Niddrie VIC 3042
3,392 addresses · 62 streets
Maribyrnong Electorate › Moonee Valley LGA › Niddrie · 11 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Niddrie is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 5,901 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,213 a week, with median rent near $432 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,210,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Niddrie - Essendon West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Niddrie itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 optometrists
2 dog parks
1 butcher
2 beauty salons
Getting around. Train station: Glenbervie, 3.2 km east · Tram stop: Stop 53: Keilor Road, 550 m north-east · Bus interchange: Highpoint Shopping Centre, 3.8 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 2 km north-east.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Niddrie.
- Paul Saddler Swimland Swimming
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: 10.1% 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 | 10.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 15.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 68.8%
Population by age in Niddrie
| 0-4 | 328 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 733 |
| 15-19 | 363 |
| 20-24 | 369 |
| 25-34 | 707 |
| 35-44 | 849 |
| 45-54 | 917 |
| 55-64 | 728 |
| 65-74 | 484 |
| 75-84 | 253 |
| 85+ | 168 |
Dwelling types in Niddrie
| House | 1,438 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 690 |
| Apartment | 72 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in Niddrie
| <$650 | 284 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 442 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 620 |
| $3,000+ | 720 |
Top ancestries in Niddrie
| Australian | 1,517 |
|---|---|
| English | 1,417 |
| Italian | 1,205 |
| Irish | 715 |
| Other | 708 |
| Scottish | 382 |
Housing tenure in Niddrie
| Owned | 821 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 825 |
| Rented | 507 |
| Other | 21 |
Cars per household in Niddrie
| 0 | 118 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 779 |
| 2 | 901 |
| 3 | 251 |
| 4+ | 133 |
Commute to work in Niddrie
| Car | 1,592 |
|---|---|
| Train | 41 |
| Bus | 8 |
| Tram/ferry | 22 |
| Walked | 38 |
| Bicycle | 11 |
| Home | 978 |
Top countries of birth in Niddrie
| Italy | 144 |
|---|---|
| England | 119 |
| India | 103 |
| China | 63 |
| Vietnam | 50 |
| New Zealand | 44 |
Languages used at home in Niddrie
| Italian | 264 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 184 |
| Arabic | 83 |
| Croatian | 83 |
| Vietnamese | 65 |
| Mandarin | 64 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
111,157 bird observations recorded near Niddrie — most often seen:
- Little Raven (5,748)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,246)
- Eurasian Blackbird (5,117)
- Common Myna (5,014)
- Australian Magpie (4,988)
- Red Wattlebird (4,865)
- Pacific Black Duck (4,833)
- Common Starling (4,770)
- Magpie-lark (4,628)
- Dusky Moorhen (4,436)
- House Sparrow (4,159)
- Rock Dove (4,152)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (4,132)
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- Spotted Turtle-dove (4,115)
- Welcome Swallow (3,970)
- Noisy Miner (3,953)
- Superb Fairy-wren (3,616)
- Willie Wagtail (3,461)
- New Holland Honeyeater (3,102)
- Chestnut Teal (3,016)
- Eurasian Coot (3,000)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,684)
- Crested Pigeon (2,662)
- White-faced Heron (2,515)
- Red-rumped Parrot (2,383)
- Australian Wood Duck (2,292)
- Silver Gull (2,254)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,031)
- Red-browed Finch (2,009)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (2,006)
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 Niddrie:
- Essendon North (1.4 km)
- Essendon West (1.5 km)
- Airport West (1.7 km)
- Keilor East (1.8 km)
- Essendon Fields (1.8 km)
- Aberfeldie (2.4 km)
- Essendon (2.6 km)
- Strathmore (2.8 km)
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Streets
- Albert Street (32)
- Brian Court (9)
- Carrington Road (113)
- Chusan Close (5)
- Coghlan Street (163)
- Crespin Street (4)
- Creswell Avenue (4)
- Cuthbert Street (61)
- Damask Place (6)
- Diamond Street (41)
- Elstone Court (38)
- Farrell Street (5)
- Florence Street (37)
- Gallica Close (22)
- Garnet Street (53)
- George Street (33)
- Goble Street (64)
- Grandview Road (101)
- Grosvenor Street (45)
- Haldane Road (200)
- Hamilton Street (109)
- Hanson Street (29)
- Hoffmans Road (83)
- Hotham Road (263)
- Hutchison Street (57)
- Ida Street (91)
- Irving Street (16)
- Jackson Street (77)
- Keaki Court (9)
- Keilor Road (358)
- Kelvin Close (25)
- Mackia Court (11)
- Matthews Avenue (6)
- Michael Court (19)
- Moushall Avenue (50)
- Muriel Street (85)
- Newman Crescent (47)
- Newman Street (71)
- Nolan Street (96)
- Pearce Court (9)
- Pearl Street (39)
- Persica Place (10)
- Quarry Close (6)
- Rachelle Road (1)
- Rebecca Place (24)
- Rose Avenue (30)
- Rosehill Road (47)
- Ross Street (86)
- Rutland Street (56)
- Ryder Street (73)
- Sapphire Street (40)
- Shaw Street (89)
- Spring Street (44)
- Teague Street (65)
- The Avenue (48)
- Treadwell Road (18)
- Turrun Street (7)
- Valley View Court (15)
- Vaynor Street (97)
- Wallis Mall (9)
- Wayut Street (16)
- Willowtree Crescent (25)
