Wyndham has regained the title of Victoria’s fastest-growing municipality after more than 11,000 people moved to the city in 2014.
Latest regional population growth data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals that last year Wyndham’s population grew by 11,131 people, or 5.7 per cent.
At last December, the city’s population was 205,571. The municipality has been the fastest- growing area in Victoria for seven of the past eight years. In 2013, the City of Melbourne took the title, recording a 10.5 per cent increase in its population compared to Wyndham’s 6 per cent rise.
The ABS data also revealed that Wyndham suburbs are among the most popular in the country, with Point Cook named the second-fastest-growing suburb.
Last year, Point Cook’s population grew by 3500 people to 44,000. The fastest-growing suburb was South Morang, which recorded an increase of 4200 people.
Tarneit welcomed 3300 new residents, while Truganina’s population grew by 2500. Wyndham Vale added 1019 people, while Werribee South gained just 215 and Werribee 120.
Hoppers Crossing was the only suburb to record a drop in its population, with 189 people leaving the suburb.
The council has labelled the growth “unrelenting”, adding that it was a result of state and federal government plans and policies.
Wyndham mayor Peter Maynard said the council had advocated to the state government for the timely provision of infrastructure to meet the needs of the community as it grows.
He said at current growth rates, Wyndham needed at least one new school every year, while high priorities included upgrades to arterial roads, continued expansion and improvements to bus services, and more commuter parking.
“Wyndham city will continue to advocate strongly to the state government through campaigns like Get Wyndham Moving to meet the needs of our growing community.”
