Essendon - East

VIC

Essendon - East is a growing region in VIC with 13,196 residents.

SA2 code: 206031502
State: VIC

Population

13,196

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+3.4%

3yr: +7.7% · 10yr: +10.8%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$371/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,055/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Essendon - East (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +7.7%5yr: +3.4%10yr: +10.8%Total: +28.0%

Population grew from 10,309 to 13,196 over 24 years, averaging 1.0% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.2%

Mostly detached houses (40.1%), mixed tenure (56.1% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 40.1%

Townhouses 21.0%

Apartments 39.0%

2,073 houses1,085 townhouses2,016 apartments

Tenure

Owned 27.6%

Mortgage 28.5%

Renting 41.5%

Owned 27.6%Mortgage 28.5%Renting 41.5%Other / NS 2.4%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

776 (15.1%)

2 bed

1,900 (37.0%)

3 bed

1,388 (27.0%)

4 bed

830 (16.1%)

5 bed

213 (4.1%)

6+ bed

34 (0.7%)