Essendon West flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Essendon West
(Moonee Valley, VIC) - 1.01 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
1.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Essendon West's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Essendon West
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Essendon West at a glance
How Essendon West is zoned
Selling in Essendon West? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 1.01 km², Essendon West is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Residential 1 Zone (R1Z). The median lot measures about 400 m² across 939 parcels.
Who lives in Essendon West
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Essendon West suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1096, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Essendon West's 1,559 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Niddrie - Essendon West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Essendon West. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Essendon West itself.
5,903 in 2001 to 8,048 in 2025, up 36%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Essendon West data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 24 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Essendon West address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Essendon West. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Essendon West lot.
Essendon West planning - frequently asked
Is Essendon West flood-prone?
About 17% of Essendon West falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.
Is Essendon West bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Essendon West and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Moonee Valley average is 2%).
Is Essendon West under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Essendon West, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 3 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Essendon West?
The dominant planning zone in Essendon West is Residential 1 Zone (R1Z), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Essendon West have heritage-listed places?
Essendon West has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Essendon West?
Across 939 surveyed parcels in Essendon West, the median lot size is about 400 m². There are also 291 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Essendon West have a train station?
There is no train station inside Essendon West itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Essendon West?
At the 2021 Census Essendon West had 1,559 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Niddrie - Essendon West statistical area, which contains Essendon West, went from 5,903 people in 2001 to 8,048 in 2025, up 36%.
Is Essendon West an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Essendon West scores 1096 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Essendon West?
Median household income in Essendon West was $2,338 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,043 for the typical suburb in Moonee Valley. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,682 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberfeldie | 1.3 km | 15% | 0% |
| Niddrie | 1.7 km | 4% | 0% |
| Maribyrnong Maribyrnong |
1.9 km | 24% | 0% |
| Avondale Heights | 2.0 km | 11% | 0% |
| Essendon | 2.4 km | 4% | 0% |
| Essendon North | 2.4 km | <1% | 0% |
| Keilor East | 3.1 km | 6% | 28% |
| Maidstone Maribyrnong |
3.1 km | 5% | 0% |
| Moonee Ponds | 3.4 km | 3% | 0% |
| Airport West | 3.6 km | 4% | 0% |