Aberfeldie VIC 3040
2,042 addresses · 42 streets
Maribyrnong Electorate › Moonee Valley LGA › Aberfeldie · 8 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Aberfeldie is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 3,925 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,571 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,950,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Essendon - Aberfeldie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Aberfeldie itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
70 schools
- Ave Maria College
- Our Lady of the Nativity Primary School
- Aberfeldie Primary School
- Essendon Keilor College Essendon Campus
- St Margaret's Primary School
- Buckley Park College
- Parkville College Maribyrnong Secure Welfare Campus
- Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School Moonee Ponds Campus
- St Therese's Primary School
- St Columba's College
Getting around. Train station: Essendon, 1.7 km east · Tram stop: Stop 43: Van Ness Avenue, 1.2 km south · Bus interchange: Highpoint Shopping Centre, 1.8 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Port Phillip Ferries Docklands Terminal, 7.7 km south-east · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 3.7 km north.
Sport & Recreation
5 facilities recorded in Aberfeldie.
- Aberfeldie Athletic Track Athletics
- Aberfeldie Park Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Soccer
- Clifton Park Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball, Tennis (Outdoor)
- Clifton Park Bowling Club Lawn Bowls
- Re-Creation Health Club Essendon Aerobics, Fitness / Gymnasium Workouts
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Median Sale Prices
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 5.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 5.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 13.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 70.1%
Population by age in Aberfeldie
| 0-4 | 144 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 491 |
| 15-19 | 321 |
| 20-24 | 321 |
| 25-34 | 361 |
| 35-44 | 461 |
| 45-54 | 657 |
| 55-64 | 595 |
| 65-74 | 340 |
| 75-84 | 142 |
| 85+ | 81 |
Dwelling types in Aberfeldie
| House | 914 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 252 |
| Apartment | 191 |
| Other | 9 |
Households by weekly income in Aberfeldie
| <$650 | 133 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 225 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 380 |
| $3,000+ | 561 |
Top ancestries in Aberfeldie
| Australian | 1,028 |
|---|---|
| English | 962 |
| Italian | 735 |
| Irish | 478 |
| Other | 458 |
| Scottish | 323 |
Housing tenure in Aberfeldie
| Owned | 539 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 519 |
| Rented | 279 |
| Other | 20 |
Cars per household in Aberfeldie
| 0 | 48 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 421 |
| 2 | 575 |
| 3 | 194 |
| 4+ | 129 |
Commute to work in Aberfeldie
| Car | 1,019 |
|---|---|
| Train | 19 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 4 |
| Walked | 39 |
| Bicycle | 16 |
| Home | 756 |
Top countries of birth in Aberfeldie
| Italy | 106 |
|---|---|
| England | 70 |
| Vietnam | 53 |
| India | 46 |
| China | 42 |
| Greece | 25 |
Languages used at home in Aberfeldie
| Italian | 173 |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese | 78 |
| Greek | 77 |
| Mandarin | 66 |
| Arabic | 53 |
| Croatian | 47 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
218,013 bird observations recorded near Aberfeldie — most often seen:
- Common Myna (10,477)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (9,646)
- Magpie-lark (9,350)
- Red Wattlebird (9,245)
- Dusky Moorhen (9,206)
- Pacific Black Duck (9,168)
- Little Raven (9,030)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (8,728)
- Common Starling (8,642)
- Rock Dove (8,574)
- Welcome Swallow (8,054)
- Australian Magpie (7,993)
- Eurasian Blackbird (7,955)
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- White-plumed Honeyeater (7,942)
- Noisy Miner (7,783)
- Eurasian Coot (7,481)
- Silver Gull (7,479)
- Chestnut Teal (7,326)
- Superb Fairy-wren (7,193)
- House Sparrow (6,747)
- Willie Wagtail (6,314)
- New Holland Honeyeater (6,296)
- Crested Pigeon (6,021)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (5,913)
- Little Pied Cormorant (5,381)
- Australian White Ibis (4,570)
- White-faced Heron (4,510)
- Australasian Grebe (4,080)
- Little Black Cormorant (3,557)
- Red-rumped Parrot (3,352)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Aberfeldie:
- Essendon West (1.2 km)
- Essendon (1.6 km)
- Maribyrnong (2.1 km)
- Essendon North (2.1 km)
- Moonee Ponds (2.2 km)
- Niddrie (2.4 km)
- Ascot Vale (2.6 km)
- Avondale Heights (3.1 km)
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Streets
- Aberdeen Street (65)
- Aberfeldie Street (57)
- Afton Street (85)
- Allan Street (56)
- Alma Street (44)
- Antares Court (23)
- Aroona Court (8)
- Arthur Street (99)
- Batman Street (55)
- Beatrice Avenue (36)
- Beaver Street (79)
- Brunel Court (6)
- Brunel Street (81)
- Buckley Street (188)
- Caroline Street (67)
- Chisholm Street (3)
- Clifton Street (104)
- Combermere Street (61)
- Corio Street (2)
- Derry Street (28)
- Doone Street (2)
- Fawkner Street (132)
- Hamlyn Street (9)
- Holmes Road (3)
- Jean Street (20)
- Knight Street (13)
- May Street (54)
- Morgan Street (8)
- Muldowney Street (19)
- Park Crescent (21)
- Park Street (14)
- Ramsay Street (46)
- Rita Street (11)
- Roach Avenue (11)
- Rutherford Street (4)
- St Kinnord Street (114)
- Tamar Street (13)
- The Boulevard (51)
- Tilba Street (44)
- Valencia Street (32)
- Vida Street (243)
- Waverley Street (31)
