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Niddrie - Essendon West vs Keilor East
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.8 km apart · Niddrie - Essendon West profile · Keilor East profile
Niddrie - Essendon West Keilor East
Keilor East and Niddrie - Essendon West are neighbouring suburbs in Melbourne's north-west. Keilor East is more likely to have detached houses, with 80.4% compared to 65.5% in Niddrie - Essendon West, and larger homes, where 91.1% have three or more bedrooms. Language diversity is far higher in Keilor East, where 33.3% of people use a language other than English at home, compared to 21.4% in Niddrie - Essendon West. Residents are also noticeably older in Keilor East, where the typical age is 43 and 22.9% of the population is aged 65 or over.
These two areas have tracked closely since 2011, sharing very similar household sizes and a nearly identical share of children under 15. Both areas also have a similar number of schools and nearly the same typical weekly rent. However, some gaps remain: Niddrie - Essendon West has a higher typical weekly income of $982, while Keilor East is more connected by street intersections. Walkability differs too, with Niddrie - Essendon West being more walkable and 98.3% of its homes within a 15-minute-city walkshed.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 6,267
- First area, 2016: 6,923
- First area, 2021: 7,460
- Second area, 2021: 15,073
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 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 Keilor East: 1.5% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 0.9% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Keilor East: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 75–79 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 1.0% males, 1.3% females; 75–79 in Keilor East: 2.2% males, 3.0% females
- 70–74 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Keilor East: 2.1% males, 3.1% females
- 65–69 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in Keilor East: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Keilor East: 2.2% males, 2.6% females
- 55–59 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Keilor East: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.9% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Keilor East: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.4% males, 4.3% females; 45–49 in Keilor East: 3.4% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.4% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Keilor East: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Keilor East: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Keilor East: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Keilor East: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 20–24 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Keilor East: 2.6% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Keilor East: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Keilor East: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 2.6% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Keilor East: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Niddrie - Essendon West: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Keilor East: 2.7% males, 2.6% 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: $759
- First area, 2011: $1,455
- First area, 2016: $1,747
- First area, 2021: $2,239
- Second area, 2021: $1,913
- First area, 2011: $1,849
- First area, 2016: $2,191
- First area, 2021: $2,758
- Second area, 2021: $2,257
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: $408
- 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 Keilor East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/210011230/niddrie-essendon-west/vs/210011534/keilor-east