The Diverse Communities of Brimbank Profile - Brimbank City Council
The Diverse Communities of Brimbank Profile - Brimbank City Council
The Diverse Communities of Brimbank Profile - Brimbank City Council
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An Overview <strong>of</strong> the Population and <strong>Communities</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Brimbank</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Future <strong>of</strong> <strong>Brimbank</strong>s<br />
Population…<br />
<strong>The</strong> attraction <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Brimbank</strong><br />
municipality is reflective <strong>of</strong> the<br />
significant amount <strong>of</strong> residential<br />
housing opportunities and the<br />
affordability <strong>of</strong> the area, as well as<br />
the relative close proximity to central<br />
Melbourne. A large proportion <strong>of</strong> the<br />
municipality has older housing stock,<br />
although newer housing estates have<br />
grown in the last 10 years. Over the<br />
next 10 years, residential development<br />
in the suburbs <strong>of</strong> Cairnlea, Deer Park,<br />
Derrimut and Sunshine North, as well<br />
as general infill sites will increase<br />
housing stock.<br />
<strong>The</strong> various suburbs within <strong>Brimbank</strong><br />
have developed different roles,<br />
reflecting the variety <strong>of</strong> needs or<br />
aspirations <strong>of</strong> different populations.<br />
Areas such as Keilor and Taylors<br />
Lakes are attractive to mature families<br />
looking to upgrade to their second<br />
and third home. Albion, Sunshine and<br />
St Albans have a significant stock <strong>of</strong><br />
rental housing, which attracts a large<br />
share <strong>of</strong> overseas migrants, as well as<br />
a more youth-oriented market seeking<br />
affordable housing opportunities.<br />
Delahey and Sydenham-Hillside are<br />
just completing their rapid suburban<br />
growth cycles, while other areas<br />
such as Albanvale, Kings Park and<br />
Keilor Park were developed rapidly in<br />
previous decades and currently have<br />
larger homes <strong>of</strong> older styles.<br />
As housing development slows<br />
after 2015, a change in the type <strong>of</strong><br />
development will occur, with greater<br />
focus on re-zoning older industrial<br />
sites, creating higher density infill,<br />
to cater for smaller household sizes.<br />
As a result, the areas <strong>of</strong> Sunshine<br />
(Sunshine, Sunshine North and<br />
Sunshine West) are expecting the<br />
next largest population increase by<br />
2031 after the fringe growth areas.<br />
This will change the age structure <strong>of</strong><br />
the Sunshine areas, with increases<br />
in younger people greater than those<br />
among the elderly, as younger people<br />
moving into higher density areas with<br />
more <strong>of</strong> an “urban” feel, and in close<br />
proximity to transport.<br />
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