| Essenwood | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -29.8358°N 31.0067°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | eThekwini |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Durban |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.06 |
| Population Total: | 11318 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 22.7% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 3.7% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 34.3% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 38.3% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 77.5% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 11.1% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 3.6% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.6% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 5.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 4001 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | n/a |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 031 |
Essenwood is a central suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is administered by the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.