West Footscray, Victoria

West Footscray is an inner-western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Maribyrnong. At the, West Footscray had a population of 10,222.HistoryWest Footscray Post Office opened on 15 April 1914.DemographicsThe most common ancestries in West Footscray were English 16.2%, Australian 15.9%, Vietnamese 7.8%, Irish 6.7% and Scottish 5.2%.In West Footscray, 53.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 8.0%, India 5.9%, Italy 1.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8% and England 1.7%.51.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 10.4%, Italian 3.2%, Greek 2.0%, Cantonese 1.8% and Telugu 1.6%.The most common responses for religion in West Footscray were Catholic 25.0%, No Religion 24.3%, Buddhism 8.4%, Anglican 6.1% and Islam 5.6%.MedicineThe Western General Hospital's grounds are located in Footscray although in an area many local residents consider to be West Footscray (Formerly Western General Hospital, Footscray Hospital).The Hospital's Emergency and Triage entrances are located in Eleanor Street, Footscray.The Western Private Hospital is located adjacent to the Western Hospital, on the corner of Eleanor and Marion Streets.A large number of other private medical practices are also located on Eleanor Street and Stanlake Street.There is a Veterinary Practice located on Barkly Street.