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Essendon Melbourne, Victoria
Population:	17652 (2001 census)
Postcode:	3040
Area:	6.2 km²
Property Value:	AUD $485,000 [1]
Location:	10 km from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Moonee Valley
State District:	Essendon
Federal Division:	Maribyrnong
Suburbs around Essendon Essendon North Strathmore Pascoe Vale South Essendon West Essendon Pascoe Vale South Aberfeldie Moonee Ponds Brunswick West

Essendon is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley.

Contents 1 Transport 2 Politics 3 Schools 4 Sport and Culture 5 History 6 External links

The number 59 tram provides public transport along Mt Alexander and Keilor roads to the city.

Train services are available from Essendon, Glenbervie, and Strathmore railway stations on the Broadmeadows railway line.

Bus services are also available from Essendon with several routes ending at the station or continuing through to Moonee Ponds.

The suburb is bordered on the south west by the Maribyrnong River Trail, and on the east and north by the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail. Both are used by commuting and recreational cyclists.

The seat of Essendon in the Victorian Legislative Assembly is based on the suburb. The current state member is Judy Maddigan for the Australian Labor Party.

• St Columba's College
• St Bernard's College
• Buckley Park College
• Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
• Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School
• Ave Maria College

Essendon is home of the Essendon Football Club an Australian rules football club, which is a member of the Australian Football League. Essendon Football Club is one of the most successful football teams in Australia, having won 16 premierships in the VFL/AFL.

The Essendon District Football League is one of the strongest suburban football competitions in Melbourne and in the zone days, fed many players into elite level competition.

Essendon is the birthplace of the late Australian conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin, best known as the "Crocodile Hunter."

• Essendon and the banks of the Maribyrnong River were originally inhabited by the Wurundjeri tribe of the Kulin Aboriginal nation.

• In 1803, Charles Grimes and James Fleming were the first known European explorers into the Maribyrnong area.

• In 1851, the gold rush opened up the Moonee Ponds District with miners travelling along Mount Alexander Road to Castlemaine.

• In 1862, 169 residents sought the formation of the Borough of Essendon and Flemington.

• In the 1880s, the local council resisted industrial development in the form of cattle saleyards and brickworks, out of concern for pollution of the Maribyrnong River. Instead it embarked on a program to create, in its upper reaches, a playground for rowers, fisherman and swimmers.

• In 1890, a large mansion was built in the town. It was designed by eminent architect R.A. Lawson and built at a cost of £35,000. Originally known as Earslbrae Hall, it was the home of Collier McCracken, a member of a local brewing family. The building now houses Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School.

Suburbs of the City of Moonee Valley
Aberfeldie | Airport West | Ascot Vale | Avondale Heights | Essendon | Essendon Airport | Essendon North | Essendon West | Flemington | Kensington | Keilor East | Moonee Ponds | Niddrie | Strathmore | Strathmore Heights

Coordinates: -37.752° 144.909°

• Maps and aerial photos
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  • Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
• Essendon Historical Society Inc