Airport West VIC 3042

Living Here

Airport West is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 8,173 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,761 a week, with median rent near $401 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $940,000.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Airport West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Airport West itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 46 schools

  • St Christopher's School
  • Essendon Keilor College Niddrie Campus
  • Niddrie Primary School
  • Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
  • Keilor Heights Primary School
  • Essendon Keilor College East Keilor Campus
  • St John Bosco's Primary School
  • Niddrie Autistic School
  • Tullamarine Primary School
  • Rosehill Secondary College

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• 27 cafés & restaurants

  • Bola Bake
  • Mr McCracken Bar and Restaurant
  • LaManna Cafe
  • Two Minutes Turkish
  • Ookii Sushi
  • Nando's
  • Skyways Tavern
  • Grinders Cafe
  • Adina Corner Cafe
  • Strudels Cafe

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• 8 supermarkets

  • IGA Xpress
  • Aldi
  • La Manna Supermarket
  • Woolworths
  • Coles
  • Woolworths
  • IGA
  • Foodworks Keilor East
• 60 parks

  • Hansen Reserve
  • McNamara Reserve
  • Bowes Reserve
  • Etzel Street Reserve
  • Weather Station Reserve
  • Harrington Reserve
  • AJ Davis Reserve
  • Garden
  • Steele Creek Linear Park
  • Grosvenor Street Reserve

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• 27 Catholic churches

  • St John Bosco's Catholic Church
  • St Peter's Parish Church
  • St Augustine's Church
  • Saint Francis De Sales
  • St Therese's Church
  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
  • St Martin de Porres
  • St Monica's
  • Saint Oliver Plunkett's Church
  • St Dominic's Catholic Church

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• 5 pharmacies

  • Priceline Pharmacy
  • Chemist Warehouse
  • Core Pharmacy
  • Chemist Warehouse
  • Eastbrook Medical Centre Pharmacy
• 5 doctors & medical clinics

  • Essendon Fields Medical Centre
  • Eastbrooke Medical Centre
  • North Western private clinic
  • SaiMed Specialist Centre
  • Melbourne Sports & Allied Health Clinic
• 4 dentists

  • Dental Associates
  • Lincoln Rd Dental
  • Dental One Essendon
  • Gladstone Park Dental
• 5 physiotherapists

  • Melbourne Pregnancy and Pelvic Physio
  • Melbourne Sports Physiotherapy Essendon
  • Lifecare Oak Park Physiotherapist
  • Complete Balance Physiotherapy
  • Propel Physiotherapy
• 2 optometrists

  • Specsavers
  • OPSM
• 49 hospitals

  • Essendon Private Clinic
  • Essendon Private Clinic
  • Broadmeadows Hospital
  • Dorset Rehabilitation Centre
  • North West Day Hospital
  • Sunshine Hospital
  • Sunshine Private Hospital
  • John Fawkner Private Hospital
  • Western Private Hospital
  • Footscray Hospital

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• 9 vets

  • Niddrie Veterinary Clinic
  • Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre
  • Tullamarine District Veterinary Clinic
  • Strathmore Veterinary Clinic
  • Avondale Heights Veterinary Hospital
  • Essendon Veterinary Clinic
  • Pascoe Vale Veterinary Hospital
  • The Broadmeadows vet
  • Moonee Ponds Central Vet
• 12 childcare & kindergartens

  • Bravissimi
  • Airport West Kindergarten
  • Airport West Child Care Co-operative
  • Kinder Haven
  • Keilor East Kindergarten
  • Keilor Park Preschool
  • Strathmore Heights Kindergarten
  • North Essendon Kindergarten
  • Dawson Street Pre School and Maternal Health Centre
  • Oak Park Kindergarten

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• 11 libraries

  • Tullamarine Library
  • Gladstone Park Library
  • Glenroy Library
  • Keilor Village Library
  • Keilor Library
  • Little library
  • Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre
  • Library
  • Maribyrnong Library
  • Hume Global Learning Centre - Broadmeadows

