Brimbank

Community

Profile 2023

Brimbank Community Profile 2023

Brimbank City Council acknowledges that the land the

municipality now occupies has a human history that began

with Aboriginal traditional custodians, the Kulin Nation.

Brimbank City Council respectfully acknowledges the

Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate — the

Wurundjeri and Bunurong Peoples, and pay our respects to

elders past, present and emerging.

The data contained in this profile comes from the Australian

Bureau of Statistics – Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021, as well as .id Consulting, particularly for the

population forecasts. There may be slight discrepancies

between the totals shown in some tables and the sum of the

numbers that make up those totals because of rounding.

The data sources used are listed throughout the profile.

Please note that some of the website links provided do not

always link directly to the data. This is because .id Consulting

has not always provided a cross-link directly from the

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can access more detailed data (e.g. a breakdown of the data

by suburbs). Therefore, you will need to go into the Social

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button to see the detailed data.

All care has been taken to ensure that the information

contained in this document is accurate, and it is made in

good faith by Brimbank City Council and its employees.

Brimbank City Council does not warrant the appropriateness

or accuracy of the information. The information is provided

on the basis that Brimbank City Council and its agents and

employees are not liable (to the extent permitted by law) to

any person for any damages or loss which has occurred, or

may occur, or be sustained, howsoever caused, in relation to

the taking of any action resulting from, or in reliance upon,

the information contained in the document.

Social Policy and Research Unit, Brimbank Community Profile

2023, Brimbank City Council. Sunshine (Vic), 3020.

For further information please contact:

Brimbank City Council – Social Policy and Research Unit

By email: cssp@brimbank.vic.gov.au

Or by telephoning: (03) 9249 4000

Brimbank Youth Strategy 2020–2024

Contents

List of tables

List of figures

Overview

Age

Population Forecasts

Changing Population Growth Patterns

Ethnicity and Religion

Country of Birth

Religion

Language and Literacy

Overview

Need for Assistance with Core

(day-to-day) Activities

Long-Term Health Conditions

Long-term Health Conditions by Sex

Diabetes in Brimbank

Mental Health in Brimbank

Overview

Families and Households

Dwelling Stock

Housing Tenure

Mortgage Repayments

Rental Payments

Housing Stress

Homelessness

Education Participation Rates

Highest Level of Secondary Schooling

Educational Qualifications

Motor Vehicles

Journey to Work

Socio-Economic Disadvantage in Brimbank

Employed Residents

Unemployed Residents

Non-Resident Workers

Personal Income

Personal Income by Sex

Household Income

Volunteering

Table 1

Age Profiles: City of Brimbank, Greater Melbourne and Victoria, 2021

8

Table 2

Expected Growth by Suburb: City of Brimbank, 2023 and 2033

9

Table 3

Top Ten Overseas Countries of Birth: City of Brimbank, 2021

10

Table 4

Changes in Religious Affiliation: City of Brimbank, 2016 to 2021

11

Table 5

Residents Needing Assistance with Core Activities by Suburb: City of Brimbank, 2021

14

Table 6

Households: City of Brimbank, 2006 to 2021

19

Table 7

Proportion of Households by Tenure Type: City of Brimbank, 2021

20

Table 8

Median Weekly Mortgage Repayments: City of Brimbank, 2021

21

Table 9

Median Weekly Rental Payments: City of Brimbank, 2021

22

Table 10

Percentage of Households Experiencing Mortgage and Rental Stress: City of Brimbank, 2021

23

Table 11

Homelessness by Sex: City of Brimbank, 2021

24

Table 12

Households with Two or More Cars: City of Brimbank, 2021

28

Table 13

Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD) by Suburb: City of Brimbank, 2021

30

Table 14

Occupations of Employed Residents: City of Brimbank, 2021

31

Table 15

Industries in which Residents are Employed: City of Brimbank, 2021

32

Table 16

Key Statistics of the Unemployed: City of Brimbank, 2021

33

Table 17

Industries in Brimbank with Non-Resident Workers: City of Brimbank, 2021

34

Table 18

Individual Income Quartiles – Males: City of Brimbank, 2021

36

Table 19

Individual Income Quartiles – Females: City of Brimbank, 2021

36

Table 20

Levels of Volunteering: City of Brimbank, 2021

40

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Figure 1

City of Brimbank Map: Suburbs

6

Figure 2

Age Profiles: City of Brimbank, 2023 and 2033

8

Figure 3

Top 10 Non-English Languages: City of Brimbank and Greater Melbourne, 2021

12

Figure 4

People Needing Assistance with Core Activities by Age Group:

City of Brimbank and Greater Melbourne, 2021

13

Figure 5

Residents Diagnosed with at Least One Long-Term Health Condition:

City of Brimbank and Greater Melbourne, 2021

15

Figure 6

Number of Residents Diagnosed with at Least One Long-Term Health Condition by

Sex: City of Brimbank

16

Figure 7

Percentage of Residents Diagnosed with Diabetes by Suburb: City of Brimbank

17

Figure 8

Percentage of Residents Diagnosed with a Mental Health Condition by

Suburb: City of Brimbank

18

Figure 9

Rate of Homelessness: City of Brimbank

24

Figure 10

Percentage of Brimbank Residents Attending Educational Institutions:

City of Brimbank and Greater Melbourne, 2021

25

Figure 11

Breakdown of Only Those Residents Attending Educational Institutions by

Type of Institution: City of Brimbank, 2021

25

Figure 12

Highest Level of Schooling Completed (Percentage):

City of Brimbank and Greater Melbourne, 2021

26

Figure 13

Number of Residents Under 50 Years of Age with No Schooling:

City of Brimbank, 2021

26

Figure 14

Highest Qualification Achieved (Percentage): City of Brimbank and

Greater Melbourne, 2021

27

Figure 15

Percentage of Residents (Employed and Aged 15 Years and over)

Mode of Transport to Work: City of Brimbank and Greater Melbourne, 2021

29

Figure 16

Age Profile of Employed Residents: City of Brimbank, 2021

31

Figure 17

Employment Location of Resident Workers: City of Brimbank, 2021

32

Figure 18

Percentage of Residents in Income Groups: City of Brimbank,

Western Region and Greater Melbourne, 2021

35

Figure 19

Percentage of Households in Equivalised Income Groups:

City of Brimbank, Western Region and Greater Melbourne, 2021

37

Figure 20

Percentage of Households in Equivalised Income Groups:

City of Brimbank, 2016 and 2021

38

03 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

Snapshot of Brimbank’s Community

The suburbs in Brimbank with the highest levels of

socio-economic disadvantage were:

Kings Park

St Albans South

St Albans North

Albanvale

Sunshine North

Sunshine West

Note: A lower IRSD score means a higher level of disadvantage

Labour Force

53.3%

of Brimbank residents in the

labour force were

employed full-time

compared with

56.9%

in Greater Melbourne

Disadvantage

The Index of Relative

Socio-economic Disadvantage

(IRSD) score for Brimbank

in 2021, was

912.5

compared with

a score of

1,018.0

for

Greater Melbourne.

Brimbank’s Estimated

Resident Population

193,146

- as at 30 June 2022.

Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander

Population

Number

% of total

population

Change 2016 -

2021 (persons)

Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander population

0.4

4

39

Country of Birth

Percentage of Residents

in Brimbank born Overseas

Top Ten Overseas Countries of Birth

Number

% of total

population

Change

2016 - 2021

(persons)

Vietnam

13.0

4

3,686

India

4.2

5

1,075

Philippines

3.0

4

13

Malta

2.1

5

438

North Macedonia

1.6

5

42

Italy

1.4

5

372

New Zealand

1.3

5

672

China

1.1

5

193

Croatia

1.0

5

250

Greece

1.0

5

191

Other countries of birth that have increased since 2016: Iraq (+781

people), Nepal (+ 498 people) and Burma (Myanmar) (+405 people).

48.2%

of people in Brimbank

were born overseas

compared with

35.7%

in Greater Melbourne

Number

% of total

population

Change

2016 - 2021

(persons)

Vietnamese

18.5

4

4,567

Filipino/Tagalog

2.5

5

377

Greek

2.4

5

675

Punjabi

2.2

5

1,264

Arabic

2.2

5

1

Macedonian

2.2

5

396

Maltese

2.1

5

995

Cantonese

2.1

5

145

Italian

2.0

5

1,038

Croatian

1.5

5

573

Newer languages that are increasing in number include:

Telugu, Assyrian/Aramaic, Nepali and Urdu.

