3011 is not 3012. Victoria is not a neighbour. Read who lives here, then the rent, then whether they can pay it.
The 2021 Census counted 17,131 people in Footscray suburb and 11,729 in West Footscray. Vietnamese at home is 10.5% in 3011 and 1.8% in Victoria. 55.9% of occupied 3011 dwellings are rented against 28.5% statewide. That is why Hopkins exists and why a plaza tower is not a weatherboard off Eleanor. It is not the whole suburb. Census 2026 results are not public yet. The next story is what those renters pay.
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Street fact
What language is spoken at home?
10.5%Vietnamese at home in 3011. Six times the state rate.2021 Census
Vietnamese
6x Victoria
Footscray 3011
10.5%
West Footscray 3012
8.2%
Victoria
1.8%
English only
Footscray 3011
53.3%
West Footscray 3012
62.2%
Victoria
67.2%
What this hides. Vietnamese at home is why Hopkins exists. It is not the whole suburb. English only is still 53.3% in 3011. QuickStats only prints the top other languages, so Somali, Amharic and Tigrinya sit below the published cut.
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Language used at home, 2021 Census. Household row is place of enumeration.
Measure
Footscray 3011
West Footscray 3012
Victoria
Vietnamese
10.5%
8.2%
1.8%
English only
53.3%
62.2%
67.2%
Mandarin
2.8%
1.5%
3.4%
Cantonese
2.3%
1.6%
1.3%
Non-English household
42.9%
37.6%
30.2%
Vietnamese at home is six times the state rate and English-only is still 53.3%. The strip is real. It is not a majority. Birthplace is the plot twist the food map skips.
Street fact
Where were people born?
50.9%of Footscray was born in Australia. The other half is not one diaspora.2021 Census
Australia
Half born here
Footscray 3011
50.9%
West Footscray 3012
61.2%
Victoria
65.0%
Vietnam
Footscray 3011
8.5%
West Footscray 3012
6.1%
Victoria
1.4%
What this hides. Half of 3011 was born here. The other half is not one diaspora. Vietnam, India, England, China and New Zealand all print in the suburb top five. WeFo sits closer to the state rate and still keeps a Vietnamese and Indian count.
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Country of birth, top responses, 2021 Census. Place of usual residence.
Measure
Footscray 3011
West Footscray 3012
Victoria
Australia
50.9%
61.2%
65.0%
Vietnam
8.5%
6.1%
1.4%
India
4.7%
3.7%
4.0%
England
2.2%
2.2%
2.7%
Half of 3011 was born here. The other half is not one diaspora. What they share is age: this suburb is a 20-to-34 machine with a hospital and a uni.
Street fact
Is this a young suburb?
34median age in 3011. Victoria is 38. The tell is the 20-to-34 share.2021 Census
Aged 20 to 34
38.5% versus 21.3% statewide
Footscray 3011
38.5%
West Footscray 3012
27.8%
Victoria
21.3%
Aged 0 to 14
Footscray 3011
10.6%
West Footscray 3012
17.2%
Victoria
18.0%
What this hides. 3011 is young because of the hospital, VU and one-beds, not because families vanished. 20 to 34 is 38.5% in Footscray and 21.3% statewide. WeFo has more children. 0 to 14 is 10.6% in 3011 and 17.2% in 3012. Inspect the street, not the median.
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Age bands, 2021 Census, percent of usual residents. Hero is median age in years. 20 to 34 and 65+ are summed from published five-year bands.
Measure
Footscray 3011
West Footscray 3012
Victoria
Aged 0 to 14
10.6%
17.2%
18.0%
Aged 20 to 34
38.5%
27.8%
21.3%
Aged 65 and over
11.0%
10.0%
16.8%
38.5% of Footscray is 20 to 34. Those people do not own the glass. Tenure is the number the listing photos never print.
Street fact
Do more people rent in 3011 than in Victoria?
55.9%of occupied 3011 dwellings are rented. Victoria is 28.5%.2021 Census
Rented
Almost double the state rent share
Footscray 3011
55.9%
West Footscray 3012
40.4%
Victoria
28.5%
Flat or apartment
Footscray 3011
52.3%
West Footscray 3012
21.4%
Victoria
12.1%
What this hides. The rent share is high because of station towers, not because every street is transient. 52.3% of occupied 3011 dwellings are flats. WeFo is 21.4% flats and 58.9% separate houses. A plaza lease and an Eleanor weatherboard are different products.
Suburb and Locality 2021 boundaries. Footscray is SAL20935. West Footscray is SAL22756. Victoria is the state comparator printed on the same QuickStats tables. Small random adjustments protect confidentiality, so rows may not add to 100.
Questions people ask next
Is this the whole of Maribyrnong?
No. These are suburb QuickStats for Footscray SAL20935 and West Footscray SAL22756. Maribyrnong LGA also folds in Yarraville, Seddon, Braybrook and the rest. Do not treat an LGA average as a 3011 street.
Why is the year 2021?
That is the latest published Census. Census 2026 has been collected. First suburb QuickStats are not out yet. A 2023 estimated resident population of 19,957 for Footscray sits on profile.id. It is an estimate, not a new Census.
Does this prove Footscray is Vietnamese?
No. Vietnamese at home is 10.5% in 3011, six times the state rate, and English only is still 53.3%. The strip is real. It is not a census majority.
Should I use these rent shares as today's asking rent?
No. Tenure is 2021 stock, not a 2026 listing. The rent street fact at /facts/what-it-costs-to-rent keeps Homes Victoria moving annuals. The stress street fact at /facts/can-they-pay-it keeps 2021 RAID. Walk the building. Body corp is not in either file.