City of Brimbank

City of Brimbank Victoria
Map of Melbourne showing City of Brimbank
Population	194,319 (2016)[1] (25th)
• Density	1,576.0/km2 (4,081.8/sq mi)
Established	1994
Area	123.3 km2 (47.6 sq mi)
Mayor	Margaret Giudice
Council seat	Sunshine
Region	West Metropolitan Melbourne
State electorate(s)	Footscray Kororoit Niddrie St Albans Sunbury Sydenham
Federal Division(s)	Calwell Gellibrand Gorton Maribyrnong Wills
Website	City of Brimbank
LGAs around City of Brimbank: Hume Hume Hume Melton City of Brimbank Maribyrnong, Moonee Valley Wyndham Wyndham Hobsons Bay

The City of Brimbank is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the western suburbs between 10 and 20 km west and northwest from the Melbourne city centre.

The City has an area of 123 km² and at the 2016 Census, Brimbank had a population of 194,319.

History

The Wurundjeri people have been the custodians of the land in the Port Phillip Bay region, including the current City of Brimbank, for over 40,000 years before European settlement. Brimbank lies within the area occupied by the Kurung-Jang-Balluk and Marin-Balluk clans of the Wurundjeri people (also known as the Woiwurung language group) who form part of the larger Kulin Nation. Other groups who occupied land in the area include the Yalukit-Willam and Marpeang-Bulluk clans.

Brimbank was founded on 15 December 1994 during the amalgamations of local councils by the state government. It was formed after the merger of the former Cities of Keilor and Sunshine. It was named after Brimbank Park in Keilor, which itself was named for the practice of local farmers driving livestock "around the brim of the bank" of the Maribyrnong River.^[2]

Wards and councillors

The Local Government Act to dismiss Council was passed by the Victorian Parliament on 12 November 2009. As a result, the Minister for Local Government, Richard Wynne, appointed three administrators – Mr Peter Lewinsky, Ms Joanne Anderson and Ms Meredith Sussex AM – for a three-year period.^[3] In 2012, the State government decided to extend the period of administration. The three administrators appointed were Mr Peter Lewinsky, Ms Jane Nathan and Mr John Watson (Chair of Administrators).^[4] In March 2014 Mr John Tanner replaced Mr Peter Lewinsky.^[5] In October 2016, the residents of the municipality had elected 11 new councillors.

For electing councillors Brimbank is divided into the following wards:

• Grasslands Ward (includes the suburbs of Albanvale, Cairnlea, Kings Park, Deer Park and St Albans West) with 3 Councillors.
• Harvester Ward (includes the suburbs of Albion, Ardeer, Brooklyn, Derrimut, Sunshine, Sunshine North and Sunshine West) with 3 Councillors.
• Horseshoe Bend Ward (includes the suburbs of Keilor Park, Keilor East, Kealba, Tullamarine, St Albans East, Keilor and Tullamarine) with 2 Councillors.
• Taylors Ward (includes the suburbs of Calder Park, Keilor North, Keilor Lodge, Keilor Downs, Taylors Lakes, Delahey, Sydenham and Hillside) with 3 Councillors.

Mayors

• Cr Margaret Giudice (2017)
• Cr John Hedditch (2016)
• Cr Troy Atanasovski (2009)
• Cr Sam David (2008)
• Cr Margaret Giudice (2007)
• Cr Natalie Suleyman (2006)
• Cr Natalie Suleyman (2005)
• Cr Sam David (2004)

Demographics

Selected historical census data for City of Brimbank local government area
Census year			2001[10]	2006[11]	2011[12]	2016[1]
Population		Estimated residents on census night	162,931	168,215	182,735	194,319
		LGA rank in terms of size within Victoria		3rd	3rd	6th
		% of Victoria population	3.53%	3.41%	3.41%	3.28%
		% of Australian population	0.87%	0.85%	0.85%	0.83%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Vietnamese			11.0%	13.3%
		English			10.2%	9.7%
		Australian			11.1%	10.3%
		Italian			6.1%	5.4%
		Maltese			5.8%
		Chinese				5.4%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Vietnamese	10.4%	12.6%	14.2%	16.2%
		Maltese	5.2%	4.0%	3.3%	2.7%
		Italian	4.6%	3.8%	3.2%	2.5%
		Greek	4.2%	3.7%	3.2%	2.7%
		Macedonian	4.1%	3.5%	2.9%
		Punjabi				2.9%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	42.9%	40.1%	36.1%	31.3%
		Orthodox	11.6%	10.5%	9.2%	6.4%
		Buddhism	9.1%	10.8%	11.8%	10.8%
		No religion	7.9%	9.3%	11.0%	16.8%
		Anglican	5.9%	5.3%
		Islam			5.6%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$358	A$429	A$487
		% of Australian median income		76.8%	74.4%	73.6%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1029	A$1195	A$1358
		% of Australian median income		87.8%	80.7%	78.3%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$921	A$1106	A$1263
		% of Australian median income		98.2%	89.6%	87.8%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type		Separate house	88.7%	82.4%	76.9%	73.2%
		Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse	4.0%	10.3%	5.0%	13.1%
		Flat or apartment	6.3%	7.0%	7.5%	4.5%

Suburbs

• Albanvale
• Albion
• Ardeer
• Brooklyn (shared with the City of Hobsons Bay)
• Cairnlea
• Calder Park
• Deer Park
• Delahey
• Derrimut
• Hillside (shared with the Shire of Melton)
• Kealba
• Keilor
• Keilor Downs
• Keilor East (shared with the City of Moonee Valley)
• Keilor Lodge
• Keilor North
• Keilor Park
• Kings Park
• St Albans
• Sunshine (see Sunshine Residents and Ratepayers Association)
• Sunshine North
• Sunshine West
• Sydenham
• Taylors Lakes
• Tullamarine (shared with the Cities of Hume & Moreland)

References

External links

• Official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• City of Brimbank at the Local Government Victoria website

Coordinates: 37°45′S 144°48′E / 37.750°S 144.800°E / -37.750; 144.800