▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁C FA ▁station ▁and ▁medical - amb ul ance ▁facilities . ▁▁▁ ▁Sport ing ▁facilities ▁c ater ▁for ▁A FL ▁football , ▁cr icket , ▁s occer , ▁tennis , ▁net ball ▁g ymn ast ics ▁and ▁la wn ▁bow ls ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁he ated ▁ind oor ▁pool . ▁The ▁G is bor ne ▁Soccer ▁Club ▁captain ▁is ▁ex - S occ ero o ▁and ▁Melbourne ▁Vict ory ▁captain ▁Carl ▁Val eri . ▁▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁media ▁reports ▁have ▁made ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁infl ux ▁of ▁young ▁profession als , ▁artists ▁and ▁' hip sters ' ▁to ▁the ▁region , ▁drawn ▁by ▁the ▁region ' s ▁natural ▁beauty , ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁access ▁to ▁city - style ▁c af es ▁and ▁restaur ants . ▁The ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁new ▁residents ▁is ▁making ▁the ▁local ▁population ▁growth ▁rate ▁among ▁the ▁fast est ▁in ▁regional ▁Victoria . ▁Loc als , ▁wor ried ▁about ▁the ▁environmental ▁and ▁cultural ▁impact s ▁of ▁this ▁growing ▁popular ity , ▁successfully ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁new ▁planning ▁controls ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Population ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁census , ▁G is bor ne ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁count ▁of ▁ 9 , 8 2 2 ▁people . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁ 8 2 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁residents ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁Australia , ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁foreign ▁countries ▁of ▁birth ▁being ▁England ▁( 4 . 0 %) ▁and ▁New