Religion

71.7%

of residents

identify with a

faith or religion

compared

with

57%

in Greater Melbourne

Language

Top Ten Languages Spoken

(excluding English)

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Snapshot of Brimbank’s Community

53.3%

of Brimbank residents in the

labour force were

employed full-time

compared with

56.9%

in Greater Melbourne

Arthritis

Asthma

Cancer (including remission)

Dementia (including Alzheimer’s)

Diabetes

Heart disease

Kidney disease

Lung condition

Mental health condition

Stroke

0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

% of total persons

Other long-term health condition

City of Brimbank

Greater Melbourne

28.3%

of residents in Brimbank

reported having at least one

long-term health condition

compared with

29.5%

in Greater Melbourne

80 60 40 20 0

City of Brimbank

Greater Melbourne

Need for Assistance with Core

Activities by Age Group

Number of Residents

Needing Assistance

with Core [day-to-day]

Activities

7.7%

of residents in Brimbank

reported needing assistance

with core activities

compared with

5.5%

in Greater Melbourne

Household Type Housing Stress Type

Couples with children

Couples without children

Lone person

One parent families

Other

34.7%

of households

in Brimbank

comprised

Couples with

Children

compared to

33.1%

in

Greater

Melbourne

18.9%

of households in Brimbank with

a mortgage were experiencing

mortgage stress

compared with

16.8%

in Greater Melbourne

33.3%

of households in Brimbank

paying rent were experiencing

rental stress

compared with

30.9%

in Greater Melbourne

Suburbs with

Highest Levels of

Mortgage Stress

Kings Park

24.5

Sunshine North

24.1

St Albans South

23.7

St Albans North

23.4

Albanvale

22.6

Suburbs with

Highest Levels of

Rental Stress

Delahey

41.3

Kings Park

36.3

St Albans North

36.3

Albanvale

35.2

St Albans South

34.8

Long-term Health

Conditions

05 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

Introduction

The City of Brimbank is located in the Western and

North-Western suburbs of Melbourne, between 11 and

23 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD.

Before European colonisation, Brimbank was occupied

by the Kurung-Jang-Balluk and Marin-Balluk clans of the

Wurundjeri people, which form part of the larger Kulin

Nation. Today, the Wurundjeri and Bunurong People are

recognised as the Traditional Owners of the land.

Other groups occupying the land included the Yalukit

Willam and Marpeang-Bulluk clans. With European

colonisation in the 1830s, the clans caring for the land

in Brimbank were displaced. Although the size of the

pre-contact population is unknown, European estimates

indicate that the population of Aboriginal people in the

region declined by 50 per cent in the first four years

of European colonisation (1835 – 1839). Today, it is

estimated that Brimbank has just over 850 Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander residents.

The first European colonial settlements were

established at Keilor in the late 1840s, Sunshine (then

known as Braybrook Junction) in the mid-1880s, and

St Albans in the late 1880s. After the Second World

War, many suburbs were developed around the colonial

settlements, to house the influx of migrants. Through

the 1970s and 1990s many migrants came from

Southern Europe. Brimbank continues to be a significant

Western Region gateway for overseas migrants,

although in the last 15+ years, migration from European

countries has slowed, while migration from Vietnam,

Myanmar, Iraq, Malaysia and Nepal has increased.

Brimbank Community Profile 2023 06

KEILOR PARK

TULLAMARINE

KEILOR NORTH

LODGE

CALDER

HILLSIDE

SYDENHAM

TAYLORS LAKES

KEILOR DOWNS

DELAHEY

KEALBA

KEILOR EAST

KEILOR

KINGS PARK

ST ALBANS

SUNSHINE NORTH

SUNSHINE WEST

SUNSHINE

BROOKLYN

DERRIMUT

DEER PARK

CAIRNLEA

ARDEER

ALBION

KEILOR

PARK

ALBANVALE

Figure 1

Currently, Brimbank is the sixth most populous

municipality in Greater Melbourne, and the second most

populous in the Western Region of Melbourne (made

up of the municipalities of Brimbank, Hobsons Bay,

Maribyrnong, Melton, Moonee Valley and Wyndham).

The inflow of migrants over many years has seen

Brimbank develop into one of the most culturally diverse

municipalities in Australia. Over half of its residents

speak a language other than English, and there are over

160 languages spoken in Brimbank.

There is a strong acceptance of cultural diversity by

Brimbank’s residents, and faith and religion factor

strongly in the lives of many, with seven out of ten

residents indicating a religious affiliation. The changing

migration patterns have led to increases in residents

who affiliate with non-Christian religions.

In terms of age, Brimbank’s residents are similar to

residents of Greater Melbourne and Victoria, but with

a slightly higher proportion of young adults, older

workers and retirees. Over the next ten years (to 2033),

Brimbank’s population is expected to age, with an

increase in residents aged 70 years and over.

Brimbank is home to a diverse range of families and

households. Families with children continue to be

the most common household type. However, there

have been increases in the proportion of lone person

households and group households, and these trends are

expected to continue in the next decade.

Brimbank is the second most socio-economically

disadvantaged municipality in the Greater Melbourne

area, and the third most disadvantaged in Victoria. The

level of socio-economic disadvantage is also unevenly

spread throughout the municipality.

From its Aboriginal heritage to its more recent industrial

and multicultural past, Brimbank has a long and

interesting history. The information contained in this

Community Profile provides an overview of the people,

culture and economy of this diverse municipality.

According to the 2021 Census, Brimbank had 194,618

residents. Half were female, half were male, and just

under half were less than 35 years of age. Compared

with Greater Melbourne and Victoria, Brimbank had

almost the same proportion of residents aged under

25 years of age (30.0% vs. 30.4% - Greater Melbourne,

and 29.9% – Victoria). Brimbank had a slightly higher

proportion of residents aged 60 years and over,

compared to Greater Melbourne (22.1% vs. 20.2%), but

slightly lower than the proportion for Victoria (22.4%).

1

For a number of reasons, the Census is usually an

undercount (i.e. some people were missed in the Census,

such as those temporarily overseas, who should have

been counted). To overcome this, the Australian Bureau

of Statistics publishes an annual estimated resident

population (ERP) for each local government area in

Australia. However, as at 30 June 2022, the ERP for

Brimbank was 193, 146 (1,472 residents less than the

Census count). Due to the COVID-19 border restrictions,

there were far fewer people overseas on Census night,

and therefore, a much larger share of the population

was counted.

2

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/service

age-groups - Accessed 13 February 2023.

2 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/population

- Accessed 27 April 2023.

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Table 1

Number Per cent Per cent Per cent

0 to 4 (Babies and pre-schoolers)

10,994

5.6

5.9

5.8

5 to 11 (Primary schoolers)

16,142

8.3

8.7

8.6

12 to 17 (Secondary schoolers)

13,308

6.8

6.9

7.0

18 to 24 (Tertiary education

and independence

17,855

9.2

8.9

8.5

25 to 34 (Young workforce)

30,553

15.7

16.0

15.0

35 to 49 (Parents and homebuilders)

38,681

19.9

21.5

20.5

50 to 59 (Older workers and pre-retirees)

24,141

12.4

11.9

12.2

60 to 69 (Empty nesters and retirees)

21,135

10.9

9.5

10.5

70 to 84 (Seniors)

18,147

9.3

8.6

9.7

85 and over (Elderly)

3,664

1.9

2.0

2.2

Total

194,620

100.0

100.0

100.0

The population forecasts indicate that Brimbank

will have 200,403 residents in 2023, and by 2033,

the number of residents is expected to grow by

approximately 16,354 or 8.2%, to 216,757.

This expected increase in population will be

accompanied by a gradual ageing of the population.

For example, by 2033, it is expected that there will be

a slightly lower proportion of residents aged from 5

to 14 years, 50 to 69 years, but a higher proportion of

residents aged 70 years and over.

Figure 2

0 1 2

3 4 5

6 7 8

Age group

9

2023 2033

09 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

The population forecasts indicate that in the next

decade there will be modest population growth in

Brimbank, however the expected growth patterns are

expected to vary among the suburbs. For example, there

is strong growth predicted for Sunshine and Sunshine

North, but an expected decrease in some other

suburbs, with the largest being expected in Delahey and

Derrimut.

