community plan southwest - Brimbank City Council

P R O F I L E O F T H E C I T Y O F B R I M B A N K
> L O C A L A R E A 4 – S O U T H W E S T ( D E E R P A R K )
Community/Population
Population
Characteristics
• The South West area has the second smallest
population of the 5 local areas. The population of
25,299 makes up 15% of total Brimbank residents. 1
• The age profile of the South West is similar to the
overall Brimbank profile with slightly less residents
in the 60+ age bracket. 1
• Birth rates are high with 24% of Brimbank’s birth
notices occurring in the South West where only 15% of
population resides. 5
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Culture/Immigration
Characteristics
• Although still small the Indigenous population is
higher in the South West compared to Brimbank as a
whole. (0.5% compare to 0.3%). 1
• Christianity is less predominant in the South West
region with 21.9%% of residents identifying as Non
8 %
Christian versus 17.7% for the whole of Brimbank. 1
• Although still representing a relatively small percentage
of the population, the Sudanese, Ethiopian and East
6 %
Timorese communities have grown considerably
between the 2001 and 2006 Census. 1
4 %
Vietnam
NW
NE
Philippines
CENTRAL
Malta
SW
Macedonia
SE
Italy
2 %
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