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• 6 post offices

  • Essendon Fields LPO
  • Australia Post - Tullmarine Business Centre
  • FedEx Ship Center
  • Australia Post - Oak Park Grove
  • Gladstone Park Post Shop
  • Essendon West LPO
• 18 service stations

  • 7-Eleven
  • Woolworths Petrol
  • Shell
  • Ampol
  • 7-Eleven
  • United
  • Shell
  • 7-Eleven
  • Shell
  • BP

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• 23 gyms & sports centres

  • Unified Fitness Systems
  • Keilor East Leisure Centre
  • Keilor East Tennis Club
  • Action Indoor Sports Stadium
  • Fernwood Health Club
  • Doutta Galla Tennis Club
  • Doutta Galla Bowls Club
  • Buckley Park Tennis Club
  • Buckley Park Bowls Club
  • Paul Sadler's Swimland Essendon

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• 8 golf clubs

  • Northern Golf Club
  • Melbourne Airport Golf Club
  • Medway Golf Club
  • Riverside Golf Course
  • Keilor Public Golf Course
  • Royal Park Golf Course
  • Keilor Public Driving Range
  • Northcote Public Golf Course
• 2 dog parks

  • Alf Pearce Dog Park
  • Green Gully Reserve Dog Park
• 2 bakeries

  • Airport West Bakery
  • LA1 Bakery and Cafe
• 3 hardware stores

  • Johnson & Rielly Mitre 10
  • Total Tools
  • Bunnings Warehouse - Maribynong
• 4 hairdressers

  • Hair 4 Kids
  • The Masters Hand Barber Shop
  • 52 Hair Co
  • On Point Fade
• 1 beauty salon

  • Viva Nails
• 15 mechanics

  • Sully's Spray Painting & Body
  • Airport West service centre
  • Captal SMART Repairs
  • Tullamarine Panel Worx
  • Better Choice Automotive
  • Avis Auto Service Centre
  • Oak Park Service Centre
  • National Auto Group
  • Pro Auto Performance
  • Strathmore Auto

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• 2 electricians

  • Cables Plus Victoria
  • Melbourne Commercial Electricians
• 8 plumbers

  • Craig's Gas & Plumbing
  • Select Plumbing and Gas
  • McCanns plumbing supplies
  • Reece
  • Reece
  • McCanns Plumbing Supplies
  • A&C Plumbing
  • North Suburban Plumbing
• 15 places to stay

  • Silver House
  • Hyatt Place Hotel
  • Essendon Motel
  • Quest Melbourne Airport
  • Mantra Tullamarine
  • Gladstone Park Motel
  • Keilor Motor Inn
  • Best Western
  • Lili Hostel
  • 7 Willow Mews

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Getting around. Train station: Oak Park, 3.5 km east · Tram stop: Stop 57: Hawker Street, 800 m east · Bus interchange: Highpoint Shopping Centre, 5.5 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 1.5 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

5 facilities recorded in Airport West.

• AJ Davis Reserve Cricket, Rugby League
• Etzel Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket
• Hansen Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Tennis (Outdoor)
• Indoor Soccer Headquarters Soccer (Indoor Soccer / Futsal)
• Niddrie Community Centre Netball Courts Netball

Socio-economic Standing

Median Sale Prices

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 7.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 64.2%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

106,530 bird observations recorded near Airport West — most often seen:

• Little Raven (5,758)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (4,896)
• Australian Magpie (4,893)
• Eurasian Blackbird (4,884)
• Common Myna (4,749)
• Red Wattlebird (4,681)
• Common Starling (4,626)
• Magpie-lark (4,458)
• Pacific Black Duck (4,351)
• House Sparrow (4,099)
• White-plumed Honeyeater (4,072)
• Spotted Turtle-dove (3,895)
• Welcome Swallow (3,800)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Airport West:

• Essendon Fields (1.6 km)
• Niddrie (1.7 km)
• Strathmore Heights (1.7 km)
• Keilor Park (2.4 km)
• Keilor East (2.5 km)
• Essendon North (2.5 km)
• Gowanbrae (2.5 km)
• Tullamarine (2.5 km)

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