3

Table 2

Sunshine

10,236

13,934

3,698

36.1%

Sunshine North

12,957

16,617

3,660

28.2%

Albion

4,669

5,465

796

17.0%

Sunshine West

19,271

21,313

2,042

10.6%

Albanvale

5,775

6,347

572

9.9%

St Albans South

17,935

19,651

1,716

9.6%

Keilor Park & District

2,764

3,002

238

8.6%

Ardeer

3,248

3,524

276

8.5%

Keilor

6,133

6,597

464

7.6%

St Albans North

21,286

22,822

1,536

7.2%

Cairnlea

10,259

10,845

586

5.7%

Deer Park

18,573

19,377

804

4.3%

Sydenham - Hillside

11,856

12,289

433

3.7%

Kings Park

8,368

8,553

185

2.2%

Kealba

3,240

3,304

64

2.0%

Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge

17,222

17,474

252

1.5%

Keilor Downs

9,923

9,847

-76

-0.8%

Derrimut

8,637

8,194

-443

-5.1%

Delahey

8,050

7,602

-448

-5.6%

City of Brimbank

200,403

216,757

16,354

8.2%

3 Compiled and presented in forecast.id by .id, the population experts.

Available at: https://forecast.id.com.au/brimbank/data-export -

Accessed 15 May 2023.

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Brimbank has developed as one of the most culturally

diverse areas in Australia with 48.2% of residents born

overseas (35.7% for Greater Melbourne). Between

2016 and 2021, there was a fairly modest increase in

the number of residents in Brimbank who were born

overseas (increase of 893; 1%).

4

4 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/birthplace

- Accessed 14 February 2023.

For Brimbank in 2021, the top overseas countries of

birth were Vietnam (13.0% of residents), followed

by India (4.2%), the Philippines (3.0%), Malta (2.1%)

and North Macedonia (1.6%). The Vietnamese-born

population continued to increase between 2016 and

2021, as well as a very modest rise in those born in the

Philippines. However, for the remainder of the countries

in the top ten, there were decreases between 2016 and

2021; the largest being those residents born in India,

New Zealand and Malta.

4

Table 3

Vietnam

25,391

13.0%

+3,686

India

8,209

4.2%

-1,075

Philippines

5,759

3.0%

+13

Malta

4,086

2.1%

-438

North Macedonia

3,033

1.6%

-42

Italy

2,819

1.4%

-372

New Zealand

2,601

1.3%

-672

China

2,202

1.1%

-193

Croatia

2,035

1.0%

-250

Greece

2,031

1.0%

-191

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Faith features significantly in the lives of many of

Brimbank’s residents. In 2021, close to three-quarters

(71.7%) of Brimbank residents were affiliated with a

religion or faith (57.0% for Greater Melbourne). Of those

who practice a faith, residents practicing Catholicism

and Buddhism were the most common in Brimbank.

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of residents

affiliated with a religion or faith decreased by 5,611

(4.0%). The largest decreases as a percentage for those

religions in the top ten in Brimbank, occurred in those

affiliated with Sikh (-1,394 or 28.1%), Anglican (-1,366 or

22.9%) and Greek Orthodox (-644 or 7.7%) religions. The

largest increases (religions in the top ten) occurred for

those affiliated with Islam (+1,710 or 15.1%) and Christian

– not further defined (+672 or 9.9%).

5

Table 4

Western (Roman) Catholic

60,347

31.1

56,751

29.2

-3,596

-6.0%

Buddhism

20,964

10.8

21,602

11.1

+638

3.0%

Islam

11,321

5.8

13,031

6.7

+1,710

15.1%

Greek Orthodox

8,321

4.3

7,677

3.9

-644

-7.7%

Christian

(not further defined)

6,818

3.5

7,490

3.8

+672

9.9%

Hinduism

5,653

2.9

6,070

3.1

+417

7.4%

Anglican

5,972

3.1

4,606

2.4

-1,366 -22.9%

Sikhism

4,962

2.6

3,568

1.8

-1,394 -28.1%

Baptist

2,942

1.5

3,100

1.6

+158

5.4%

Macedonian Orthodox

2,862

1.5

2,646

1.4

-216

-7.5%

5 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/religion -

Accessed 14 February 2023.

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In 2021, over half (57.3%) of Brimbank’s residents spoke

a language other than English at home, and there were

over 160 different languages spoken in Brimbank.

Brimbank had a far smaller proportion of residents

speaking English only, compared to Greater Melbourne

(36.3% vs 61.1%).

The top non-English language spoken in Brimbank

continues to be Vietnamese (18.5% of residents vs.

2.3% for Greater Melbourne).

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of Brimbank

residents speaking English only increased by 1,358, and

the number speaking a language other than English

decreased by 1,831.

The difference between the proportion of people

born overseas, and the proportion speaking a non

English language at home (48.2% vs. 57.3%), indicates

that there is a significant number of second and third

generation migrants speaking a language other than

English at home.

6

Of the Brimbank residents who speak a language other

than English at home, over one in five (23.6%) either do

not speak English well or do not speak it at all (slightly

higher than the proportion of 23.0% in 2016).

7

Figure 3

Vietnamese

Filipino/Tagalog

Greek

Punjabi

Arabic

Macedonian

Precentage of Population

Maltese

Cantonese

Italian

Croatian

0

2

4

6

8

10 12 14 16 18 20

Brimbank Greater Melbourne

18.5

2.3 2.5

0.9 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.2

2.1

2.0

0.3

2.2

0.6 2.1

0.3

1.5 1.7

1.6

1.8

6 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/language -

Accessed 14 February 2023.

7 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/speaks

english - Accessed 14 February 2023.

13 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

Health

The 2021 Census, for the first time, looked at the level

of incidence of selected long-term health conditions in

the community. Respondents were asked whether they

had been diagnosed (by a doctor or nurse) with a specific

long-term health condition, from a list of ten conditions,

plus the option to answer “Other”. Combined, these ten

conditions comprise approximately 60% of Australia’s

deaths. Those conditions that are not fatal contribute

substantially to the burden of disease.

It is worth noting that health conditions tend to increase

with age, and should not be viewed in isolation, as there

are many other factors (including, socio-economic

status, income, educational qualifications, level of

disadvantage), that can contribute to a higher incidence

of some health conditions.

8

8 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/long-term

health - Accessed 15 February 2023.

9 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/assistance

- Accessed 15 February 2023.

10 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2021 - TableBuilder - Available at - https://tablebuilder.abs.gov.au/

webapi/jsf/login.xhtml - Accessed 15 February 2023.

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

Age group

% Brimbank % Greater Melbourne

In 2021, 14,975 residents in Brimbank indicated a need for

assistance with core activities, and this represented 7.7%

of the total population (5.5% for Greater Melbourne).

9

Of those residents that needed assistance, over half

(54.5%) were female, 66.7% were born overseas

(38.2% in Europe, including the United Kingdom,

Channel Islands and Ireland), and 100 residents

identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander in

the Census.

10

The need for assistance increases with age. For example,

9.9% of residents in Brimbank, aged 60 to 64 years,

required assistance with core activities, whereas 62.9%

of those aged 85 years and over required assistance.

9

Figure 4

St Albans North

1,702

8.3%

11.4%

Sunshine West

1,630

8.8%

10.9%

St Albans South

1,512

8.7%

10.1%

Deer Park

1,257

6.9%

8.4%

Sydenham – Hillside

1,057

9.0%

7.1%

Taylors Lakes – Keilor Lodge

1,055

6.2%

7.0%

Sunshine North

1,013

8.4%

6.8%

Keilor Downs

881

8.9%

5.9%

Kings Park

717

8.7%

4.8%

Sunshine

678

7.2%

4.5%

Delahey

665

8.2%

4.4%

Cairnlea

600

6.0%

4.0%

Albanvale

453

8.0%

3.0%

Keilor

365

6.2%

2.4%

Derrimut

351

4.1%

2.3%

Albion

287

6.6%

1.9%

Ardeer

284

9.0%

1.9%

Keilor Park and District

232

8.6%

1.5%

Kealba

223

6.9%

1.5%

City of Brimbank

14,975

7.7%

100.0%

11 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in atlas.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://atlas.id.com.au/brimbank -

Accessed 15 February 2023.

percentage of their respective suburb’s population (both

9%). Close to half (47.8%) of those residents needing

assistance, as a percentage of the total number of

residents needing assistance in Brimbank, lived in St

Albans North, Sunshine West, St Albans South, Deer Park

and Sydenham – Hillside.

