Essendon, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3040 · Moonee Valley City Council
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Activities around Essendon
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Martial arts around Essendon
21 listed within 5 km of Essendon · 1 in Essendon
1.3 km from central Essendon
1.5 km from central Essendon
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- Fighting Lyons · Essendon North · 1.7 km
- Hall's Taekwondo · Brunswick West · 2.3 km
- V Team Taekwondo · Ascot Vale · 2.8 km
- Sjja Pascoe Vale - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu · Pascoe Vale · 4 km
- Science of Jiu Jitsu · Brunswick · 4 km
- Samurai Karate Kensington · Kensington · 4.1 km
- Goju-Ryu Australia Ryusyokai - Brunswick · Brunswick · 4.2 km
- Independent Shotokan Karate Australia · Coburg · 4.2 km
- Evolution Brazilian Jiu Jitsu · Airport West · 4.2 km
- 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu · Pascoe Vale · 4.4 km
- Okukan Karate Melbourne · Coburg · 4.4 km
- Nexus Jiu Jitsu - Murat Karadenizli · Coburg North · 4.4 km
- World Shotokan Karate-do of Australia · Coburg · 4.4 km
- Australian Karate Federation · Airport West · 4.7 km
- Goju Kai Karate do · Brunswick · 4.8 km
- Hanmu Taekwondo · Avondale Heights · 4.9 km
- Team Taekwondo · Coburg · 4.8 km
- Nexus Jiu Jitsu · Coburg North · 5 km
Tennis around Essendon
19 listed within 5 km of Essendon · 1 in Essendon
In Essendon
1.6 km from central Essendon
1.6 km from central Essendon
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- Maribyrnong Park Tennis Club · Moonee Ponds · 1.8 km
- Waterloo Cup Hotel · Moonee Ponds · 1.9 km
- Essendon Tennis Club · Aberfeldie · 2.1 km
- Doutta Galla Tennis Club · Essendon North · 2.2 km
- Strathmore Tennis Club · Strathmore · 2.3 km
- Funtastic Tennis · Niddrie · 2.7 km
- St John Bosco Tennis Club · Niddrie · 2.9 km
- West Brunswick Tennis Club · Brunswick · 3.2 km
- Moonee Valley Health and Fitness · Travancore · 3.4 km
- Coburg Tennis Club · Coburg · 3.6 km
- West Coburg Tennis Club · Coburg · 3.6 km
- Oak Park Tennis Club · Strathmore · 4.2 km
- Keilor East Tennis Club · Keilor East · 4.4 km
- Royal Park Tennis Club · Parkville · 4.5 km
- Essendon Baseball Club · Strathmore Heights · 4.8 km
- North Park Tennis Club · Parkville · 4.8 km
Soccer around Essendon
12 listed within 5 km of Essendon · 1 in Essendon
3.1 km from central Essendon
3.4 km from central Essendon
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- Futsal Oz · Brunswick · 3.5 km
- Westside Fives · Maribyrnong · 3.7 km
- Moreland Wolves Soccer Club · Pascoe Vale · 3.8 km
- Oak Park Community Sports Association · Oak Park · 4.1 km
- The Football Factory Melbourne · Coburg North · 4.2 km
- Avondale Heights Football Club · Avondale Heights · 4.4 km
- Melbourne University Soccer Club · Carlton North · 4.7 km
- Pascoe Vale Soccer Club · Coburg North · 4.8 km
- Melbourne Chinese Soccer Association · Carlton North · 5 km
Gymnastics & cheer around Essendon
7 listed within 5 km of Essendon · 1 in Essendon
1.2 km from central Essendon
3 km from central Essendon
See all 7 within 5 km
- Moonee Valley Health and Fitness · Travancore · 3.4 km
- Niddrie Gymnastics · Essendon Fields · 4.2 km
- Essendon Keilor Gym Academy · Airport West · 4.6 km
- Fusion Calisthenics College · Airport West · 4.6 km
More sports
- Swimming (2 in Essendon · 5 within 5 km) — Windy Hill Fitness Centre (0.4 km)
- Cricket (2 within 5 km) — Oak Park Community Sports Association (4.1 km)Not finding it in Essendon? Listed in Oak Park (1 · 4.1 km), Tullamarine (1 · 7.1 km)
- Netball (2 within 5 km) — Moonee Valley Health and Fitness (3.4 km)Not finding it in Essendon? Listed in Travancore (1 · 3.4 km), Oak Park (1 · 4.1 km), North Melbourne (1 · 5.3 km)
More things to do around Essendon
Arts & dance around Essendon
10 listed within 5 km of Essendon · 1 in Essendon
1.4 km from central Essendon
1.5 km from central Essendon
1.8 km from central Essendon
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- Moonee Valley YMCA Gymnastics Club · Essendon · 0 km
- Creativity Dance Studios · Travancore · 3.4 km
- Tempo Rubato · Brunswick · 4.2 km
- Mechanic's Institute · Brunswick · 4.3 km
- YAS Studio (Youth Acting & Screen Studio) · Kensington · 4.4 km
- Fusion Calisthenics College · Airport West · 4.6 km
- Essendon Baseball Club · Strathmore Heights · 4.8 km
Kids' activities & play around Essendon
5 listed within 5 km of Essendon · 1 in Essendon
3.4 km from central Essendon
3.3 km from central Essendon
See all 5 within 5 km
- Noah Playland and Cafe · Coburg · 4.3 km
- Hotham Hub Children's Centre · North Melbourne · 4.7 km
