Median house price
$670k
+13% change
VIC · Hume Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
13,190
Growth (1 yr)
+1.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.3%
Median age
32
Median income
$1,151/wk
Employment rate
39%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$670,000
Languages at home
69.5%non-English
Most common: Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Broadmeadows is a practical established suburb in Hume Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. A younger crowd gives the area energy, with family life visible on every street. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
School and preschool provision is plentiful within the local area. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Daily life works well on foot, with buses and trains also serving the suburb.
Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range. A busy pipeline of new development is gradually changing the look and feel of the streets.
Against similar metro suburbs, safety and growth momentum stand out and the overall desirability rating is good, with community and employment less decisive.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$670k
+13% change
Median rent
$515/wk
Population (ERP)
13,190
+1.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
10.4%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#97
among Metro Melbourne · Growth area
Safety
95th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
81st
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
28th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
Estimated resident population
13,190(June 2025)
+1.5% annual · +1.3% over 5 years · 81th percentile in VIC
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~14,100), extrapolated at +1.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
107 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
392 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 4 cafes · 3 supermarkets · 6 fast food · 1 food courts · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries · 1 places of worship
Unit 20 34 King William Street, Broadmeadows
Unit 2 36 King William Street, Broadmeadows
4 Camp Road, Broadmeadows
Maygar Boulevard
Shop G157 1099-1169 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows
1099-116 Pascoe Vale Road
1099-1169 Pascoe Vale Road
2 Hadfield Court, Broadmeadows
1093 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows
60-62 Blair Street
60-78 Tanderrum Way
64-70 Blair Street
41-59 Gerbert Street
92-96 Railway Crescent
445-465 Camp Road
10 Goulburn Street
408 Camp Road
1079 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows
Unit 1 34 King William Street
356 Camp Road
Dimboola Road
23-25 Maygar Boulevard
48-50 Pearcedale Parade
21 Pearcedale Parade, Broadmeadows
41 bus stops · 5 train stations
Unit 7 34 King William Street, Broadmeadows
Pearcedale Parade, Broadmeadows
60 Belfast Street, Broadmeadows
100 Pearcedale Parade
10 Dimboola Road, Broadmeadows
338 Camp Road, Broadmeadows
Unit 1 36 King William Street, Broadmeadows
11 Nicholas Street
1099 - 1169 Pascoe Vale Road
1064 Pascoe Vale Road
15 Dimboola Road
Tanderrum Way, Broadmeadows
Unit Shop G1 1099-1169 Pascoe Vale Road
Unit 2 34 King William Street, Broadmeadows
1169 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows
1 Central Grove, Broadmeadows
10-12 Olsen Place, Broadmeadows
11 Central Grove, Broadmeadows
11 Nepean Street, Broadmeadows
13 Nepean Street, Broadmeadows
14 Olsen Place, Broadmeadows
16 Olsen Place, Broadmeadows
18 Olsen Place
2-2A Olsen Place, Broadmeadows
20 Olsen Place, Broadmeadows
22 Olsen Place, Broadmeadows
24 Olsen Place, Broadmeadows
26 Olsen Place, Broadmeadows
3 Central Grove, Broadmeadows
4 Olsen Place, Broadmeadows
5 Central Grove, Broadmeadows
6 Olsen Place, Broadmeadows
7 Central Grove, Broadmeadows
8 Olsen Place, Broadmeadows
9 Central Grove, Broadmeadows
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
12 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
227 planning-related records
March 2022
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
16 active roadworks / incidents
Data sources & freshness
1 heritage place
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.4 km away).
11.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +11.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Victoria.