DEMOGRAPHICS

The North East Health Promotion Centre’s catchment area is bounded by the Cities of Banyule, Darebin, Whittlesea and the Shire of Nillumbik. This area has a population of nearly 400, 000.

Compared with the state as a whole the catchment area of the Centre has a higher ratio of:

  • young adults
  • residents with tertiary qualifications
  • residents renting accommodation
  • residents living alone or in group households
  • residents with very low household incomes (40% under $30,000 per year)
  • Residents who speak languages other than English at home (18% Greek, 10% Italian, 2% Arabic) and who were born overseas.

The four municipalities have about 8% of the total Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. (La Trobe University Primary Health Care Research and Development Centre, 1998. North East Community Health Centre Alliance Redevelopment Project)

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