3,071 ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,289
- 2016: 2,987
- 2021: 3,071
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Essendon North · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Essendon North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 3,000 people live in Essendon North, making it larger than about 85% of similar areas. The population is balanced across age groups, with the typical resident being 38 years old, which is about the same as the national figure.
3,071
▲ +34.2%
- 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 North — higher than 84% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Essendon North has a total population of 3,071 people. The typical resident is 38, which is much lower than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
38 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 34.1%. Children under 15 account for 14.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
16.2% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Essendon North, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 41.4% of residents have never married, while 41.3% are married. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.3%, a figure slightly below the national average of 11.5%.
0.6% ▲ +102.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +42.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Essendon North splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20887/essendon-north/topic/demographics-identity