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Flemington covers 1.2 square kilometres in the south of the city of Moonee Valley. In 2001 (according to census data), the suburb had 7,079 residents, of which 3,390 were males and 3,689 females. It accounted for seven per cent of Moonee Valley's total population. Kensington had a similar sized population, 7,439, of which 3,558 were males and 3,881 females. In local government terms, Kensington is split between the City of Melbourne and the City of Moonee Valley. Both Flemington and Kensington had higher than average number of young people (under 24 years of age) compared with Moonee Valley as a whole, and relatively fewer older residents. Flemington has 1,362 businesses (11.8% of the Moonee Valley total). The main industries in this postcode include property and business services (29%), transport and storage (11%), and retail trade (10%). In retail, Flemington and Kensington are home to two major shopping areas. Racecourse Road offers a multi-cultural shopping experience with a variety of specialist shops, eateries and cafes and two popular pubs. Newmarket Shopping Plaza is just up the road a minute. And Kensington has Macaulay Road's shopping strip with lots of cafes, interior design shops, a florist and other retail outlets as well as professional services. Along with Airport West, most Moonee Valley's main industrial and manufacturing businesses are in Flemington, Kensington and North Melbourne For a history of Flemington and Kensington and the wider area, please click here.
WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? Although one of Melbourne's older areas, Flemington has, overall, a population relatively new to Australia -- only 49% of residents were born in Australia (compared with 66% across Moonee Valley). The main overseas countries of birth were Vietnam, China, the United Kingdom, Italy, Horn of Africa countries (Somalia, Eritrea) and New Zealand. Among those born overseas, Flemington had an above average level of recent arrivals with 39% arriving between 1996 and 2001. Forty-three per cent of residents spoke a language other than English at home. The main other languages spoken were Chinese languages, Vietnamese, Arabic, Somali and Italian. Flemington's overseas-born residents had a below average level of proficiency in English - 32.5% of this group spoke English not well or not at all, compared to 20% across Moonee Valley. Perhaps a further reflection of this in census data is that Flemington residents had a very high level of non-response to the questions about country of birth and language spoken. FAMILIES IN FLEMINGTON Thirty four per cent of families in Flemington consisted of couples with children. Couples without children accounted for 33% of families. Flemington had a very high level of one-parent families, at 28% of the total compared with the Moonee Valley average of 15%. Flemington also had a high level of residents who lived alone, 17% (compared with the Moonee Valley average of 10.5%). SCHOOLS Seventy one per cent of Flemington primary and secondary school students attended a government school. Twenty per cent were in a Catholic school, and eight per cent in an independent private school. Amongst all Flemington residents, 30% did not complete Year 12. INCOME For Flemington residents over the age of fifteen, 60% earned less than $600 per week. Fifteen per cent earned $600-$999 per week. Eleven per cent of Flemington residents earned $1,000 or more per week. HOUSING Some 48% of occupied private dwellings in Flemington were flats, units or apartments (compared with a Moonee Valley average of 18%). Of these, some 80% had rents of less than $200 per week. A substantial amount of housing in Flemington, 17%, is semi-detached houses, row or terrace houses, or townhouses. Flemington had a low level of separate houses, 24%, compared with an average in Moonee Valley of 63%.
WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? Unlike Flemington, 64% of Kensington's population is Australian born (still a bit lower than the 66% average across Moonee Valley). The main overseas countries of birth were Vietnam, the United Kingdom, Italy, New Zealand and Malaysia. But like Flemington, many of those born overseas, 25%, were recent arrivals,coming to Australia between 1996 and 2001. Twenty-six per cent of residents spoke a language other than English at home, the main languages being Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Greek. And 20% of new arrivals spoke English badly or not at all. FAMILIES IN KENSINGTON Thirty one per cent of families in Kensington consisted of couples with children, considerably below the Moonee Valley average of 48%. Couples without children accounted for 46% of families. Flemington's one-parent families made up 17% of the total families. Kensington also had a comparatively high level of residents who lived alone, 15%. (compared with the Moonee Valley average of 10.5%). Kensington has quite a large student poulation, which perhaps accounts for its lower family figures. SCHOOLS Sixty per cent of Kensington primary and secondary school students attended a government school. Thirty three per cent were in a Catholic school, and seven per cent in an independent private school. Amongst all Kensington residents, 60% did completed Year 12. Kensington had quite a large population with some 10% of the total population attending teretiary education (university, TAFE or other). INCOME For Kensington residents over the age of fifteen, 49% earned less than $600 per week. Tweny four per cent earned $600-$999 per week (average for Moonee Valley: 19%). And 20% of Kensington residents earned $1,000 or more per week, well above the 13% average for Moonee Valley. HOUSING Semidetached houses, row or terracehouses and townhouses made up a substantial amount of accommodation in Kensington, some 42% (compared with an average 11% for Moonee Valley as a whole). The amount of free standing houses in Kensington was, not surprisingly, lower than the rest of Moonee Valley, 30% compared with 63%, but not lower than nearby Flemington. |
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