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City of Banyule
How many are we? Location of the City of
Banyule
The City of Banyule is bounded by the Cities of
Boroondara and Yarra to the south, the Cities of Darebin and Whittlesea to
the west, and the Shire of Nillumbik and the City of Manningham to the
north and east. The City includes the suburbs of Bellfield, Briar Hill,
Eaglemont, Heidelberg, Heidelberg Heights, Heidelberg West, Ivanhoe,
Ivanhoe East, Lower Plenty, Montmorency, Rosanna, St Helena, Viewbank,
Watsonia, Watsonia North and Yallambie and parts of the suburbs of
Bundoora, Eltham North, Greensborough and Macleod. The City’s boundaries
are the Darebin Creek, Crissane Road, Kingsbury Drive, Waiora Road, Cherry
Street, Broadford and Highview Crescents, the Gresswell Forest Wildlife
Reserve, Bendoran and Moreton Crescents and Plenty Road in the west, the
Metropolitan Ring Road, Greensborough Bypass and its proposed extension in
the north, Ryans Road, Progress Road, Weidlich Road, Karingal Drive,
Sherbourne Road, Bolton Street and Fitzsimons Lane in the east and the
Yarra River in the south.
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| Land
information |
| Area |
hectares: |
6249.2 |
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km2: |
62.49 |
| Population density: |
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18.19
(persons per
hectare) |
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The City of Banyule is located in
Melbourne’s north-east suburbs and contains a diversity of housing,
ranging from 1880s housing in suburbs such as Ivanhoe and Heidelberg
to recent growth areas such as St Helena.
Early development
in Banyule dates from the 1840s and 1850s, with the earliest areas
of settlement being Heidelberg and Ivanhoe. The construction of the
railway to Hurstbridge encouraged the development of areas such as
Eaglemont and Rosanna. There was significant growth in Banyule in
the post war era as suburbs such as Macleod, Watsonia,
Greensborough, and Heidelberg West expanded.
Banyule today
is an established residential area that is continuing to attract
housing development in its existing areas.
Major features of
the City of Banyule include the parks and reserves along the Yarra
River and Darebin Creeks, the Simpson Army Barracks, Austin and
Repatriation Hospitals and the Greensborough shopping area.
A summary of the main differences between the City
of Banyule and the Melbourne Statistical Division
(comparisons with the Melbourne Statistical Division are
provided in the detailed tables throughout the profile):
- An older age structure with higher percentages of people aged
50 years and over
- A lower percentage of people born overseas and in non-English
speaking countries
- A lower percentage of non-English speakers
- A higher percentage of Christians
- Higher household income levels with greater percentages of
households earning $1,200 or more per week
- A higher percentage of persons with qualifications
- A lower unemployment rate
- A higher percentage of persons employed in Education Health
and Community Services
- A higher percentage of persons employed as professionals
- A higher percentage of computer and Internet users
- A higher percentage of home ownership
Summary
of significant changes in the City of Banyule between 1996 and
2001:
- An increase in population by more than 1,500 people
- An increase in the number of households and dwellings
- A decrease in most age groups under the age of 50 years
- An increase in persons who speak English only at home
- An increase in non Christian religions
- A decrease in persons without a qualification
- A decrease in children attending primary school
- A decrease in the number or people unemployed
- An increase in persons employed in the Finance, Insurance and
Business Services sector
- An increase in persons employed as professionals
- An increase in car ownership
- An increase in persons driving a car to work
- A decrease in households comprising a couple family with
children
- An increase in couple households without children
- Increases in home ownership and households purchasing their
dwelling
- An increase in semi-detached (medium density)
dwellings
Summary of significant changes in the
City of Banyule between 1991 and 2001:
- An increase in households and dwellings
- A decrease in all age groups under the age of 50 years
- A decrease in Australian born residents
- An increase in persons who speak English only at home
- A decrease in Christian religions
- A decrease in persons without a qualification
- A decrease in children attending pre-school primary and
secondary schools
- A decrease in the number or people unemployed
- An increase in persons employed in the Finance, Insurance and
Business Services sector as well as in the Recreation, personal
services, cafes etc. sector
- A decrease in persons employed as Labourers
- An increase in persons employed as a professional or associate
professional
- An increase in car ownership
- An increase in persons driving to work by car
- A decrease in Couple households with children 15 years and
under
- An increase in lone person households
- Increases in home ownership and households renting their home
from a private landlord
