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VIC · Hume Council

Meadow Heights, 3048

Est. population · Jun 2025

15,037

Growth (1 yr)

-0.5%

Growth (5 yr)

-6.2%

Median age

34

Median income

$1,274/wk

Employment rate

37.8%

University qualified

13.7%

Work from home

12.5%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$700,500

Languages at home

74.3%non-English

Most common: Turkish, Arabic, Urdu

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

33.9/100
Below average

1194th in VIC

Verified 98% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Multicultural
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Meadow Heights is known for: Multicultural, Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Meadow Heights is a semi-rural locality near Melbourne, in Hume Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths. Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 64% below the peer median, and green cover is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for semi-rural and lifestyle localities. Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising schools and parks and daily services over socio-economic advantage.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in Victoria (228)

Strengths

  • School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Meadow Heights compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$701k

+13% change

Median rent

$520/wk

Population (ERP)

15,037

-0.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.2%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#144

among Metro Melbourne · Growth area

Crime rate

62nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

2nd

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

32%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

20th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
33.9/100 — Below average
National rank
5817th in Australia
State rank
1194th in VIC
Peer rank
#144 among Metro Melbourne · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#376 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
Data confidence
98%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
$520
Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$700,500
Median price change
+13%

Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

15,037(June 2025)

-0.5% annual · -6.2% over 5 years · 2th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.5%
5-year growth
-6.2%
Change in 1 year
-72
Change in 5 years
-996
Growth rank in VIC
2th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

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 (~14,700), extrapolated at -0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
14,890
Median age
34
Median household income / week
$1,274
Dwelling vacancy
5.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
234 of 4,491
Median monthly mortgage
$1,460
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$346
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
27.9% / 40.3% / 31.9%
Employment rate
37.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.5% / 2.6% / 72%
Walked or cycled to work
0.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3,500 / 704 / 48

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

13.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 10.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified13.7% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified7.2% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational10.2% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below68.9% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Society and culture19.1%
  • Management and commerce19%
  • Engineering and related technologies15.7%
  • Education10.9%
  • Health8.9%
  • Architecture and building6.2%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$42,896

7th percentile in VIC · -27% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$52,840

23rd percentile in VIC · -19% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
7.0%

4th percentile in VIC · -49% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$20,801

1st percentile in VIC · -67% vs Australia

Residents with business income
18.0%

94th percentile in VIC · +73% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3048 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
8,082
Taxpayers reporting net rent
593
Median net rent
-$2,490
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,446
Taxable income vs state median
-20%
Salary / wages vs state median
-10%
Rental investment vs state median
-46%
Super vs state median
-74%
Business income vs state median
+64%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

74.3% speak a language other than English at home; 50% born overseas

Language at home
3,502 English only · 10,123 other
Non-English at home
74.3%
Born overseas
6,887 (50%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
131 (0.9%)
Australian citizens
11,897
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
29

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Turkish1,502 · 36.8%
  • Arabic1,335 · 32.7%
  • Urdu287 · 7%
  • Vietnamese275 · 6.7%
  • Spanish76 · 1.9%
  • Greek69 · 1.7%
  • Nepali67 · 1.6%
  • Samoan62 · 1.5%

Religion

48.1%Most common religion · Islam

Islam is the most common response at 48.1%, while 9.7% reported no religion. Christianity is less common locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion9.7%38.8%
Christianity29.6%40.9%
Islam48.1%4.2%
Buddhism2.3%3.1%
Other / not stated10.3%13%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic18.1%20.5%
Assyrian Apostolic2.4%0.1%
Eastern Orthodox2.4%3.3%
Christian (not further defined)2.3%2.5%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
1,041
Against the person
232
Against property
438
Rate per 1,000 residents
69.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 64 residents
State crime-rate percentile
61.5th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+17.4%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
273
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
18.16

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage91
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft57
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle112
  • B49 Other Theft51
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order181

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
935.5
Median ICSEA percentile
20th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
5
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
3
School list
  • Meadow Heights Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 919 · 15th percentile · LBOTE 86% · 400 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Bethal Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 941 · 21th percentile · LBOTE 81% · 259 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • St Mary's Coptic Orthodox CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 997 · 45th percentile · LBOTE 97% · 1,078 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Coolaroo South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 930 · 18th percentile · LBOTE 75% · 250 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Bethal Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Coolaroo South Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Greenvale Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Hume Central Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Meadow Heights Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Roxburgh CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Roxburgh Homestead Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Roxburgh Park Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Community Kids Early Learning Centrekindergarten
  • Visy Cares Learning Centrekindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

