and street analysis of what is occurring in the City of Maribyrnong • Council also uses its own research and analysis, such as the Annual Community Survey or rooming house data to gather information about the local community

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