- Tutoring & STEM (1 in Essendon · 5 within 5 km) — Kip McGrath - Essendon (1.4 km)
- Music (2 within 5 km) — Tempo Rubato (4.2 km)Not finding it in Essendon? Listed in Brunswick (2 · 4.2 km), Coburg North (1 · 5.1 km), Brunswick East (3 · 5.5 km)
Schools within 3 km of Essendon
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28 schools within 3 km of the Essendon centre, 7 with a Essendon address. See all schools with a Essendon address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 16)
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Libraries (4 of 5)
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Public pools (4 of 7)
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Sports grounds (4 of 11)
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Parks (3)
Paul Huckin
Pascoe Vale South · 1.7 km
Hill Park, Butwal
Pascoe Vale South · 2.3 km
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Afton Reserve
Essendon West · 2.7 km
What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
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Activities by age around Essendon
Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.
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Essendon Little Athletics Centre Ages 5–16*
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1st Moonee Ponds Scout Group Ages 5–17*
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Elite Football Training Facilities Ages 7–16*
A look around Essendon
Essendon
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Essendon: 80 kids' activities within 5 km, 7 schools in Essendon, and parks and playgrounds.
- Kids' activities
- Arts & dance, Kids' activities & play, Tutoring & STEM, Music
- Explore nearby
- Moonee Ponds, Strathmore, and Ascot Vale
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Connect schools, activities, events, homes and community places.
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Browse mapped places (108)
- St Columba's CollegeSchool
- Essendon Primary SchoolSchool
- Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar SchoolSchool
- St Monica's Primary SchoolSchool
- St Therese's SchoolSchool
- Resurrection HouseSchool
- Essendon Keilor District CollegeSchool
- Moonee Ponds Primary SchoolSchool
- St Vincent de Paul Primary School School
- Moonee Ponds West Primary SchoolSchool
- Ave Maria CollegeSchool
- Our Lady of the Nativity Primary School - AberfeldieSchool
- Pascoe Vale South Primary SchoolSchool
- Buckley Park CollegeSchool
- Aberfeldie Primary SchoolSchool
- Essendon North Primary SchoolSchool
- St Marys Catholic Primary School - Ascot ValeSchool
- Strathmore Primary SchoolSchool
- Ascot Vale Primary SchoolSchool
- Strathmore Secondary CollegeSchool
- Brunswick North West Primary SchoolSchool
- St. Joseph's School - Brunswick WestSchool
- St Margaret's Primary School - MaribyrnongSchool
- Ascot Vale Heights SchoolSchool
- St John Bosco's School - NiddrieSchool
- Rosehill Secondary CollegeSchool
- Brunswick South West Primary SchoolSchool
- Western Autistic School - Niddrie CampusSchool
- Moonee Valley YMCA Gymnastics ClubActivity
- 1st Moonee Ponds Scout GroupActivity
- Windy Hill Fitness CentreActivity
- Sydenham Street Swimming SchoolActivity
- The Jellybean GymActivity
- Professional Taekwondo - Anti Bullying ProgramsActivity
- Little Athletics Coaching MelbourneActivity
- Moonee Valley RacecourseActivity
- Kip McGrath - EssendonActivity
- Shito-Ryu KarateActivity
- Paint + Pop: Face Painting + Pop Up PhotoboothActivity
- NumberWorks'nWords EssendonActivity
- St Vincent's Tennis ClubActivity
- Glencairn Tennis ClubActivity
- Fighting LyonsActivity
- Wendy White School of DancingActivity
- Maribyrnong Park Tennis ClubActivity
- Waterloo Cup HotelActivity
- Essendon Tennis ClubActivity
- Oh's Taekwondo Centre EssendonActivity
- Doutta Galla Tennis ClubActivity
- Buckley Park Tennis ClubActivity
- Hall's TaekwondoActivity
- Strathmore Tennis ClubActivity
- Essendon Little Athletics CentreActivity
- Seymours Swim SchoolActivity
- Funtastic TennisActivity
- V Team TaekwondoActivity
- St John Bosco Tennis ClubActivity
- Twisters GymnasticsActivity
- Kip McGrath - Pascoe Vale SouthActivity
- North Brunswick Football ClubActivity
- West Brunswick Tennis ClubActivity
- Strike HighpointActivity
- Creativity Dance StudiosActivity
- Moonee Valley Health and FitnessActivity
- Elite Football Training FacilitiesActivity
- Futsal OzActivity
- Coburg Tennis ClubActivity
- West Coburg Tennis ClubActivity
- Queens ParkPark or community place
- Five Mile Creek ReservePark or community place
- Montgomery ParkPark or community place
- Sam Merrifield LibraryPark or community place
