Between the 2011 and 2021 Censuses, the share of rented homes in Essendon rose from 37% to 40% (+3.7 points). Its Residency Shift Index — a SuburbLens custom heuristic weighing the most recent shift — scores +0.7, marking a broadly stable tenure mix.
Source: ABS Census 2021 (TSP), SA2 “Essendon - East”.