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Essendon Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Economy & Advantage in Essendon Airport

How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.

A small residential population of just 14 people lives within the industrial and aviation hub of Essendon Airport. This area is primarily a place of work rather than a suburb, with a huge number of businesses operating in a very small area.

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📍 Essendon Airport, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Population growth

Annual population estimates and change since the census.

With only 14 residents, Essendon Airport is among the smallest areas of its kind in the country.

Business & building

Operating businesses and dwellings approved.

The area is dominated by industry, hosting 143 businesses despite being one of the smallest locations at this level.

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143

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.

Sources

  • Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Counts of Australian Businesses & Building Approvals — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Essendon Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011227/essendon-airport/topic/economy-advantage