1,559 ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,398
- 2016: 1,439
- 2021: 1,559
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Essendon West · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Essendon West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 1,559 people in Essendon West are married. This residential area is slightly older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 39.
1,559
▲ +11.5%
- 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 West — higher than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,559 is larger than about 78% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39, which is a little older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
39 yrs ▼ -2.5%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 17.4% of the area, which is about the same as the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.2% of residents, a proportion lower than in most similar areas.
16.2% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Essendon West splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Those in de facto relationships make up 7.2% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.5%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.5%, which is lower than most similar areas.
0.5% ▲ —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Essendon West, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20888/essendon-west/topic/demographics-identity