- Moonee Valley Toy LibrariesPark or community place
- Moonee Valley Toy LibraryPark or community place
- Queens Park Swimming PoolPark or community place
- Maribyrnong ParkPark or community place
- Paul HuckinPark or community place
- Braddy ReservePark or community place
- Coulson GardensPark or community place
- Roseberry ReservePark or community place
- Clifton ParkPark or community place
- Rothwell ParkPark or community place
- Holbrook ReservePark or community place
- Mitchell ReservePark or community place
- Hill Park, ButwalPark or community place
- Maribyrnong ReservePark or community place
- PC Brearley ReservePark or community place
- Riverside ParkPark or community place
- Shore ReservePark or community place
- Neil Heinze ReservePark or community place
- Jacobs ReservePark or community place
- MC Donald ReservePark or community place
- Fairbairn ParkPark or community place
- La Moon ReservePark or community place
- Brunswick West LibraryPark or community place
- Campbell Turner LibraryPark or community place
- Afton Street Conservation ParkPark or community place
- Smiley Crescent ReservePark or community place
- Essendon Community PlaygroundPark or community place
- Afton ReservePark or community place
- St John Bosco's SchoolPark or community place
- Esslemont ReservePark or community place
- Rasv Centre - Melbourne ShowgroundsPark or community place
- Wylie ParkPark or community place
- Oak Park Aquatic CentrePark or community place
- Pascoe Vale Outdoor Swimming PoolPark or community place
- Maribyrnong Aquatic CentrePark or community place
- Oak Park Aquatic CentrePark or community place
Your council & community
Essendon within Moonee Valley City Council
8 of the council area’s 49 activity providers · 2nd of 13 suburbs by number of providers
Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.
Homes with family context
Homes in and around Essendon
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$1.87m
Median, houses
$585k
Median, units
Recently sold within 5 km of Essendon
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Essendon, VIC 3040
Property Type: House
Essendon, VIC 3040
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Essendon, VIC 3040
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Essendon, VIC 3040
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Essendon, VIC 3040
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Essendon, VIC 3040
Property Type: Townhouse
Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Victorian Property Sales Report © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0
Nearby suburbs
Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.
Moonee Ponds
8 activity providers · 1.4 km
Strathmore
4 activity providers · 2.1 km
Ascot Vale
1 activity provider · 2.1 km
Aberfeldie
3 activity providers · 2.4 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Essendon
Swimming 2, Martial arts 1, Tennis 1, Soccer 1 +5
7 schools · 2 parks
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Moonee Ponds1.4 km · same council
Arts & dance 2, Martial arts 2, Tennis 2, Gymnastics & cheer 1 +1
3 schools · 2 parks
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Strathmore2.1 km · same council
Tennis 3, Arts & dance 1
3 schools · 1 park
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Ascot Vale2.1 km · same council
Martial arts 1
4 schools · 4 parks
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Aberfeldie2.4 km · same council
Athletics 1, Tutoring & STEM 1, Tennis 1
3 schools · 3 parks
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Niddrie3.2 km · same council
Tennis 2
4 schools · 2 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | Swimming 2, Martial arts 1, Tennis 1, Soccer 1 +5 | 7 | 2 |
| Moonee Ponds1.4 km · same council | Arts & dance 2, Martial arts 2, Tennis 2, Gymnastics & cheer 1 +1 | 3 | 2 |
| Strathmore2.1 km · same council | Tennis 3, Arts & dance 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Ascot Vale2.1 km · same council | Martial arts 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Aberfeldie2.4 km · same council | Athletics 1, Tutoring & STEM 1, Tennis 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Niddrie3.2 km · same council | Tennis 2 | 4 | 2 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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All kids' activities listed in Essendon
Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Essendon.
Swimming (2) Category page →
Gymnastics & cheer (1) Category page →
Arts & dance (1)
Tutoring & STEM (1)
Kids' activities & play (1)
Party entertainers (1)
Parks & places (4)
* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.