page_title: Footscray, Victoria
section_title: People
hierarchical_section_title: Footscray, Victoria / People
caption_attribution_description: English: Railway Bridge Footscray 2020
context_page_description: Footscray is an inner-western suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 6 km from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2016 census, Footscray had a population of 16,345.
  Footscray is characterised by a very diverse, multicultural central shopping area, which reflects the successive waves of immigration experienced by Melbourne, and by Footscray in particular. Once a centre for Greek, Italian and former Yugoslavian migrants, it later became a hub for Vietnamese and East African immigrants in Melbourne. It has recently begun to undergo rapid development and gentrification, and Timeout Magazine placed Footscray at 13th in its '50 Coolest Neighbourhoods in the World' for 2019, reflecting its evolving reputation; citing in particular its diverse array of international cuisine, bars and nightlife, as well as the emerging arts scene.
  Footscray is named after Foots Cray, on the River Cray in London, England.
context_section_description: Footscray was home to the Aboriginal Woiwurrung and Boonwurrung tribes of the Kulin nation.
  In 2011, Footscray's 13,193 residents came from 135 countries.
  In 2006 less than half the population (41.1%) was born in Australia, the main countries of overseas origin are Vietnam, China, India, United Kingdom and Italy. In the 21st Century, Maribyrnong of which Footscray is a part, saw a major increase in residents from Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar, including a large proportion of refugees.
  Footscray has Victoria's fourth-highest proportion of residents born in South-East Asia (13.9%).
  The average person in Footscray is 33 years of age.
  Maribyrnong Council predicts a population boom will more than double Footscray resident numbers from 14,100 to 30,500 by 2031, requiring about 7000 new dwellings.
caption: Railway Bridges and Maribyrnong River - Footscray 2020
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