- An increase in separate houses as well as flats, units and
apartments
| How many are
we? |
2001 |
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1996 |
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Change
2001-1996 |
| (summary
statistics) |
number |
% |
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number |
% |
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number |
| POPULATION |
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| Total
population* |
113,696 |
100.0 |
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112,111 |
100.0 |
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1,585 |
| Males* |
55,157 |
48.5 |
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54,368 |
48.5 |
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789 |
| Females* |
58,539 |
51.5 |
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57,743 |
51.5 |
|
796 |
| Indigenous
population |
484 |
0.4 |
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381 |
0.3 |
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103 |
| Australian
born |
86,204 |
75.8 |
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86,615 |
77.3 |
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-411 |
| Overseas
born (inc. 'not stated') |
21,836 |
19.2 |
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22,262 |
19.9 |
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-426 |
| Australian
citizens |
103,387 |
90.9 |
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102,626 |
91.5 |
|
761 |
| Australian
citizens aged 18+ |
79,293 |
69.7 |
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77,560 |
69.2 |
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1,733 |
| Institutional population |
2,788 |
2.5 |
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2,517 |
2.3 |
|
271 |
| AGE
STRUCTURE |
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| Infants 0
to 4 years |
6,820 |
6.0 |
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7,012 |
6.3 |
|
-192 |
| Children 5
to 17 years |
19,327 |
17.0 |
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19,743 |
17.6 |
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-416 |
| Adults 18
to 64 years |
71,493 |
62.9 |
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70,511 |
62.9 |
|
982 |
| Mature
adults 65 to 84 years |
14,138 |
12.4 |
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13,339 |
11.9 |
|
799 |
| Senior
citizens 85 years and over |
1,918 |
1.7 |
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1,506 |
1.3 |
|
412 |
| HOUSEHOLDS |
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| Households
(occupied private dwellings) |
42,282 |
-- |
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40,400 |
-- |
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1,882 |
| Persons
counted in households |
111,434 |
-- |
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110,077 |
-- |
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1,357 |
| Average
household size (persons) |
2.64 |
-- |
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2.72 |
-- |
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-0.08 |
| DWELLINGS |
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| Dwellings
(total) |
44,757 |
-- |
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43,037 |
-- |
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1,720 |
| Owned |
19,996 |
47.3 |
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19,180 |
48.2 |
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816 |
| Purchasing |
11,550 |
27.3 |
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11,016 |
27.7 |
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534 |
| Renting |
8,350 |
19.7 |
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8,050 |
20.2 |
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300 | Source: Derived from the Australian Bureau of
Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2001, 1996 and
1991.
*Excludes Overseas
Visitors
NB: Table totals may not equate with other similar
tables due to randomisation of small numbers - see the "Important
Data Notes" below. Further, percentages may not total to 100 due to
rounding errors.
Important data notes
The
information presented in these profiles are based on detailed
tables produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the
Local Government Area level (for the Banyule City Council as a
whole), and at the Census Collector District (for suburbs).
These tables may contain small cells (values of 1 or 2) which,
in order to preserve confidentiality, have been randomly
adjusted to either 0 or 3 by the Australian Bureau of
Statistics. As tables are randomly adjusted independently of
each other, totals may differ slightly across tables with the
same population. Further, the affect of randomisation is
increased with the aggregation of Census Collector Districts
into suburbs.
While randomisation compromises the table
totals by making them appear inconsistent, this is the best
available socio-demographic data at the small area level. This
level of compromise is not statistically significant and
should not impact on decision makers making effective resource
allocation and planning
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