21,240 ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18,852
- 2016: 20,596
- 2021: 21,240
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Essendon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Essendon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 21,000 people live in Essendon, making it one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. It is a diverse community where the typical resident is 39 years old. The population is largely made up of working-age adults, with a smaller proportion of children than the national average.
21,240
▲ +12.7%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Essendon — higher than 90% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Essendon has a total population of 21,240. The typical resident is 39, which is a little older than the national and state figure of 38 years.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 29.3%. Children under 15 account for 15.0% of the population, which is well below the 18.2% national figure.
15.8% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Essendon splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 45.4% of residents are married and 40.3% have never been married. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.3%, which is a little below the Australian average of 11.5%.
0.4% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +49.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Essendon, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (40%) and Divorced (7%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Essendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20885/essendon/topic/demographics-identity