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Essendon West vs Maribyrnong

Name: Essendon West vs Maribyrnong — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.0 km apart · Essendon West profile · Maribyrnong profile

Essendon West Maribyrnong

Maribyrnong and Essendon West are neighbouring areas with very different housing and cultural profiles. Maribyrnong is far more diverse, with 43.6% of people born overseas and 47.9% using a language other than English at home. It has a higher share of renters (37.7%) and a high number of flats or apartments. In contrast, Essendon West is dominated by separate houses, which make up 67.8% of homes, and has a much higher share of homeowners who own their place outright (36.4%).

While the two areas remain distinct, the gap in their populations is widening as Maribyrnong has become much more mobile, with 45.8% of residents moving in the last five years. They do share a similar typical weekly personal income of around $1,000 and nearly identical rates of full-time employment. Both areas also provide excellent access to public transport, with almost every home within a 10 minute walk of a stop.

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Where they differ most

Population: 11,014 larger in Maribyrnong Other language: 25.5 pts higher in Maribyrnong Separate houses: 34.1 pts higher in Essendon West 3+ bedrooms: 25.4 pts higher in Essendon West Born overseas: 22.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong

Demographics & Identity

Population in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +11,014 larger in Maribyrnong gap widening

1,559 76th pct 12,573 88th pct

Median age in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +3 yrs older in Essendon West gap narrowing

39 yrs 26th pct 36 yrs 17th pct

Age structure

23.9% Young adults (25–44) +14.1 pts ▸ 38.0%

28.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.8 pts 24.2%

17.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.7 pts 13.7%

16.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.8 pts 11.4%

14.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.0 pts 12.6%

Marital status

47.9% Married ◂ +6.1 pts 41.8%

35.5% Never married +9.5 pts ▸ 45.1%

7.8% Divorced ◂ +0.3 pts 7.5%

5.7% Widowed ◂ +3.0 pts 2.7%

2.6% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Essendon West Maribyrnong

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.5% Australia ◂ +23.7 pts 52.9%

1.2% Vietnam +10.2 pts ▸ 11.4%

1.5% China +2.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.9% India +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.9% England ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

1.8% Italy ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

1.0% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.3% Philippines +1.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Nepal +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% South Africa even 0.3%

Ancestry

27.0% Australian ◂ +11.9 pts 15.1%

25.5% English ◂ +8.9 pts 16.6%

18.5% Italian ◂ +10.3 pts 8.1%

4.6% Chinese +11.1 pts ▸ 15.7%

2.8% Vietnamese +11.8 pts ▸ 14.6%

12.8% Irish ◂ +5.8 pts 7.0%

5.3% Greek ◂ +2.1 pts 3.2%

5.1% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 4.5%

2.5% Indian +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.3% Filipino +2.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.9% German +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.3% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

74.9% English only ◂ +26.6 pts 48.3%

1.9% Vietnamese +12.4 pts ▸ 14.3%

0.8% Cantonese +4.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.4% Mandarin +3.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.6% Italian ◂ +2.4 pts 2.1%

2.4% Arabic ◂ +1.3 pts 1.0%

2.2% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

0.6% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Tagalog +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

63.4% Christianity ◂ +21.9 pts 41.5%

26.2% No religion +10.5 pts ▸ 36.7%

2.1% Buddhism +7.8 pts ▸ 9.9%

3.7% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.7% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.7% Hinduism +1.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +2.53 more in Essendon West

3.69 49th pct 1.16 11th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +25 more in Maribyrnong

29 88th pct 54 93rd pct

Avg size in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +120 larger in Essendon West

672 89th pct 552 78th pct

ICSEA in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +17 higher in Essendon West

1,102 92nd pct 1,085 88th pct

Highest year of school

70.9% Year 12 +5.4 pts ▸ 76.3%

9.2% Year 11 ◂ +3.0 pts 6.1%

8.7% Year 10 ◂ +2.2 pts 6.5%

7.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 7.0%

Highest qualification level

34.1% Bachelor degree +5.1 pts ▸ 39.2%

17.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.4 pts 14.6%

16.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.0 pts 13.7%

12.2% Postgraduate degree +3.7 pts ▸ 15.9%

5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 4.8%

1.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

Field of qualification

24.9% Management & commerce ◂ +0.5 pts 24.4%

9.6% Society & culture +2.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

11.6% Engineering & related ◂ +0.1 pts 11.5%

11.4% Health ◂ +0.7 pts 10.6%

9.1% Education ◂ +2.2 pts 7.0%

6.6% Architecture & building ◂ +2.7 pts 3.9%

3.8% Information technology +2.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.9% Creative arts +1.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +$60 higher in Essendon West gap steady

$1,040 86th pct $980 80th pct

Household income in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +$318 higher in Essendon West gap widening

$2,338 87th pct $2,020 76th pct

Family income in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +$522 higher in Essendon West gap widening

$2,925 90th pct $2,403 78th pct

Household income distribution

28.2% $1,500–$2,999 +5.5 pts ▸ 33.6%

23.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.0 pts 15.5%

15.6% $650–$1,499 +7.8 pts ▸ 23.4%

15.4% Under $650 ◂ +4.5 pts 10.9%

11.2% $3,000–$3,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 12.0%

Personal income distribution

34.7% Under $650 ◂ +0.1 pts 34.6%

27.4% $650–$1,499 +4.2 pts ▸ 31.6%

25.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 23.0%

7.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 6.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.1% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 7.1%

6.5% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.1% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.7% Arthritis ◂ +2.1 pts 4.7%

