Housing

essendon

Victoria · Census 2021

$1.71M

-2.5% yr · median house · Dec 2025

Essendon is an inner-city suburb of Moonee Valley.

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Median house price

People

Population

21,240

Median age

39 yrs

Income / person / wk

$1,067

Household income / wk

$2,132

Housing

Median rent / wk

$380

Mortgage / month

$2,275

Culture & community

Dominant religion: Catholic · 37%
Top language at home: Italian · 2%
No religion: 32%
Born overseas: 26%
English only at home: 75%

Local amenities

Amenity score

100/100

Schools

Supermarkets

Pubs & bars

Parks

Libraries

GP clinics

Pharmacies

Hospitals

Nearest supermarket

0.6 km

Nearest train

0.8 km

Nearest hospital

4.2 km

Distance to coast

10.1 km

NBN

Fixed Line

Grocery mix: 1 Coles · 2 Woolworths · 1 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).

Schools by sector

Government

Catholic

Independent

Primary

Secondary

Nearest secondary

0.9 km

School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.

Local council

Council (LGA): Moonee Valley
Council population: 114,912
Council area: 43 km²
Density: 2,666/km²
Federal grants: $4.35M/yr (2025-26)
Grants per resident: $38/yr
Avg rates / property: $2,027
Operating result: +8.3%
Asset renewal: 125%

Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: VIC Local Government Performance Reporting 2024-25, Local Government Victoria. All CC BY 4.0.