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The quick read on
Essendon Fields
VIC 3041 · Moonee Valley
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 13
- Postcode
- 3041
ABS 2021
Essendon Fields, Victoria
Property market insights for Essendon Fields
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Essendon Fields VIC
Crime and safety
Is Essendon Fields safe?
The overall rate for Essendon Fields is 36,660 offences per 100,000 residents — 816% above the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Essendon Fields.
Overall crime rate
36,660
offences per 100,000 residents
816% aboveGreater Melbourne
Essendon FieldsGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Essendon Fields?
Essendon Fields VIC 3041 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
13 people call Essendon Fields home, with an average of 0 people per household and a median household income of $0 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 13
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $0 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 150.0%Below
15–3423.1%Below
35–5476.9%Above
55–740.0%Below
75 and over0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home0.0%Below
Drove to work112.5%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Essendon Fields
0.0% of workers in Essendon Fields worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Melbourne.
23.1% of Essendon Fields residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
0.0% of people in Essendon Fields described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Essendon Fields
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Essendon Fields VIC 3041.
Is Essendon Fields family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
0.0% of Essendon Fields's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
0 family households lived in Essendon Fields.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Essendon Fields?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Essendon Fields had 13 residents at the 2021 Census.
53.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
0.0% were 55 or older. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
How do people get to work in Essendon Fields?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
0.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
112.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
Who's moving to Essendon Fields, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
27.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 72.7% reported a different address.
61.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Essendon Fields?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
38.5% of residents used only English at home.
23.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Essendon Fields residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
61.5% of Essendon Fields's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 38.5% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 38.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Essendon Fields?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 30.8% of ancestry responses in Essendon Fields.
Australian ancestry made up 46.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Essendon Fields?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
50.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 0.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 37.5% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Essendon Fields?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.3%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
23.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 38.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Essendon Fields show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
92.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
0.0% reported asthma, 0.0% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Essendon Fields?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
0.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 66.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 0.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Essendon Fields?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $0 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Essendon Fields
Is Essendon Fields good for families?
The Census counted 0 local families. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Essendon Fields?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Essendon Fields
20 streets in Essendon Fields
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bradfield Ct
- Bristol St
- Bulla Rd
- Burns St
- Centro Cct
- Challenger Ct
- Earhart Ct
- English St
- Global Ave
- Hammond Ave
- Hargrave Ave
- Jones Court
- Larkin Bvd
- Lionel St
- Nomad Rd
- Shaw Ct
- Short St
- Taylor St
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- Vaughan St
- Wirraway Rd
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