Essendon (Victoria)

Essendon
State :  Australia State : Victoria City : Melbourne
Coordinates : 37 ° 45 ′  S , 144 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 45 ′  S , 144 ° 55 ′  E Area : 6.2  km²
Residents : 20,596 (2016) Population density : 3322 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 3040 LGA : Moonee Valley City
Essendon

Essendon is a district of the Australian city ​​of Melbourne . He belongs to the administrative area of City of Moonee Valley .

The area around Essendon was originally inhabited by Aborigines from the Kulin tribe. A post office was opened in 1856. In 1871 a rail link to Melbourne was established.

The well-known documentary filmmaker Stephen Robert Irwin (1962-2006) comes from Essendon.

Personalities

• Judith Durham (* 1943), Australian singer, musician, singer-songwriter and composer
• Steve Irwin (1962–2006), Australian documentary filmmaker , adventurer and zoo director.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Essendon ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2020.