Essendon

#2472 among destinations in Australia

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Essendon, is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km north-west of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Moonee Valley. At the 2016 census, Essendon had a population of 20,596. ()

Alternative names: Population: 20.3 thous. (2019)Area: 2.39 mi²Coordinates: 37°45'11"S, 144°54'38"E

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Essendon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Moonee Valley Racecourse, Queens Park, Melbourne/Moonee Ponds, Clocktower Centre.

1.4 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne
36 min walk • Moonee Valley Racecourse, currently marketed as The Valley, is a horse-racing track in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
1 miSE
Park, Lake
Queens Park, Melbourne
25 min walk • Queens Park is a significant park in Moonee Ponds in the City of Melbourne...
1 miSE
Area
Melbourne/Moonee Ponds, Melbourne
26 min walk • Moonee Ponds is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Moonee Valley. At the 2016 Census, Moonee Ponds had a population of 14,250. Moonee Ponds is home to Queens Park and the Moonee Valley Racecourse.
1.1 miSE
City hall, Performing arts
Clocktower Centre, Melbourne
29 min walk • The Clocktower Centre, previously known as Essendon Town Hall or Moonee Ponds Town Hall, is a civic building in Moonee Ponds in Melbourne, Australia. Operated by the City of Moonee Valley, it is a venue for performing arts as well as community and corporate activities.
1.7 miSW
Area
Maribyrnong, Melbourne
43 min walk • Maribyrnong is an inner suburb 8 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is the City of Maribyrnong, part of the River Ward. At the 2016 census, Maribyrnong had a population of 12,216.
0.8 miSE
Street
Mount Alexander Road, Melbourne
21 min walk • Mount Alexander Road is a major road in Melbourne's inner northern suburbs, connecting the northern edges of the city district to just south of Essendon Airport.
0.8 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Aberfeldie Park, Melbourne
21 min walk • Aberfeldie Park is a cricket ground in Essendon, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is the home of the Aberfeldie Park Cricket Club, and hosted several Rose Bowl series Women's One Day International cricket matches during the winter of 1984-85.
0.5 miE
Sport venue, Sport
Windy Hill, Melbourne
12 min walk • Windy Hill is an Australian rules football and cricket ground located in Napier Street, Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area.