Monash Bulletin - 14 August 2007

The Changing Face of Monash

The changing face of Monash shows an increasingly multicultural city of skilled property owners, according to new figures released from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The latest statistics also show an increase in residents renting property or in the process of paying off their homes. The separate house remains the dwelling of choice for more than 80% of the local population but the number of semi detached, row, terrace, townhouses, flats and units is on the rise.

Dan Wade, Monash Manager of Corporate Planning, said that any change in the statistical make up of the municipality has a potential impact on service provision, policy development and infrastructure planning.

"The number of separate houses in Monash has decreased, and the number of medium density houses has increased, which will require careful management of development to balance new housing styles with existing neighbourhoods," he said.

The most significant jump over the past five years is in the number of people who were born overseas, which has grown 13.4 % to take the total of people born overseas to 64,065.

"It appears high levels of local industry have attracted skilled migrants to the area, increasing the number of people who were born overseas locating to Monash. The City has also become more multicultural with 39.7% of its residents born overseas, and for the first time China and not the United Kingdom is the place where most of these residents were born," said Mr Wade. This is almost 10% higher than the Melbourne average of 28.9% of the population born overseas."

ABS CENSUS 2006 - City of Monash

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Published: 13 August 2007

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