61 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Dunkeld St/Pascoe Vale Rd
  • Dunkeld St/Pascoe Vale Rd
  • Paringa Bvd/Pascoe Vale Rd
  • Taggerty Cres/Pascoe Vale Rd
  • Taggerty Cres/Pascoe Vale Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

175 mapped amenities

1 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 bakeries · 2 places of worship · 9 playgrounds · 1 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Reasonably walkable — many shops and services reachable on foot or by bus
  • Great for outdoor family life — 57 parks mapped in suburb, 9 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 61 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 11 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
59/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.13
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.83
Food & drink(2)
  • Samalara BakeryBakery
  • Onestop PizzaFast food
Shopping(6)
  • Happy Twins Milk BarConvenience store
  • Hillview Convenience StoreConvenience store

    21-23 Magnolia Boulevard, Meadow Heights

  • Ishtar Convenience StoreConvenience store
  • Meadow Heights Convenience StoreConvenience store
  • Meadow Heights Shopping CentreShopping centre
  • Supa IGASupermarket
Community(6)
  • Meadow Heights (Buchan Street) Community CentreCommunity centre
  • Visy Cares Learning CentreCommunity centre
  • Community Kids Early Learning CentreKindergarten
  • Visy Cares Learning CentreKindergarten
  • Bethal Primary SchoolSchool

    26-52 Eldorado Crescent

  • Meadow Heights Primary SchoolSchool

    46-62 Paringa Boulevard

Health & services(3)
  • Magnolia Boulevard Medical ClinicClinic

    25 Magnolia Boulevard, Meadow Heights

  • Dianella Community HealthMedical clinic
  • Meadow Heights Medical CentreMedical clinic
Sport & outdoors(74)
  • BBQ
  • Broadmeadows Valley TrailCycling route
  • Goodenia CloseCycling route
  • Greenvale Creek TrailCycling route
  • Manuka PlaceCycling route
  • Moonee Ponds Creek TrailCycling route
  • Yuroke Creek TrailCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Acacia - Lotus - Hovea ReservePark
  • Aster-Clematis WalkwayPark
  • Benaud-Johnson WalkwayPark
  • Broadmeadows Valley ParkPark
  • Buchan Street ReservePark
  • Bullrush-Abelia WalkwayPark
  • Bullrush-Kunzea WalkwayPark
  • Canadian WalkwayPark
  • Coram-Gobur-Balook-Darebin WalkwayPark
  • Fantasy ParkPark
  • Gilmore Ashleigh WalkwayPark
  • Gimlet-Lightwood WalkwayPark
  • Goodenia-Dilwynia WalkwayPark
  • Goodenia-Melaleuca WalkwayPark
  • Hibiscus-Buxton WalkwayPark
  • Hibiscus-Manooka WalkwayPark
  • Honeysuckle-Golden Ash WalkwayPark
  • Honeysuckle-Jasmine WalkwayPark
  • Honeysuckle-Tarcoola WalkwayPark
  • Jasmine-Mitchell WalkwayPark
  • John Verkdale ReservePark
  • Johnson-Simpson WalkwayPark
  • Kenley-Uplands-Ceres ReservePark
  • Lawry-Benaud WalkwayPark
  • Leatherwood-Buxton WalkwayPark
  • Leatherwood-Redwood WalkwayPark
  • Lightwood Crescent ReservePark
  • Lightwood-Dillwynia WalkwayPark
  • Lightwood-Redwood WalkwayPark
  • Linden-Stringybark WalkwayPark
  • Manuka-Kanooka WalkwayPark
  • Melaleuca ReservePark
  • Milford Gilmore WalkwayPark
  • Papworth Crescent ReservePark
  • Papworth Place ReservePark
  • Park
  • Pinnaroo-Woods WalkwayPark
  • Pinus-Bullrush WalkwayPark
  • Recep Resuloglu ReservePark
  • Redwood ReservePark
  • Resuloglu ReservePark
  • Rokewood ReservePark
  • Rokewood-Milford WalkthroughPark
  • Ruby - Gobur WalkwayPark
  • Seville-Thalia-Taradale-Colignan ReservePark
  • Shankland Boulevard ReservePark
  • Sheoak Court ReservePark
  • Simpson-Chappell WalkwayPark
  • Somerton-Redwood WalkwayPark
  • Stringybark-Wilga WalkwayPark
  • Themeda-Gimley WalkwayPark
  • Themeda-Pinus WalkwayPark
  • Tyrell ReservePark
  • Wilga-Redwood WalkwayPark
  • Woodburn-Midas-Ardeer walkwayPark
  • Playground (9)
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Transport(16)

