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Niddrie - Essendon West vs Avondale Heights
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.1 km apart · Niddrie - Essendon West profile · Avondale Heights profile
Niddrie - Essendon West Avondale Heights
Avondale Heights and Niddrie - Essendon West are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Avondale Heights is much older and more multicultural, with 26.8% of people aged 65 and over and 39.8% born overseas. It also has a higher share of people who speak a First Nations language (16.0%) and more separate houses. In contrast, Niddrie - Essendon West has more working adults (68.5% compared to 54.5% in Avondale Heights) and higher typical incomes, with a typical household earning $2,239 a week compared to $1,587 in Avondale Heights.
Both areas are very similar in terms of how people live, with an identical 2.6 people per home and about the same number of people providing unpaid care. They also share a similar overall advantage score that sits near the national average. While they are alike in these ways, the gap in typical incomes remains wide, and Niddrie - Essendon West has far more public transport departures and a higher number of schools.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 6,267
- First area, 2016: 6,923
- First area, 2021: 7,460
- Second area, 2021: 12,388
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Niddrie - Essendon West: 1.0% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in Avondale Heights: 2.0% males, 2.9% females
- 80–84 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 0.9% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Avondale Heights: 2.1% males, 2.6% females
- 75–79 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 1.0% males, 1.3% females; 75–79 in Avondale Heights: 2.5% males, 3.2% females
- 70–74 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Avondale Heights: 2.7% males, 3.4% females
- 65–69 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in Avondale Heights: 2.2% males, 3.1% females
- 60–64 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Avondale Heights: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Avondale Heights: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.9% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Avondale Heights: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.4% males, 4.3% females; 45–49 in Avondale Heights: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.4% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Avondale Heights: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Avondale Heights: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Avondale Heights: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Avondale Heights: 2.9% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Avondale Heights: 2.8% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Avondale Heights: 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Avondale Heights: 2.8% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 2.6% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Avondale Heights: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Avondale Heights: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $634
- First area, 2016: $764
- First area, 2021: $982
- Second area, 2021: $666
- First area, 2011: $1,455
- First area, 2016: $1,747
- First area, 2021: $2,239
- Second area, 2021: $1,587
- First area, 2011: $1,849
- First area, 2016: $2,191
- First area, 2021: $2,758
- Second area, 2021: $2,039
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $331
- First area, 2016: $371
- First area, 2021: $435
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,400
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Niddrie - Essendon West vs Avondale Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/210011230/niddrie-essendon-west/vs/210011533/avondale-heights