11

15 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

In 2021, 55,036 residents in Brimbank reported being

diagnosed with at least one long-term health condition,

representing 28.3% of the total population (29.5% for

Greater Melbourne). In 2021, the most common long

term health conditions in Brimbank were Asthma (7.3%),

Arthritis (7.0%), Diabetes (6.4%) and a Mental Health

condition (6.2%).

12

Figure 5

% of Total Persons

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Asthma

Arthritis

Diabetes

Mental health condition

Heart disease

Cancer (including remission)

Lung condition

Kidney disease

Stroke

Dementia (including Alzheimer’s)

Other long-term health condition

% Brimbank

% Greater Melbourne

0.8 0.7

1.0 0.8

1.0 0.8

1.1 1.2

2.1 2.5

3.4 3.3

6.4

4.5

6.2

8.1

7.0 6.9

7.3 7.9

7.6 7.8

12 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/long-term

health - Accessed 15 February 2023.

Brimbank Community Profile 2023 16

Number of Residents

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000

Females

Males

Arthritis

Asthma

Mental health condition

Diabetes

Heart disease

Cancer (including remission)

Lung condition

Dementia (including Alzheimer’s)

Kidney disease

Stroke

Other long-term health condition

9,051

6,721

4,556

7,420

5,987 6,543 7,411

4,749

2,507

4,116

2,121 1,932

1,059 1,181

914 1,123

848 1,067

916 553

8,034

6,746

Of those residents in Brimbank, who reported having a

long-term health condition, substantially more females

had Arthritis and a Mental Health condition, compared

to their male counterparts, whereas far more males had

heart disease.

12

12 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/long-term

health - Accessed 15 February 2023.

Figure 6

In 2021, 6.4% of residents in Brimbank reported being

diagnosed with Diabetes, compared to 4.5% for Greater

Melbourne. The suburbs in Brimbank with the highest

levels of diabetes, as a percentage of the suburb’s total

Figure 7

Albanvale

Albion

Ardeer

Cairnlea

Deer Park

Delahey

Derrimut

Kealba

Keilor

Keilor Downs

Keilor Park & District

Kings Park

St Albans (North)

St Albans (South)

Sunshine

Sunshine North

Sunshine West

Sydenham - Hillside

Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9%

Percentage of Suburb Total Population

13 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in atlas.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://atlas.id.com.au/brimbank -

Accessed 16 February 2023.

population were: Kings Park – 7.9%, Keilor Downs –

7.8%, Delahey – 7.4%, Keilor Park & District – 7.4%, and

Sunshine West – 7.1%.

13

Brimbank Community Profile 2023 18

13 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in atlas.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://atlas.id.com.au/brimbank -

Accessed 16 February 2023.

In 2021, 6.2% of residents in Brimbank reported being

diagnosed with a Mental Health condition, compared to

8.1% for Greater Melbourne. The suburbs in Brimbank

with the highest levels of a mental health condition, as a

Figure 8

Albanvale

Albion

Ardeer

Cairnlea

Deer Park

Delahey

Derrimut

Kealba

Keilor

Keilor Downs

Keilor Park & District

Kings Park

St Albans (North)

St Albans (South)

Sunshine

Sunshine North

Sunshine West

Sydenham - Hillside

Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10%

Percentage of Suburb Total Population

percentage of the suburb’s total population were: Ardeer

(9.0%), Sydenham – Hillside (8.6%), Albion – 8.2%,

Kealba (8.1%), and Keilor Park & District (7.5%).

13

19 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

Housing

The household and family structure is a very important

demographic indicator that reflects the residential role

and function of an area, the era of settlement, and

can shed light on the level of demand for services and

facilities; many being related to the age structure of

residents, as well as the existing household types.

14

Households can be made up of one or more families

(couple families and/or one parent families), lone person

households or people living in group households.

The 2021 Census of Population and Housing indicated

that there were 67,524 households in Brimbank, and the

average household size was 2.85 persons (2.58 persons

for Greater Melbourne).

Brimbank had a higher proportion of households with

children, compared to Greater Melbourne (49.3% vs

43.3%), and a lower proportion of households without

children (43.7% vs. 51.3%). The percentage of lone

parent families in Brimbank has remained at the same

percentage since 2011 (14.6%), but is still relatively

higher than in Greater Melbourne (10.2% in 2021).

In Brimbank, over the past fifteen years, the proportion

of households described as ‘couples with children’, has

continued to decrease, while there has been an increase

in households described as ‘lone persons’ and ‘group

households’.

14

Table 6

2006

2011

2016

2021

2021

Households with children

Couples with children

40.9%

38.4%

37.6%

34.7%

33.1%

Lone parent families

14.9%

14.6%

14.6%

14.6%

10.2%

Households without children

Couples without children

19.6%

20.6%

20.2%

20.8%

23.5%

Lone persons

16.6%

17.1%

17.5%

19.4%

23.7%

Group households

2.3%

2.9%

3.2%

3.5%

4.1%

Other households

Non-classifiable households

3.8%

4.0%

4.6%

4.7%

3.4%

Other families

1.5%

1.8%

1.8%

1.7%

1.2%

Visitor only households

0.5%

0.6%

0.5%

0.6%

0.7%

Total

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0%

14 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/

households - Accessed 16 February 2023.

Brimbank Community Profile 2023 20

In 2021, there were 57,667 separate houses in

Brimbank, 13,355 medium density dwellings, and

523 high density dwellings. A total of 93.9% of the

dwellings were occupied on Census night in 2021, and

6.0% were unoccupied (compared to 90.2% and 9.6%

for Greater Melbourne).

In 2021, separate houses made up 80.3% of the private

dwelling stock in Brimbank; 18.6% was made up of

medium density housing, and 0.7% was high density

(compared to 65.1%, 21.6% and 12.8% for Greater

Melbourne). Between the 2016 Census and 2021 Census,

there were 973 new medium density dwellings built in

Brimbank - an increase of 7.9%.

15

The City of Brimbank is an area with high home

ownership, where in 2021, two-thirds (66.0%) of

homes were owned or being purchased by the occupant

(compared to 64.3% for Greater Melbourne). Just over

one in four households (25.5%) rented (private and

social housing) the home in which they were residing

(compared to 29.2% for Greater Melbourne).

More established areas in Brimbank, such as Taylors

Lakes – Keilor Lodge, Keilor Park and District, Keilor, and

Keilor Downs, had a higher proportion of fully owned

properties. Less established areas such as Derrimut

and Cairnlea, had the highest proportion of households

with a mortgage. Albion had the highest proportion of

households renting their homes (38.1%), followed by

Sunshine with 36.2%.

16

15 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/dwellings -

Accessed 20 February 2023,

16 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in atlas.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://atlas.id.com.au/brimbank -

Accessed 20 February 2023.

Table 7

Fully

Owned

Mortgaged Rented

(privately)

Taylors Lakes

– Keilor Lodge 49.0% 35.1%

9.5%

Keilor Park &

District

47.9% 30.4% 16.6%

Keilor

46.6% 34.9%

8.8%

Keilor Downs 46.5% 29.7% 13.8%

Kings Park

39.5% 31.4%

15.1%

Kealba

38.6% 37.2%

16.9%

Sunshine

West

37.2% 28.0% 23.5%

Sunshine

North

35.6% 27.1%

25.8%

Albanvale

35.0% 34.6% 19.2%

Delahey

33.6% 36.5%

17.6%

St Albans

South

33.1% 24.3%

27.7%

Cairnlea

32.0% 47.9%

13.9%

St Albans

North

31.2% 21.4%

31.2%

Deer Park

29.1% 34.1%

25.2%

Ardeer

27.6% 29.8% 30.2%

Sydenham –

Hillside

27.1% 37.1%

29.0%

Sunshine

25.5% 26.7% 36.2%

Albion

23.1% 23.9%

38.1%

Derrimut

15.4% 57.8% 18.8%

City of

Brimbank

34.4% 31.6% 22.9%

21 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

Mortgage repayments are directly related to house

prices, length of occupancy and the level of equity

home owners have in their houses. In mortgage belt

areas, such as Derrimut and Cairnlea, it is expected that

households will be paying a higher proportion of their

income on housing, compared to well-established areas

with cheaper house prices, such as St Albans North

and Albanvale. First home buyer areas are also likely

to have larger mortgages than upgrader areas, where

households move in with equity from elsewhere.

