25-532: Essendon may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Essendon, Victoria Essendon railway station Essendon Airport Essendon Football Club , in the Australian Football League Electoral district of Essendon Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington United Kingdom [ edit ] Essendon, Hertfordshire Baron Essendon Topics referred to by
50-600: A mix of housing styles including detached single family homes, terrace houses and semi-detached homes, many dating to the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The area around Wellington Street and Farnham Street includes many walk-up privately owned flats built during the 1960s and 1970s. Flemington also contains a large public housing estate consisting of four twenty storey towers and several three and four-storey walk-up blocks of flats. Public housing in Flemington makes up 24% of
75-675: Is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 5 km (3.1 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District , located within the Cities of Melbourne and Moonee Valley local government areas . Flemington recorded a population of 7,025 at the 2021 census . Flemington is located between the Maribyrnong River and the Moonee Ponds Creek and includes the locality of Newmarket , in which
100-470: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Essendon, Victoria Essendon ( / ɛ s ən d ən / ) is an Inner suburb in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 8 km (5.0 mi) north-west of Melbourne's central business district , located within the City of Moonee Valley local government area . Essendon recorded a population of 21,240 at
125-523: The 2021 census . Essendon is bounded in the west by Hoffmans Road, in the north by Keilor Road and Woodland Street, in the east by the Moonee Ponds Creek , and in the south by Buckley Street (except for a small section further south bordering Moonee Ponds ). Essendon and the banks of the Maribyrnong River were originally inhabited by the Wurundjeri clan of the Woiwurrung speaking people of
150-611: The Craigieburn railway line . Bus services are also available from Essendon railway station 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
175-653: The Kulin nation . In 1803, Charles Grimes and James Fleming were the first known European explorers into the Maribyrnong area. Essendon was named after the village of Essendon in Hertfordshire, England. Richard Green, who arrived in Victoria in the 1850s and settled near Melbourne, was a native of Essendon, Hertfordshire, where his father Isaac Green was either owner or tenant of Essendon Mill, and he bestowed
200-838: The Victorian Legislative Assembly , is based on the suburb. The current state member is Danny Pearson , for the Australian Labor Party . State; Private; Essendon is home of the Essendon Football Club (the Bombers), an Australian rules football club which is a member of the Australian Football League . Essendon is one of the most successful football teams in Australia, having won 16 premierships in
225-519: 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, fishermen 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 Earlsbrae Hall, it
250-556: The Maribyrnong River and the Moonee Ponds Creek. The Victorian Goldrush of the 1850s encouraged further development as Mount Alexander Road was the main route to the North Western Goldfields. Flemington Post Office opened on 1 January 1854; the current heritage-listed building dates from 1890. It was originally included in the City of Essendon at its formation in 1861 and the first Melbourne Cup
275-1093: The Racecourse Road and Pin Oak Crescent shops. Barry Humphries declared in 2005 that his favourite building in Melbourne was the Flemington Post Office, which is on Wellington Street. Flemington has three kindergartens, three primary schools, a secondary college and a special needs school. The suburb has twelve parks, reserves and ovals. In the 2016 census , there were 7,719 people in Flemington. 52.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Vietnam 5.2%, Ethiopia 3.3%, Somalia 2.2%, New Zealand 1.9% and China 1.8%. 50.6% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 5.5%, Somali 4.9%, Arabic 3.9%, Cantonese 3.5% and Mandarin 1.9%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 33.9% and Catholic 18.0%. Flemington has
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#1732771906041300-636: The VFL/AFL. The Essendon District Football League is one of the most successful suburban football competitions in Melbourne and in the zone days, fed many players into elite level competition. Essendon is the birthplace of the late conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin (best known as "The Crocodile Hunter") (1962–2006), and singer Judith Durham , both of whom went to Essendon Primary School. There are also several churches in Essendon, of various denominations. Baptist churches within
325-572: The area Flemington after Flemington Estate in Scotland where his wife's father was a manager, which was in turn named because of Flemish settlement in the area. Flemington and neighbouring Kensington consist primarily of weatherboard cottages mixed with attached brick single-storey and some double-storey terrace houses . Most of the homes are in Victorian or Boom style with some Edwardian and Federation style homes. Some sections originally contained factories and industry. The earliest land release
