Essendon West, Victoria

Essendon West
Melbourne, Victoria

View of city skyline and Maribyrnong River at Essendon West
Essendon West
Population: 1363 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3040
Area: 1 km² (0.4 sq mi)
Location: 11 km (7 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Moonee Valley
State District: Niddrie
Federal Division: Maribyrnong
Suburbs around Essendon West:
Keilor East Niddrie Essendon
Keilor East Essendon West Essendon
Avondale Heights Maribyrnong Aberfeldie

Essendon West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley. At the 2006 Census, Essendon West had a population of 1363.

It is bounded in the west by Steele Creek, in the north by Rosehill Road, in the east by Afton Street and Hoffmans Road, and in the south by the Maribyrnong River.

Essendon West is primarily residential with a range of housing ranging from inter war Californian Bungalows to post war dwellings to more modern homes.

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History

Essendon West Post Office opened on 1 July 1924. [2]

Community

Essendon West is represented by an Australian Rules football team, Doutta Stars playing in the Essendon District Football League. Its home ground lies in the west of the suburb of Essendon.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Essendon West (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21265&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-29. 
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 
  3. ^ Full Points Footy, Doutta Stars, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/doutta_stars.htm, retrieved 2009-04-15