Analysis of the distribution of households across

housing loan repayment quartiles shows that since

1996, there has been a smaller proportion of households

in Brimbank in the highest home loan repayment

quartile, and a larger proportion in the lowest home loan

repayment quartile, compared to Greater Melbourne.

In 2021, 57.6% of Brimbank households were paying

less than $1,875 per month (lowest and medium lowest

quartiles) in home loan repayments (compared to 43.6%

for Greater Melbourne).

17

In 2021, the median weekly mortgage repayment in

Brimbank was $392 (compared to $428 for Victoria,

$447 for the Western Region, and $461 for Greater

Melbourne). In Brimbank, the areas with the lowest

median mortgage repayments were St Albans North,

Albanvale, Kings Park and St Albans South. The suburbs

with the highest median repayments were Keilor,

Derrimut, Cairnlea and Sunshine.

18

Table 8

St Albans North

$341

Albanvale

$346

Kings Park

$346

St Albans South

$346

Delahey

$350

Kealba

$375

Sydenham – Hillside

$380

Deer Park

$389

Albion

$392

Ardeer

$392

Sunshine West

$392

Keilor Downs

$399

Sunshine North

$399

Keilor Park & District

$416

Taylors Lakes – Keilor Lodge

$420

Sunshine

$425

Cairnlea

$435

Derrimut

$453

Keilor

$500

City of Brimbank

$392

17 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/housing

loan-quartiles - Accessed 20 February 2023.

18 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in atlas.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://atlas.id.com.au/brimbank/

maps/median-mortgage-repayments - Accessed 20 February 2023.

Brimbank Community Profile 2023 22

19 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed

decisions). Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/housing

rental-quartiles - Accessed 20 February 2023.

20. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in atlas.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://atlas.id.com.au/brimbank/

maps/median-weekly-rental - Accessed 20 February 2023.

Rental payments can be a better measure of the

cost of housing than mortgage repayments because

they do not depend on length of occupancy or equity

in the dwelling. High rental payments may indicate

desirable areas with mobile populations who prefer to

rent, a housing shortage, or gentrification. Low rental

payments may indicate public housing or areas where

low income households move, from necessity, for a

lower cost of living.

Analysis of the distribution of households across

the rental payment quartiles shows that since 2001,

there has been a smaller proportion of households in

Brimbank in the highest rental payment quartile, and a

larger proportion in the lowest rental payment quartile,

compared to Greater Melbourne.

In 2021, close to two-thirds (64.9%) of Brimbank

renting households were paying less than $376 per

week (lowest and medium lowest quartiles) in rental

payments (compared to 42.8% for Greater Melbourne).

19

In 2021, the median rental payment by Brimbank

residents was $346 per week (compared to $370 for the

Western Region, $390 for Greater Melbourne and $370

for Victoria). The suburbs with the lowest median rental

payments were Albion, Kings Park, St Albans South and

Albanvale. The suburbs with the highest median rental

payments were Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge, Keilor,

Derrimut and Cairnlea.

20

Table 9

Albion

$301

Kings Park

$321

St Albans South

$323

Albanvale

$325

St Albans North

$330

Ardeer

$340

Sunshine

$340

Sunshine North

$341

Sunshine West

$346

Deer Park

$350

Delahey

$350

Keilor Downs

$360

Sydenham – Hillside

$365

Kealba

$370

Keilor Park & District

$391

Cairnlea

$400

Derrimut

$400

Keilor

$400

Taylors Lakes – Keilor Lodge

$412

City of Brimbank

$346

23 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

Housing affordability has become a significant social and

economic problem in recent years. The most commonly

used definitions of housing stress look at households

that are spending more than 30% of income on housing

costs (i.e. in Australia, households spending more than

30% of gross household income on either rent or

mortgage repayments).

In 2021, for households in Brimbank with a mortgage,

18.9% were experiencing mortgage stress (compared

to 16.3% for the Western Region, 16.8% for Greater

Melbourne and 15.5% for Victoria), and for households

in Brimbank paying rent, 33.3% were suffering rental

stress (compared to 29.3% for the Western Region,

30.9% for Greater Melbourne and 30.9% for Victoria).

In 2021, the five areas with the highest levels of

mortgage stress were Kings Park (24.5%), Sunshine

North (24.1%), St Albans South (23.7%), St Albans North

(23.4%) and Albanvale (22.6%). The five areas with the

highest levels of rental stress were Delahey (41.3%),

Kings Park (36.3%), St Albans North (36.3%), Albanvale

(35.2%) and St Albans South (34.8%).

21

Table 10

Kings Park

24.5%

36.3%

Sunshine North

24.1%

33.7%

St Albans South

23.7%

34.8%

St Albans North

23.4%

36.3%

Albanvale

22.6%

35.2%

Deer Park

21.3%

33.9%

Cairnlea

21.0%

28.6%

Delahey

19.4%

41.3%

Sunshine West

19.0%

30.9%

Derrimut

17.7%

28.3%

Kealba

17.1%

32.0%

Keilor Downs

16.6%

30.5%

Albion

16.6%

33.8%

Ardeer

15.9%

31.6%

Sunshine

15.8%

31.4%

Sydenham – Hillside 15.3%

29.9%

Keilor

13.6%

30.2%

Taylors Lakes –

Keilor Lodge

12.9%

30.6%

Keilor Park & District 11.7%

29.3%

City of Brimbank

18.9%

33.3%

21 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2021. Compiled and presented in atlas.id by .id, the population

experts. Available at: https://atlas.id.com.au/brimbank - Accessed 20

February 2023.

Brimbank Community Profile 2023 24

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, when

a person does not have suitable accommodation

alternatives they are considered homeless if their

current living arrangement: (i) is in a dwelling that is

inadequate; (ii) has no tenure, or if their initial tenure is

short and not extendable; or (iii) does not allow them to

have control of, and access to, space for social relations.

There were approximately 1,528 homeless people in

Brimbank at the time of the Census 2021 (7.8 people

homeless per 1,000 population). The number of

people recorded as homeless in Brimbank equated to

approximately 5.0% of homeless people in Victoria

(30,605). Brimbank had the fifth highest number of

homeless people in Victoria, behind Greater Dandenong

(2,366), Casey (1,852), Monash (1,696) and Greater

Geelong (1,546).

The rate of homelessness in Brimbank, per 1,000

population was substantially higher than in the Western

Region (4.7 per 1,000 population) and Victoria (4.7

per 1,000 population). Further, Brimbank had the

second highest rate per 1,000 population, out of the

six municipalities in the Western Region (Maribyrnong

having the highest rate with 9.5 per 1,000 population).

22

Figure 9

Western Region LGAs

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

9.5

7.8

3.4 3.2 3.1 2.6

It appears that the suburbs in Brimbank which had the

highest number of homeless people on Census night

were St Albans North (200), Sunshine West (200), St

Albans South (199), and Deer Park (174), while the

suburbs with the lowest number were Sydenham (14)

and Delahey (32).

22

Overall, at the time of the Census 2021, there was a

higher percentage of males (866; 56.5%) classified as

homeless, compared to females (668; 43.5%). Further,

there was a far higher percentage (148; 80.4%) of males

living in boarding houses, compared to females (36;

19.6%).

23

Table 11

People living in 'severely' crowded dwellings

476 (54.9%)

391 (45.1%)

867

People in supported accommodation for the homeless

137 (44.2%)

173 (55.8%)

310

People living in boarding houses

148 (80.4%)

36 (19.6%)

184

People staying temporarily with other households

36 (57.1%)

27 (42.9%)

63

People in other temporary lodgings

32 (53.3%)

28 (46.7%)

60

People living in improvised dwellings, tents, or sleeping out

37 (74.0%)

13 (26.0%)

50

22 Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing:

Estimating homelessness, 2021. Available at: https://www.abs.gov.

au/statistics/people/housing/estimating-homelessness-census/

latest-release#data-downloads - Accessed 27 March 2023.

23. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing:

Estimating homelessness, 2021. Available at: https://www.abs.

gov.au/statistics/microdata-tablebuilder/tablebuilder - Accessed

27 April 2023.

25 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

Education and Learning

Of those Brimbank residents attending an educational

institution in 2021, 7.1% were attending pre-school,

30.6% attending primary school, 26.0% secondary

school, 19.3% university, 10.4% TAFE/Vocational and

6.6% attending Other institutions.

24

Figure 11

Percentage

Pre-school

Primary school

Secondary school

TAFE/Vocational

University

Other

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Brimbank Greater Melbourne

1.7 2.2

7.5 8.1

6.4 6.4

2.5 2.5

4.7 5.8

1.6 1.2

Secondary

school

Primary

school

Other

Pre-school

TAFE/Vocational

University

30.6%

6.6% 7.1%

10.4%

19.3%

26.0%

24 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/

brimbank/education - Accessed 20 February 2023.

In 2021, 47,465 (24.4%) of Brimbank residents were

attending an educational institution (compared to 26.1%

for Greater Melbourne. Compared to Greater Melbourne,

Brimbank had a lower proportion of its residents

attending pre-school, primary school and university.

However, there were equal proportions in Brimbank

and Greater Melbourne attending secondary school and

TAFE, and a higher proportion in Brimbank attending

‘Other’ institutions.

Figure 10

Between 2016 and 2021, there was a decrease of 3,419

residents aged 15 years and over who indicated that

they had left school before completing Year 12.

In 2021, 33.2% of Brimbank residents aged 15 years

and over indicated that they did not complete Year 12 or

equivalent (compared to 28.7% for Greater Melbourne),

and 55.7% indicated that they had (compared to 64.3%

for Greater Melbourne).

25

Figure 12

Note: The category titled – Did not go to school – denotes that they had

never been to school.

There were 6,107 Brimbank residents aged 15 years and

over who reported that they did not go to school (i.e. had

never been to school). These residents were more likely

to be: female (57.0%), aged 50 years and over (72.3%),

and residents who either do not speak English well or do

not speak it at all (67.3%). There were however, 1,690

residents under 50 years of age who had no schooling.

26

Figure 13

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of Brimbank

residents aged 15 years and over grew by 1.5%.

During this period, the number of residents with

a bachelor or higher degree grew by 25.9%, the

number with an advanced diploma or diploma grew by

4.1%, and the number with vocational qualifications

decreased by 1.0%.

In 2021, close to half (48.3%) of Brimbank residents

aged 15 years and over had no qualification (compared to

35.2% for Greater Melbourne); 14.6% had a vocational

qualification (14.8% for Greater Melbourne); 8.2% had

an advanced diploma or diploma (10.0% for Greater

Melbourne); and 19.8% had a bachelor or higher degree

(32.8% for Greater Melbourne).

27

Figure 14

Brimbank Greater Melbourne

19.8

32.8

8.2 10.0

14.6 14.8

48.3

35.2

9.0 7.2

Bachelor or

Higher degree

Advanced

Diploma or

Diploma

Vocational

No qualication Not stated

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

27 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/

brimbank/qualifications - Accessed 20 February 2023.

Brimbank Community Profile 2023 28

Transport

The ability of residents to access services (e.g. health

care, education) and employment, is strongly influenced

by access to transport. Consequently, households

without a motor vehicle can be disadvantaged if they are

not in an area served by good public transport networks.

Generally, more established areas have better public

transport options, whereas households with two or

more cars are more likely to be located in areas not well

served by public transport, making access to a motor

vehicle a necessity.

Analysis of access to motor vehicles by Brimbank

residents showed that in 2021, 86.7% of households

had access to at least one motor vehicle, and 6.7% of

households had no access to a motor vehicle (compared

to 87.0% and 8.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne).

In Brimbank, residents in 32.2% of households had

access to one car; 34.2% had access to two cars; and

20.3% had access to three or more cars (compared

to 35.6%, 35.1% and 16.3% respectively for Greater

Melbourne).

The largest changes in household car ownership in

Brimbank between 2016 and 2021 were: (i) one car

households increased by 10.8%; and (ii) three or more

car households increased by 6.8%.

28

In 2021, Taylors Lakes – Keilor Lodge had the highest

proportion of households (72.8%) in Brimbank with two

or more cars, followed by Derrimut (72.3%) and Cairnlea

(72.0%). Residents in households with the lowest

proportion of two or more cars were found in Albion

(30.9%), Sunshine (39.4%) and Ardeer (42.5%).

29

Table 12

Taylors Lakes – Keilor Lodge

72.8%

Derrimut

72.3%

Cairnlea

72.0%

Keilor

67.4%

Keilor Downs

61.6%

Kealba

59.8%

Keilor Park & District

59.7%

Delahey

57.7%

Sydenham – Hillside

57.2%

Albanvale

56.3%

Kings Park

54.6%

Deer Park

53.4%

Sunshine West

51.2%

Sunshine North

50.8%

St Albans South

46.6%

St Albans North

43.3%

Ardeer

42.5%

Sunshine

39.4%

Albion

30.9%

City of Brimbank

54.5%

28 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/

brimbank/car-ownership - Accessed 20 February 2023.

29 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in atlas.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://atlas.id.com.au/brimbank -

Accessed 20 February 2023.

29 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

In 2021, there were 5,171 (6.2%) residents in Brimbank

(employed and aged 15 years or over) who accessed

public transport to get to work (i.e. train, bus, tram or

ferry), compared with 52,131 (62.8%) of residents who

travelled in private vehicles (i.e. car – as driver, car – as

passenger, bicycle, motorbike or truck). Compared to

Brimbank, Greater Melbourne had a lower proportion

(5.3%) of residents that accessed public transport, and a

substantially lower proportion (51.1%) who travelled to

work in private vehicles.

Of those residents in Brimbank who travelled to work in

private vehicles, the vast majority (98.4%) travelled by

car, either as a driver or passenger (compared to 97.2%

for Greater Melbourne). Furthermore, 14,851 (17.9%)

residents in Brimbank worked from home in 2021,

compared with 28.8% for Greater Melbourne.

30

Figure 15

Car - as driver

Car - as passenger

Worked at home

Train

Other

Bus

Walked only

Truck

Taxi/ride-share

Bicycle

Motorbike

Tram

Did not go to work

Not Stated

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Brimbank Greater Melbourne

57.0

46.5

4.8 3.2

5.3 3.6

1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 2.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.8

10.2 11.2

0.6 0.4

17.9

28.8

30 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/

brimbank/travel-to-work - Accessed 20 February 2023.

Brimbank Community Profile 2023 30

The Economy

Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) is a product

of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains

four indices: (i) Index of Relative Socio-Economic

Disadvantage (IRSD); (ii) Index of Relative Socio

Economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD); (iii)

Index of Education and Occupation (IEO); and (iv) Index of

Economic Resources (IER).

According to the IRSD, Brimbank was the second most

disadvantaged municipality in the Greater Melbourne area

in 2021, and the third most disadvantaged in Victoria.

31

However, the level of disadvantage was unevenly spread

throughout the municipality. Compared to areas with low

socio-economic disadvantage (higher IRSD score), those

areas with high levels of socio-economic disadvantage

– such as Kings Park, St Albans South and St Albans

North – are likely to have a higher proportion of people:

unemployed, on low incomes, with low educational

attainment, and working in low skilled jobs.

According to the Index of Relative Socio-Economic

Disadvantage (IRSD), the levels of disadvantage in

2021 were unevenly distributed across the suburbs

of Brimbank. The suburb with the highest level of

disadvantage was Kings Park, and the suburb with the

lowest level was Keilor.

32

Table 13

Kings Park

815.8

St Albans South

821.2

St Albans North

825.3

Albanvale

842.7

Sunshine North

864.8

Sunshine West

884.4

Ardeer

896.5

Deer Park

898.7

Delahey

899.2

Albion

907.0

Sunshine

931.1

Cairnlea

951.3

Kealba

962.4

Keilor Downs

965.9

Sydenham – Hillside

982.7

Derrimut

986.9

Keilor Park and District

1,000.4

Taylors Lakes – Keilor Lodge

1,042.0

Keilor

1,076.0

City of Brimbank

912.5

31 Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/seifa-disadvantage -

Accessed 8 May 2023.