350-652: The area in which Essendon is located are the Wurundjeri people. The Wurundjeri people are represented by the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation . In the 2021 census , a population of 21,420 was recorded for Essendon. The number 59 tram provides public transport along Mount Alexander and Keilor Roads to the city. Train services are available from Essendon station on Rose Street, Glenbervie station on Glass Street, and Strathmore station on Woodland Street, all located on
375-1064: The area including the Essendon Community Baptist Church, the International Baptist Church and the Aberfeldie Baptist Church. The closest mosque to Essendon is the Glenroy Sunnah Mosque. Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Diaspora is located in Buckley Street Essendon; nearby the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria (AUV) has its head office in Russell Street Essendon. ^ = territory divided with another LGA Flemington, Victoria Flemington
400-516: The area taking advantage of the low-cost flat land. By 1911 the population was 6,109. In 1905 the Borough of Flemington and Kensington was subsumed by the City of Melbourne . During the 1950s there was an influx of European immigrants, mostly from Italy. Flemington Magistrates' Court closed on 30 June 1982. Flemington Racecourse is famous for the Melbourne Cup horse race , run on
425-408: The decade saw intensified residential development consisting of detached single-storey weatherboard homes and some brick semi-detached or attached single-storey homes on small allotments. Some larger homes including grandiose double-storey brick homes on double allotments, and some double-storey brick terrace homes were also constructed. Industry consisting of mills, factories and warehouses continued in
450-607: The first Tuesday in November since 1861, by the Victoria Racing Club . Racecourse Road is the suburb's main commercial area. Pin Oak Crescent has a small number of shops and cafes. Newmarket station is on Pin Oak Crescent, near its intersection with Racecourse Road. In the late 1990s, a new shopping plaza was constructed on an old car sale yard on Racecourse Road, directly west of Newmarket Station. Several new apartment buildings were built on empty allotments behind
475-649: The main commercial area Racecourse Road is located. The suburb was named by settler James Watson after Flemington Estate in Scotland . Another version of the origin of the name relates to Robert Fleming, a Brunswick resident who had owned land beside the Saltwater River and operated a butchery there. The Melbourne Cup Thoroughbred horse race has been held at Flemington Racecourse since 1861. In 1839, James Watson came to Port Phillip to purchase land for himself and English and Scottish investors. He named
500-669: The name of his native village on the district in which he had made his new home. In 1851, the gold rush opened up the Moonee Ponds District with miners travelling along Mount Alexander Road to Castlemaine . Essendon Post Office opened on 18 August 1856. In 1862, 169 residents sought the formation of the Borough of Essendon and Flemington . On 9 January 1871, the Victorian Railways services began between Essendon and Melbourne, following an unsuccessful private railway operating from 1860 until 1864. In
525-452: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Essendon . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Essendon&oldid=1174200014 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732771906041550-478: The total residences. The estate was constructed in the 1960s on flat land adjacent to the Moonee Ponds Creek on a site previously occupied by factories. Small tracts of Housing Commission houses are dotted through other parts of Flemington. The main arterial road is Racecourse Road, which is part of the Princes Highway . The CityLink tollway also runs along the suburb's boundary to the east. The suburb
575-506: Was in the 1840s when fertile land adjacent to the Maribyrnong River was taken up for cattle grazing. Land for Flemington Racecourse was reserved as early as 1845. Around this time the Melbourne Municipal Saleyards were relocated from Elizabeth Street , West Melbourne to Flemington. Also around this time abattoirs and other commercial activities were established. Various industrial activities were clustered around
600-577: Was run at Flemington the same year. Buntingford Tannery (now demolished) was located adjacent to Moonee Ponds Creek. This business, established by members of the Debney family, moved to the site in 1876 and at one time covered more than an acre of ground and consisted of several buildings. Flemington and Kensington broke away from the City of Essendon in 1882 to form the Borough of Flemington and Kensington as
625-572: Was the home of Collier McCracken, a member of a local brewing family. The building now houses Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School . In 1906, the North Melbourne Electric Tramway and Lighting Company opened its electric tramway system linking Essendon with the city. The company also supplied electric power to the neighbouring suburbs from its power station on Mount Alexander Road, near the intersection with South Street. The formally recognised traditional owners for
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