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Essendon Fields flood & bushfire report

Of Essendon Fields’s 469 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Essendon Fields’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the VIC average of 18.2%.

0%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
469
Mapped properties

Crime near Essendon Fields

Essendon Fields sits in the Moonee Valley council area, which recorded 8,126 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,126 total. Figures are for the whole Moonee Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Essendon Fields

Essendon Fields is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other99.8% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: COMMONWEALTH LAND NOT CONTROLLED BY PLANNING SCHEME

Special purpose0.2% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - SERVICE AND UTILITY

School catchments in Essendon Fields

PrimaryEssendon North Primary School · Niddrie Primary School · Strathmore North Primary School · Strathmore Primary School
SecondaryBuckley Park College · Essendon Keilor College · Strathmore Secondary College

Essendon Fields can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Development near Essendon Fields

Moonee Valley council approved 615 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

615
Dwellings/yr
248
Houses
367
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Moonee Valley council area (not just Essendon Fields). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Essendon Fields address:

Nearby suburbs

Essendon North · 0% floodStrathmore Heights · 0.2% floodAirport West · 0% floodStrathmore · 0.3% floodNiddrie · 0.8% floodOak Park · 0.2% flood

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.