32 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/

seifa-disadvantage-small-area - Accessed 8 May 2023.

31 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

According to the 2021 Census of Population and

Housing, 82,979 Brimbank residents were employed.

Over two-thirds (67.2%) of employed residents were in

the 25 to 54 years age group, 14.5% were aged 15 to 24

years, 14.7% were aged 55 to 64 years, and 3.5% were

in the 65 years and over age group.

33

Figure 16

The major occupations of the employed residents in

Brimbank were: Professionals (16.8%), Technicians and

Trades Workers (13.6%), Clerical and Administrative

Workers (13.4%), and Labourers (13.3%).

34

15 to 24 years

14.5%

65 years and over

3.5%

55 to 64 years

14.7%

45 to 54 years

19.7%

25 to 34 years

25.8%

35 to 44 years

21.7%

Table 14

Professionals

13,915

16.8%

Technicians and

Trades Workers

11,306

13.6%

Clerical and

Administrative

Workers

11,081

13.4%

Labourers

11,033

13.3%

Machinery

Operators and

Drivers

9,831

11.8%

Community and

Personal Service

Workers

9,092

11.0%

Managers

7,263

8.8%

Sales Workers

7,105

8.6%

Inadequately

described or not

stated

2,363

2.8%

Total

82,989

100.0%

The proportion of workers in a local area, who also live

in the Local Government Area or region, indicates the

level at which the resident workers meet the labour

requirements of the local industries and businesses.

In 2021, 28.0% of employed residents worked within

Brimbank (a rise from 27.2% in 2016). Of the 68.1% of

employed residents who worked outside of Brimbank,

the major destinations were: Melbourne (17.4%), Hume

(7.4%), Maribyrnong (7.3%) and Wyndham (6.9%).

35

33 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id,

the population experts. Available at: https://economy.id.com.au/

brimbank/labourforce-key-statistics - Accessed 14 March 2023.

34. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id,

the population experts. Available at: https://economy.id.com.au/

brimbank/occupations - Accessed 14 March 2023.

35 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id, the population

experts. Available at: https://economy.id.com.au/brimbank/residents

place-of-work-industry - Accessed 14 March 2023.

Brimbank Community Profile 2023 32

Figure 17

Live in the area,

but work outside

56,435

No xed place of work

3,223

Live and work

in the area

23,252

In 2021, Health Care and Social Assistance was the

largest industry employer of Brimbank residents

(11.3%), but less than one-third (29.0%) of residents

employed in that industry actually worked within the

City of Brimbank.

The industries with the highest levels of self

containment (i.e. employed residents working in

industries located in Brimbank) were Accommodation

and Food Services (36.4%), Education and Training

(35.4%), the Retail Trade (33.6%), Mining (32.5%) and

Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (31.6%).

36,37

Table 15

Health Care and

Social Assistance

11.3%

29.0%

Retail Trade

10.2%

33.6%

Manufacturing

9.6%

30.8%

Transport, Postal

and Warehousing

9.2%

28.7%

Construction

9.1%

27.8%

Accommodation and

Food Services

6.6%

36.4%

Education and

Training

6.4%

35.4%

Professional,

Scientific and

Technical Services

5.3%

19.7%

Public Administration

and Safety

4.9%

17.8%

Financial and

Insurance Services

4.0%

13.4%

Administrative and

Support Services

3.9%

23.0%

Wholesale Trade

3.0%

27.8%

Arts and Recreation

Services

1.4%

21.3%

Rental, Hiring and

Real Estate Services

1.2%

31.6%

Information,

Media and

Telecommunications

1.1%

19.1%

Electricity, Gas,

Water and Waste

Services

0.9%

19.7%

Agriculture, Forestry

and Fishing

0.6%

19.0%

Mining

0.1%

32.5%

Other Services

4.2%

29.2%

Industry not

classified

6.7%

29.6%

Total Industries

99.6%

28.0%

36 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id,

the population experts. Available at: https://economy.id.com.au/

brimbank/industry - Accessed 14 March 2023.

37. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id,

the population experts. Available at: https://economy.id.com.au/

brimbank/employed-locally - Accessed 14 March 2023.

33 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

In 2021, there were 7,100 (7.9% of total labour force)

unemployed residents in Brimbank - a decrease of 2.5%

from 2016.

38

Of the residents unemployed in Brimbank in 2021, a

higher proportion were males (53.5%), a rise from 52.0%

in 2016. Over half (55.0%) were aged between 25 to 54

years - a decrease from 56.7% in 2016. In 2021, over half

(54.9%) were looking for full-time work; a decrease from

57.0% in 2016.

The proportion of unemployed residents with no

qualifications in 2021 (52.8%) was lower than the

proportion in 2016 (54.5%). There was an increase in the

proportion of unemployed residents that had completed

Year 12 of schooling, compared to 2016 (61.8% vs

58.7%). In 2021, over half (56.3%) of unemployed

residents were born overseas (57.0% in 2016), and over

two-thirds (67.5%) spoke a language other than English

at home (68.0% in 2016).

39

Table 16

Total persons (looking for full-time

work or part-time work)

7,100

7.9%

10.4%

- Males

3,795

53.5%

52.0%

- Females

3,301

46.5%

48.0%

- 15 – 24 years

2,001

28.2%

31.4%

- 25 – 54 years

3,907

55.0%

56.7%

- 55 – 64 years

1,017

14.3%

11.2%

- 65 years and over

157

2.2%

0.9%

- Full-tine work

3,899

54.9%

57.0%

- Part-time work

3,201

45.1%

43.0%

- Bachelor or higher degree / Graduate

Diploma & Graduate Certificate Level

1,225

17.3%

14.2%

- Advanced Diploma or Diploma

623

8.8%

7.7%

- Certificate Level – I, II, III & IV

967

13.6%

14.0%

- No qualifications

3,749

52.8%

54.5%

- Year 12 or equivalent

4,387

61.8%

58.7%

- Year 11 or equivalent

766

10.8%

10.9%

- Year 10 or below

1,661

23.4%

24.9%

Born overseas

3,997

56.3%

57.0%

- English only

2,285

32.2%

31.5%

- Language other than English

4,791

67.5%

68.0%

38 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/

employment-status - Accessed 14 March 2023.

39. Australian Bureau of Statistics – Census of Population and Housing

2021 - TableBuilder – Available at: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/

microdata-tablebuilder/tablebuilder - Accessed 14 March 2023.

Brimbank Community Profile 2023 34

The City of Brimbank is a significant employment

destination in the Western Region, with many people

travelling into the municipality from other areas to work.

Of the 78,061 people who worked in Brimbank in 2021,

over two-thirds (70.2%) lived outside of Brimbank -

predominantly in Melton (15.7%), Wyndham (11.7%),

Hume (7.1%) and Moonee Valley (5.1%).

40

Table 17

Health Care and Social Assistance

8,048

74.8%

14.7%

Manufacturing

7,825

76.1%

14.3%

Construction

6,158

74.6%

11.2%

Transport, Postal and Warehousing

5,949

73.1%

10.9%

Retail Trade

4,529

61.6%

8.3%

Education and Training

4,113

68.7%

7.5%

Wholesale Trade

3,375

83.1%

6.2%

Public Administration and Safety

2,321

76.3%

4.2%

Accommodation and Food Services

1,897

49.0%

3.5%

Administrative and Support Services

1,219

61.9%

2.2%

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

1,094

55.9%

2.0%

Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services

786

84.1%

1.4%

Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services

690

69.2%

1.3%

Information Media and Telecommunications

388

68.9%

0.7%

Arts and Recreation Services

336

58.0%

0.6%

Financial and Insurance Services

309

40.9%

0.6%

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

253

72.3%

0.5%

Mining

98

79.0%

0.2%

Other Services

1,736

63.2%

3.2%

Industry not Classified

3,363

67.0%

6.1%

Total Industries

54,809

70.2%

99.4%

Note: In 2021, approximately 5,017 jobs in Brimbank were not classified to an industry. Of that number, over two-thirds (3,363; 67.0%) were being

undertaken by non-resident workers.

