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Andrea Federico • Rasma Melderis • Nick D’Aglas • Robyn Grant • Cristy Sparkes
Furlong Main Cluster
St Albans, Victoria • Australia
Who are we? Who are our clientele? Local Issues
What service provision issues do we Migration Patterns
have in common? All schools within the Furlong Main Roads area have
a transient population. The transient population within
City of Brimbank the secondary setting in 2003 was around 12%. The
The Furlong Main Cluster is a cluster of 5 schools transience results from migration into new housing
located in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. estates on the Western boundary of the City of Brimbank
Its location is within the City of Brimbank. or migration out of Brimbank.
Historically since 1955, when the secondary college
Demographics was established, a high percentage of the school-age
The cluster is located within the city of Brimbank, 20 population comprised recent arrivals.
kilometres from the CBD. The City of Brimbank is the From 1950 until 1970 immigration was predominantly
second largest municipality in Melbourne with an area of from Eastern Europe. Overseas migration into the area
123 square kilometres and more than 170,000 residents.
Census data indicate that 3,940 Brimbank citizens are post-1970 has largely been associated with refugee
Australian born. Other citizens of Brimbank belong to intake, including:
one of 38 cultural groups. 35 different languages are 1970-90 Vietnam, Laos and Asia Minor
spoken within Brimbank.
1980-90 Balkans
The school-age population within the area is expected
to remain stable over the next 20 years. A school-aged 2000 - present Sudan
population of 41,500 students is predicted by 2031. The transitory population within the City of Brimbank
Currently enrolments are approximately 30,900. results in some movement between local schools within
the cluster.
Residential expansion within Brimbank is from existing
residents, overseas migration and suburban migration
from areas to the east – predominantly from the Cities of Literacy
Maribyrnong and Moonee Valley. Demographic studies Many challenges faced independently by schools within
anticipate that a the migratory trend will continue into the Brimbank stem from low levels of adult literacy.
future, as housing estates are developed in Melton Shire, Migration from Asia has created a unique series of issues
Caroline Springs, Taylors Hill and Cairnlea. centred on literacy throughout the Furlong Main Cluster.
Overview of migration patterns within the City of Brimbank.
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