City of Maribyrnong

• The Estimated Residential Population at 30 June 2012 was 76,703[5]
• 323 people (0.5%) identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
• 40% of the population were born overseas and 43% speak a language other than English.
• The largest non-English language groups include Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Greek, Italian and Spanish.
• 9.9% of the population do not speak English well or at all.

• Braybrook and the City of Maribyrnong are the 4th most disadvantaged suburb and municipality respectively, in the metropolitan area on the SEIFA index of disadvantage.
• The unemployment rate is relatively high. As of the September 2012 quarter, the unemployment rate was 7.9% for the City compared to the Melbourne average of 5.5%, and the national average of 5.2%.
• Unemployment is highest in Braybrook which has an unemployment rate of 15%

• Average size is 2.4 people.
• Average weekly income is $1,258.
• 25% are couples with children.
• 26% are couples without children.
• 25% consist of a single individual.
• 70.6% have an internet connection.
• 35.5% occupy rental housing (both public and private).
• Median weekly rent was

$380 (versus $300 for Greater Melbourne).

• The median housing payment was $2,167 (versus $1,810 for Greater Melbourne).

• The top three chronic, preventable, lifestyle diseases for females are heart disease, type 2 diabetes and depression
• The top three for males are heart disease, lung cancer and stroke.
• Females experience the poorest health in the sub-region with a disease burden rate of 134.9 disability adjusted life years per 1,000.
• Males have the lowest life expectancy in Victoria at 74.8 years.
• Approximately 1 in 5 people have a disability.
• 7.1% have experienced food insecurity (not having access to enough food for an active and healthy life)

Victoria University has two principal campuses located in Footscray with a student population of around 15,000 and staff of almost 1,200. This represents the largest concentration of tertiary activity in Melbourne's West. Victoria University is Maribyrnong City Council's largest employer, second only to Western Health.

Five secondary schools employ approximately 530 staff and enroll more than 4,000 students. Maribyrnong Secondary College became Victoria's first public elite sports school.[7]

The Council library service has five branches: Footscray, Maribyrnong at Highpoint Shopping Centre, West Footscray, Yarraville and Braybrook (opened in March 2015). Reflecting the multiculturalism of the community, the library service has a large amount of non-English material. A new branch library at the Bradmill Precinct is planned to replace Yarraville Library.