The industries with the highest numbers of non

resident workers were Health Care and Social

Assistance, Manufacturing, Construction, and Transport,

Postal and Warehousing.

41

40 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id, the population

experts. Available at: https://economy.id.com.au/brimbank/workers

place-of-residence-industry - Accessed 14 March 2023.

41 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id,

the population experts. Available at: https://economy.id.com.au/

brimbank/local-employment - Accessed 14 March 2023.

35 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

In 2021, the median weekly personal income of

Brimbank residents aged 15 years and over was $611

(compared to $841 for Greater Melbourne and $803 for

Victoria).

42

Compared to the Western Region and Greater

Melbourne, Brimbank had the highest proportion of

residents in the lowest and medium lowest income

quartile groups, and the lowest proportion of residents

in the highest income quartile group.

43

40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

City of Brimbank Western Region Greater Melbourne

Lowest group

$0 - $375

Medium lowest

$376 - $802

Medium highest

$803 - $1,474

Highest group

$1,475 and over

32.8

27.0 25.2

27.0 22.9 23.1

24.8

24.8

25.7

15.4

24.4 26.8

Figure 18

The suburbs in Brimbank with the highest proportion

of residents in the lowest income group were St Albans

South (37.1%), Kings Park (36.2%), Sunshine North

(35.0%) and St Albans North (34.6%). The suburbs

with the highest proportion of residents in the highest

income group were Keilor (28.8%), Derrimut (25.9%),

Taylors Lakes – Keilor Lodge (24.7%) and Keilor Park and

District (20.4%).

44

42 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

– 2021 Census QuickStats – Available at: https://www.abs.gov.au/

census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/LGA21180 - Accessed 20

March 2023.

43. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/

individual-income-quartiles?BMID=20 – Accessed 14 March 2023.

44 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/

individual-income-quartiles?BMID=20&WebID=10 - Accessed 14

March 2023.

Brimbank Community Profile 2023 36

In 2021, over half (60.9%) of males aged 15 years and

over in Brimbank, were in the lowest and medium lowest

individual income quartiles, almost one-quarter (24.8%)

in the medium highest, and 14.3% in the highest income

quartile. Between 2016 and 2021, there was an increase

of 861 males in the lowest income quartile.

45

For females in Brimbank, the breakdown was similar, with

60.9% in the lowest and medium lowest individual income

quartiles, almost one-quarter (23.4%) in the medium

highest, and 15.7% in the highest income quartile. The

most significant change for females between 2016 and

2021, was in the lowest income quartile, where there was

an increase of 1,460 females.

46

Table 18

Income Quartile Group Number Percentage Income Quartile Group Number Percentage

Lowest Group

($0 to $431)

23,898

32.5% Lowest Group

($0 to $363)

23,037

32.0%

Medium Lowest Group

($432 to $987)

20,878

28.4% Medium Lowest Group

($364 to $815)

20,290

28.2%

Medium Highest Group

($988 to $1,695)

18,239

24.8% Medium Highest Group

($816 to $1,434)

18,508

25.7%

Highest Group

($1,696 and over)

10,537

14.3% Highest Group

($1,435 and over)

10,153

14.1%

Table 19

Income Quartile Group Number Percentage Income Quartile Group Number Percentage

Lowest Group

($0 to $335)

24,614

32.9% Lowest Group

($0 to $250)

23,154

31.9%

Medium Lowest Group

($336 to $662)

21,000

28.0% Medium Lowest Group

($251 to $516)

20,481

28.2%

Medium Highest Group

($663 to $1,241)

17,527

23.4% Medium Highest Group

($517 to $979)

17,090

23.6%

Highest Group

($1,242 and over)

11,781

15.7% Highest Group

($980 and over)

11,841

16.3%

45 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/

individual-income-quartiles?Sex=1 – Accessed 14 March 2023.

46 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/

individual-income-quartiles?Sex=2 – Accessed 14 March 2023.

37 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

In 2021, the median weekly income for Brimbank

households was $1,501 (compared to $1,883 for the

Western Region and $1,866 for Greater Melbourne).

47

Although household income is a useful measure, it is

difficult to tell if changes over time and between geographic

areas are due to actual changes in income levels, or due to

changes in household size and composition.

Equivalised household income puts all households on

an equal footing, independent of household size and

composition, to enable a true comparison between areas

and over time. It is an indicator of the income resource

available to a household of standard size, and is the best

measure of the economic fortunes of households living

in the City of Brimbank.

Compared to the Western Region and Greater

Melbourne, Brimbank had the highest proportion

of households in the lowest and medium lowest

equivalised household income groups, and the lowest

proportion of households in the highest income group.

48

Figure 19

40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

City of Brimbank Western Region Greater Melbourne

Lowest group

$0 - $602

Medium lowest

$603 - $1,074

Medium highest

$1,075 - $1,708

Highest group

$1,709 and over

33.8

24.3 23.0

28.2 25.2 23.8

23.4

25.4

26.1

14.6

24.4 27.8

47 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://atlas.id.com.au/brimbank/

maps/median-household-income – Accessed 14 March 2023.

48 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/

equivalised-household-income-quartiles – Accessed 14 March 2023.

Brimbank Community Profile 2023 38

Between 2016 and 2021, there has been a small

increase in the proportion of Brimbank households

in the lowest income group, a very small decrease

in households in the medium lowest group, a small

decrease in the medium highest group, and a very small

increase in the proportion of households in the highest

income group.

48

Figure 20

40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

Lowest group

Medium lowest

Medium highest

Highest group

2016 2021 2016 2021 2016 2021 2016 2021

32.7

33.8

28.8

28.2

24.1

23.4

14.4

14.6

In 2021, the suburbs in Brimbank with the highest

proportion of households in the lowest income group

were St Albans South (43.2%), St Albans North (42.1%),

Kings Park (41.8%) and Sunshine North (39.2%). The

suburbs with the highest proportion of households in

the highest income group were Keilor (31.7%), Taylors

Lakes – Keilor Lodge (26.3%), Derrimut (22.3%) and

Kealba (19.7%).

48

48 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/

equivalised-household-income-quartiles – Accessed 14 March 2023.

39 Brimbank Community Profile 2023

The voluntary work sector is an important part of

the Australian economy. The level of volunteering

can indicate the cohesiveness of the community

and how readily individuals are able to contribute to

that community. Factors impacting on the level of

volunteering in Brimbank, include the age structure of

the population, the level of proficiency in English, income

and education levels.

According to the 2021 Census of Population and

Housing, 11,037 residents in Brimbank, aged 15 years

and over, engaged in some form of voluntary work in

the last twelve months, through an organisation or

group. Overall, 6.9% reported performing voluntary

work, compared with 9.2% for the Western Region and

12.1% for Greater Melbourne. Between the 2016 and

2021 Census, the number of volunteers in Brimbank

decreased by over 6,300 people.

49

In 2021, the suburbs with the highest levels of

volunteering in Brimbank were Keilor, Sunshine, Albion,

Keilor Park and District, and Taylors Lakes – Keilor Lodge.

The areas with the lowest levels of volunteering in

Brimbank were Albanvale, Kings Park, Delahey, St Albans

North, and St Albans South.

50

49 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the

population experts. Available at: https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank/

volunteering - Accessed 14 March 2023.

50 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing

2021. Compiled and presented in atlas.id by .id, the population

experts. Available at: https://atlas.id.com.au/brimbank - Accessed

14 March 2023.

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Table 20

Keilor

539

4,908

11.0%

Sunshine

754

7,914

9.5%

Albion

305

3,712

8.2%

Keilor Park and District

178

2,224

8.0%

Taylors Lakes – Keilor Lodge

1,158

14,540

8.0%

Ardeer

194

2,621

7.4%

Cairnlea

593

8,108

7.3%

Keilor Downs

601

8,343

7.2%

Kealba

189

2,675

7.1%

Sydenham - Hillside

687

9,761

7.0%

Derrimut

421

6,220

6.8%

Sunshine West

1,046

15,461

6.8%

Sunshine North

656

10,043

6.5%

Deer Park

942

14,455

6.5%

St Albans South

844

14,736

5.7%

St Albans North

975

17,086

5.7%

Delahey

386

6,786

5.7%

Kings Park

335

6,671

5.0%

Albanvale

218

4,588

4.8%

City of Brimbank

11,037

160,850

6.9%

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