Essendon (VIC 3040): property prices & suburb profile
Moonee Valley LGA · Latest published data October 2025 · Page updated August 2026 · Public government records
Essendon property prices
The typical Essendon house sold for around $1,717,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +84.9% over 10 years and +20.1% over 5 years.
Change in medians published by the Victorian Valuer-General · rolling year to 2025-Q4 for recent horizons, yearly medians to 2024 further back
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| Period | Houses (yearly + recent quarters) | Units (yearly + recent quarters) |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $870,000 | $462,000 |
| 2014 | $942,000 | $470,000 |
| 2015 | $1,228,000 | $511,000 |
| 2016 | $1,365,000 | $530,000 |
| 2017 | $1,400,000 | $535,000 |
| 2018 | $1,691,000 | $505,000 |
| 2019 | $1,450,000 | $570,000 |
| 2020 | $1,520,000 | $615,000 |
| 2021 | $1,750,000 | $620,000 |
| 2022 | $1,845,500 | $599,500 |
| 2023 | $1,795,000 | $535,000 |
| 2024 | $1,741,500 | $542,500 |
| Apr 2024 | $1,900,000 | $615,000 |
| July 2024 | $1,655,000 | $497,500 |
| Oct 2024 | $1,700,000 | $565,000 |
| 2025 | $1,560,000 | $575,000 |
| Apr 2025 | $1,680,000 | $530,000 |
| July 2025 | $1,752,500 | $550,000 |
| Oct 2025 | $1,872,000 | $585,000 |
- Medians are published by the Victorian Valuer-General per suburb; we do not have individual sale records for this state, so there is no street-level breakdown on this page (our New South Wales pages have one).
- The headline figure is a sales-weighted average of the last four quarterly medians, not a median of individual sales, because one quiet quarter in a single suburb can move a quarterly median by more than the market did. The chart below plots each quarter as published.
- The Victorian Valuer-General yearly file currently ends at 2024; newer points on the chart and the short-horizon changes come from the quarterly file.
- Change over time reflects what sold in each period, not the value of any one home: a run of large or small homes moves it.
- Periods with fewer than 5 recorded sales are excluded.
Essendon medians by quarter
The most recent quarter on record for Essendon is 2025-Q4.
| 2025-Q4 | Unit | $585k | 103 |
| 2025-Q4 | House | $1.87M | 49 |
| 2025-Q3 | Unit | $550k | 94 |
| 2025-Q3 | House | $1.75M | 55 |
| 2025-Q2 | Unit | $530k | 92 |
| 2025-Q2 | House | $1.68M | 56 |
| 2025-Q1 | Unit | $575k | 82 |
| 2025-Q1 | House | $1.56M | 47 |
| 2024-Q4 | Unit | $565k | 83 |
| 2024-Q4 | House | $1.70M | 63 |
| 2024-Q3 | Unit | $498k | 72 |
| 2024-Q3 | House | $1.66M | — |
- Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.
Who lives in Essendon
Essendon has a median age of 39 and a median household income of $2,132 a week.
- Figures labelled Essendon are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Essendon - East" and postcode 3040 both extend beyond Essendon.
- SEIFA decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australian areas on that index and 10 the highest. The four indices measure different things and often disagree, which is why all four are shown: a suburb can rank high on education and occupation while ranking mid on economic resources.
Schools in Essendon
The 7 schools in Essendon sit at the 86th percentile nationally on ACARA's socio-educational index.
| Aberfeldie Primary School | Government | Primary | 1,108 |
| Buckley Park College | Government | Secondary | 1,088 |
| Essendon Primary School | Government | Primary | 1,137 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School | Independent | Combined | 1,161 |
| St Bernard's College | Catholic | Secondary | 1,100 |
| St Columba's College | Catholic | Secondary | 1,107 |
| St Therese's School | Catholic | Primary | 1,116 |
- ICSEA is ACARA's socio-educational index (average 1000). It describes the family backgrounds of the students enrolled, NOT how well a school teaches: a lower ICSEA means a less advantaged intake, not a worse school.
- Percentiles are ACARA's own national ranking, so the Australia bar is a published figure rather than our arithmetic. Each area shows the median of the mainstream schools sitting inside it; special schools are listed in the table but excluded from the medians.
- Public school intake zones are not published in our dataset for this state, so confirm catchments with the school.
Suburbs near Essendon
Essendon's typical house price of $1,717,000 is the highest of the 25 Melbourne West suburbs we cover.
Altona 3018
$1,201,000 typical house price
Ascot Vale 3032
$1,370,000 typical house price
Caroline Springs 3023
$788,000 typical house price
Deanside 3336
$690,000 typical house price
Deer Park 3023
$689,000 typical house price
Footscray 3011
$938,000 typical house price
Fraser Rise 3336
$695,000 typical house price
Harkness 3337
$593,000 typical house price
Essendon: common questions
- How much does a house cost in Essendon?
- About $1,717,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 207 recorded sales. That is a sales-weighted average of the four quarterly medians published by the Victorian Valuer-General: a single quarter in one suburb can swing on a handful of sales.
- Have Essendon prices gone up?
- Prices have risen 84.9% over 10 years and moved +20.1% over 5 years, comparing the latest rolling year with the same window a decade earlier. These movements reflect the mix of homes sold, not the change in value of a specific property.
- What do units cost in Essendon?
- The typical unit price was around $560,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4: a sales-weighted average of the quarterly unit medians, from 371 sales.
- Can I see Essendon prices street by street?
- Not yet. VIC publishes suburb-level medians rather than individual sale records, so street-level medians are only available on our New South Wales pages.
- Which schools are in Essendon?
- Essendon has 7 ACARA-registered schools, including Aberfeldie Primary School, Buckley Park College, Essendon Primary School, Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, St Bernard's College, St Columba's College.
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This page summarises public government datasets for general information. It is not financial, legal or property advice, figures can contain source errors, and postcode or SA2 statistics cover a wider area than the suburb itself. Flood and bushfire overlays are not yet loaded for VIC pages, so the absence of a risk section is a data gap, not an all-clear: always check the vendor statement and planning certificate. Verify anything material independently before acting on it.