Essendon North Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Essendon North (3041) is a suburb of Melbourne, North West, Victoria. It is about 9 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Essendon North is in the federal electorate of Maribyrnong.

In the 2011 census the population of Essendon North was 2,289 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Essendon North is 39 years of age.

67.9% of people living in the suburb of Essendon North were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.1% India, 4.5% Italy, 1.8% England, 1.2% China , 1.1% New Zealand, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.6% Greece, 0.5% Malta, 0.5% Croatia, 0.5% Thailand, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Egypt, 0.4% Cyprus, 0.4% Sri Lanka.

69.0% of people living in Essendon North speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 6.9% Italian, 3.1% Greek, 2.1% Other, 1.3% Hindi, 1.2% Mandarin, 0.7% Cantonese, 0.6% Urdu, 0.6% Other.

The religious makeup of Essendon North is 41.5% Catholic, 16.3% No religion, 10.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.6% Anglican, 4.9% Eastern Orthodox, 4.4% Uniting Church, 3.5% Hinduism, 2.1% Buddhism, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Christian, nfd.

47.7% of people are married, 35.6% have never married and 7.2% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 136 widowed people living in Essendon North.

62.4% of the people living in Essendon North over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.4% are working on a part time basis. Essendon North has an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Essendon North are 25.1% Professionals, 18.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.0% Managers, 12.2% Technicians & trades workers, 10.4% Sales workers, 8.5% Community & personal service workers, 5.4% Labourers, 4.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Essendon North work in are 10.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Retail trade, 9.5% Construction, 8.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.5% Education and training, 8.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.0% Manufacturing, 7.1% Public administration and safety, 6.0% Accommodation and food services.

32.1% of homes are fully owned, and 30.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $664 per week and the median household income is $1270 per week.

The median rent in Essendon North is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Essendon North postcode 3041