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Brimbank’s Estimated
Resident Population
196,712
- a decrease of
7,478
from 2016.
Age Breakdown by resident numbers
(usual residence)
The largest changes in Brimbank’s age structure
between 2016 and 2021 were
• Seniors (70 to 84) (+3,881 people)
• Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+1,484 people)
• Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24) (-2,413 people)
• Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4) (-1,958 people)
Language
Top Ten Languages Spoken
(excluding English)
Speaks English only (70,661 people)
Speaks another language, and English
well or very well (85,676 people)
Speaks another language, and English
not well or not at all (26,513 people)
Not stated (11,764 people)
36.3%
44%
13.6% 6%
Number
% of total
population
Change
2016 - 2021
(persons)
Vietnamese
36,020
18.5
4
4,567
Filipino/Tagalog
4,939
2.5
5
377
Greek
4,613
2.4
5
675
Punjabi
4,370
2.2
5
1,264
Arabic
4,285
2.2
5
1
Macedonian
4,237
2.2
5
396
Maltese
4,061
2.1
5
995
Cantonese
4,025
2.1
5
145
Italian
3,868
2.0
5
1,038
Croatian
2,868
1.5
5
573
Newer languages that are increasing in number include:
Telugu, Assyrian/Aramaic, Nepali and Urdu.
Proficiency in English
% of Total Population
Country of Birth
Percentage of Residents
in Brimbank born Overseas
Religion
Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander
Population
Date of publication August 2022
278 - 0822
This Snapshot of Brimbank’s Community provides demographic analysis of the City and its suburbs, based on first-release data (June 2022) from the 2021 Census of Population and Housing.*
Snapshot of Brimbank’s Community
Top Ten Overseas Countries of Birth
Number
% of total
population
Change
2016 - 2021
(persons)
Vietnam
25,391
13.0
4
3,686
India
8,209
4.2
5
1,075
Philippines
5,759
3.0
4
13
Malta
4,086
2.1
5
438
North Macedonia
3,033
1.6
5
42
Italy
2,819
1.4
5
372
New Zealand
2,601
1.3
5
672
China
2,202
1.1
5
193
Croatia
2,035
1.0
5
250
Greece
2,031
1.0
5
191
Other countries of birth that have increased since 2016: Iraq (+781
people), Nepal (+ 498 people) and Burma (Myanmar) (+405 people).
0
2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000
0 to 4 5 to 9
10 to 14
15 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 29
30 to 34
35 to 39
40 to 44
45 to 49
50 to 54
55 to 59
60 to 64
65 to 69
70 to 74
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 and over
Age
(years)
Resident number
Male
Female
48.2%
of people in Brimbank
were born overseas
compared with
35.7%
in Greater Melbourne
71.7%
of residents
identify with a
faith or religion
compared
with
57%
in Greater Melbourne
For further information contact Brimbank City Council - Social Policy and Research Unit
https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank
cssp@brimbank.vic.gov.au
(03) 9249 4000
* This Snapshot will be updated as new data is released in October 2022 and mid-2023.
Number
% of total
population
Change
2016 - 2021
(persons)
Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander population
855
0.4
4
39