4.0% Heart disease ◂ +1.5 pts 2.6%

3.5% Diabetes even 3.4%

2.6% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.6% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.1% None +3.1 pts ▸ 72.2%

18.7% One condition ◂ +2.0 pts 16.7%

4.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

1.8% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +52 larger in Maribyrnong

8 57th pct 60 79th pct

Median age in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +9 yrs older in Maribyrnong

20 yrs 25th pct 29 yrs 60th pct

Median income in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +$619 higher in Maribyrnong

$649 51st pct $1,268 87th pct

Household income in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +$265 higher in Maribyrnong

$1,874 57th pct $2,139 67th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +0.3 larger in Essendon West gap widening

2.7 71st pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

70.1% Couples with children ◂ +13.0 pts 57.2%

17.3% Couples without children +11.7 pts ▸ 29.0%

11.6% One-parent families +0.2 pts ▸ 11.8%

0.5% Other families +1.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

Household size

27.3% 2 people +6.0 pts ▸ 33.3%

25.6% 1 person +4.1 pts ▸ 29.6%

20.7% 4 people ◂ +6.4 pts 14.2%

15.1% 3 people +0.7 pts ▸ 15.8%

8.8% 5 people ◂ +4.0 pts 4.8%

1.9% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +$54 higher in Essendon West gap steady

$450 88th pct $396 81st pct

Mortgage in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +$682 higher in Essendon West gap widening

$2,682 89th pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +0.10 higher in Maribyrnong gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

25.9% Rented +11.8 pts ▸ 37.7%

36.4% Owned outright ◂ +10.9 pts 25.5%

35.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.0 pts 34.2%

1.4% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

1.2% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

67.8% Separate house ◂ +34.1 pts 33.6%

0.0% Flat or apartment +34.9 pts ▸ 34.9%

32.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.5 pts 31.3%

0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

46.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +12.8 pts 33.5%

16.1% 2 bedrooms +16.2 pts ▸ 32.3%

28.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.8 pts 18.4%

2.3% 1 bedroom +7.7 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.4% 5 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 4.5%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

45.9% $350–$549 +10.1 pts ▸ 56.0%

12.8% $200–$349 +12.7 pts ▸ 25.5%

21.6% $550–$749 ◂ +11.3 pts 10.3%

9.5% Under $200 ◂ +6.5 pts 3.0%

2.0% $750 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +21.6 pts 22.2%

28.4% $1,800–$2,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 32.7%

13.9% $1,000–$1,799 +12.2 pts ▸ 26.1%

8.0% Under $1,000 +4.4 pts ▸ 12.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +70 more in Maribyrnong

8 78th pct 78 88th pct

Stops/1k in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +1.07 more in Maribyrnong

5.13 78th pct 6.20 82nd pct

Departures/1k in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +179.8 more in Essendon West

3,248.9 98th pct 3,069.1 97th pct

PT routes in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +4 more in Maribyrnong

5 86th pct 9 86th pct

Stop walk in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +1 longer in Essendon West

3 21st pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +7 longer in Essendon West

18 15th pct 11 6th pct

Reach 30 min in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +27,201 more in Maribyrnong

31,115 83rd pct 58,316 87th pct

Reach 45 min in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +65,898 more in Maribyrnong

112,727 81st pct 178,625 86th pct

Transit to city in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +3 longer in Essendon West

54 43rd pct 51 38th pct

How people get to work

45.1% Car (driver) ◂ +1.1 pts 44.0%

33.6% Worked at home ◂ +1.5 pts 32.1%

3.0% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.7% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.3% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.8% Bicycle even 0.8%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

35.4% 1 vehicle +12.5 pts ▸ 47.9%

38.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.5 pts 32.0%

14.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.1 pts 9.2%

6.9% 4 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 4.0%

4.9% No vehicle +1.9 pts ▸ 6.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.0% Construction ◂ +6.3 pts 6.6%

9.4% Health care & social assistance +3.5 pts ▸ 13.0%

10.6% Professional & technical ◂ +1.6 pts 9.0%

10.4% Education & training ◂ +1.9 pts 8.5%

8.9% Retail trade +1.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.4 pts 6.5%

5.3% Accommodation & food +1.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.5% Public administration & safety +0.9 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.7% Transport & warehousing +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.2% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.1% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

29.8% Professionals +0.5 pts ▸ 30.3%

20.0% Managers ◂ +4.2 pts 15.7%

12.3% Clerical & administrative +1.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

10.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.3 pts 8.3%

7.6% Community & personal service +2.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.3% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.4% Labourers +1.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.3% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 5.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +1.0 higher in Maribyrnong

7.0 93rd pct 8.0 97th pct

Types ≤15 min in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +0.4 more in Maribyrnong

7.3 96th pct 7.7 98th pct

15-min city in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +1.9 pts higher in Essendon West

100.0% 100th pct 98.1% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +34.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong

62.3% 83rd pct 97.0% 98th pct

Walk to transit in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +0.4 pts higher in Essendon West

100.0% 100th pct 99.6% 99th pct

Walk to school in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +1.3 pts higher in Essendon West

99.9% 100th pct 98.6% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Essendon West in Maribyrnong even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +15.4 pts higher in Essendon West

100.0% 100th pct 84.6% 95th pct

Amenities/1k in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +10.1 more in Essendon West

25.7 69th pct 15.5 55th pct

Intersections/km² in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +122 higher in Maribyrnong

264 93rd pct 387 99th pct

Mean slope in Essendon West in Maribyrnong +0.8 pts higher in Essendon West

7.1% 63rd pct 6.4% 57th pct

Compare Essendon West with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Essendon West vs Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20888/essendon-west/vs/SAL21604/maribyrnong