Essendon

Summary

Essendon is a suburb^[1]. Essendon ranks in the top 3% of suburb entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Essendon is located in City of Moonee Valley^[3].
• Essendon is located in Victoria^[4].
• Essendon is located in City of Merri-bek^[5].
• Essendon is in the country of Australia^[6].
• Essendon's instance of is recorded as suburb^[7].
• Essendon's instance of is recorded as gazetted locality of Victoria^[8].
• Essendon's shares border with is recorded as Aberfeldie^[9].
• Essendon's shares border with is recorded as Essendon West^[10].
• Essendon's shares border with is recorded as Niddrie^[11].
• Essendon's shares border with is recorded as Essendon North^[12].
• Essendon's shares border with is recorded as Strathmore^[13].
• Essendon's shares border with is recorded as Pascoe Vale South^[14].
• Essendon's shares border with is recorded as Brunswick West^[15].
• Essendon's shares border with is recorded as Moonee Ponds^[16].
• Essendon is named after Essendon^[17].
• Essendon's postal code is recorded as 3040^[18].
• Essendon's Commons category is recorded as Essendon, Victoria^[19].
• Essendon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -37.749, 'lon': 144.912}^[20].
• Essendon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Essendon, Victoria^[21].
• Essendon has a population of {'amount': '+18852'}^[22].
• Essendon has a population of {'amount': '+20596'}^[23].
• Essendon has a population of {'amount': '+21240'}^[24].
• Essendon's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Essendon, Victoria^[25].
• Essendon's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+10764'}^[26].
• Essendon's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+9839'}^[27].

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Geography

Essendon is in the country of Australia^[6]. Located in include City of Moonee Valley^[3], a local government area of Victoria^[28], in Australia^[29], founded in 1994^[30]; Victoria^[4], a state of Australia^[31], in Australia^[32], founded in 1851^[33]; and City of Merri-bek^[5], a local government area of Victoria^[34], in Australia^[35], founded in 1994^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Essendon covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6.2'}^[37]. Essendon sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+47'}^[38]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18852'}^[22], {'amount': '+20596'}^[23], and {'amount': '+21240'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include suburb^[7] and gazetted locality of Victoria^[8].

History and Context

Essendon is named after Essendon^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Essendon include Essendon Football Club^[39], an Australian rules football club^[40], in Australia^[41], founded in 1871^[42], headquartered in Melbourne^[43].

Why It Matters

Essendon ranks in the top 3% of suburb entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).^[2] Essendon has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Essendon is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Essendon include Essendon Football Club^[39], an Australian rules football club^[40], in Australia^[41], founded in 1871^[42], headquartered in Melbourne^[43].