16 bus stops

Other(14)
  • Bench (5)
  • Garden
  • Parking (23)
  • Parking Space (22)
  • Picnic Table (2)
  • Holy Child Parish (Chapel of Ease)Place of worship
  • Meadow Heights MosquePlace of worship
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Post Box (2)
  • Recycling (2)
  • Shelter (5)
  • Opal Aged CareSocial Facility
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Track

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

56 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Acacia - Lotus - Hovea ReservePark
  • Aster-Clematis WalkwayPark
  • Benaud-Johnson WalkwayPark
  • Broadmeadows Valley ParkPark
  • Buchan Street ReservePark
  • Bullrush-Abelia WalkwayPark
  • Bullrush-Kunzea WalkwayPark
  • Canadian WalkwayPark
  • Coram-Gobur-Balook-Darebin WalkwayPark
  • Fantasy ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
21%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
59
Parks (OSM)
57
Typical summer maximum
24°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

2 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Holy Child Parish (Chapel of Ease)
  • Meadow Heights Mosque

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
3
Nearest hospital
Broadmeadows Hospital (3.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
3
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 3
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
63

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Dianella Community HealthGP
  • Meadow Heights Medical CentreGP
  • Magnolia Boulevard Medical ClinicMagnolia BoulevardClinic
Aged-care services
  • Meadow Heights Care CommunityMEADOW HEIGHTSResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
709
Participants per 1,000 residents
47.2

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

Weather

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.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
24° / 13°
Rainfall
155 mm · ~19 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
186 mm · ~23 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 6°
Rainfall
203 mm · ~25 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
207 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

74 planning-related records

2021· 29 proposals

  • September 2021

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND FOR ONE DOUBLE STOREY DWELLING TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING
    19 ROCKLANDS RISE MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 3 LOT SUBDIVISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PS 902097D (SPEAR REF # S182462P)
    5 HOMEWOOD CT MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 2 LOT SUBDIVISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PS 900460W [SPEAR REF # S181484C]
    33 DUNKELD ST MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DOUBLE STOREY DWELLING TO THE REAR OF AN EXISTING DWELLING
    8 GUNBOWER CRES MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2021

  • 2 LOT SUBDIVISION OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH PS 901997U [SPEAR REF # S180431M]
    12 BUCHAN ST MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR DOUBLE STOREY DWELLINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    15 MORRIS CT MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DWELLING TO THE REAR OF AN EXISTING DWELLING AND TWO LOT SUBDIVISION
    1 KAROONDA CT MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • DEVELOPMENT OF A DOUBLE STOREY DWELLING TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING
    27 CASSINIA CRES MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING IN THE MELBOURNE AIRPORT ENVIRONS OVERLAY
    3 WERONA CT MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • CONSTRUCT A TEMPORARY DEPENDANT PERSONS UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    4 BREAMLEA CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SECOND DWELLING, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE EXISTING DWELLING AND SUBDIVISION OF THE LAND
    1 INVERLEIGH CT MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE DWELLINGS
    6 LUBECK CT MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING TO THE REAR OF AN EXISTING DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    8 ELDORADO CRES MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 2 LOT SUBDIVISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PS 846283R [SPEAR # S174734P]
    59 SHANKLAND BVD MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 2 LOT SUBDIVISION PS 174947B [SPEAR # S174947B]
    14 TELFORD CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • DEVELOPMENT OF THREE DOUBLE STOREY DWELLINGS AND ONE SINGLE STOREY DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    13 MELWOOD CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND FOR TWO DWELLINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    6 COORONG CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 4 LOT SUBDIVISION PS 837706Q [SPEAR # S173719S]
    41 NICHOLSON CRESPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • USE OF LAND FOR STUDENT ACCOMMODATION (6 PAPWORTH PLACE), EDUCATION FACILITY (8 PAPWORTH PLACE) WITH ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING AT 15 HUDSON CIRCUIT AND ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE
    6-8 PAPWORTH PL MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF ONE DOUBLE STOREY DWELLING TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING
    10 PARWAN CT MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate

  • March 2021

  • 2 LOT SUBDIVISION OF PS 848923U (SPEAR REF # S172217H)
    47A BICENTENNIAL CRESPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 2 LOT SUBDIVISION PS 847836U [SPEAR # S172202M]
    1 DAKARA CLPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • DEVELOPMENT OF TWO SINGLE STOREY DWELLINGS
    28 WOODBURN CRESPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    88 ROKEWOOD CRESPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • CONSTRUCTION OF 2 SINGLE STOREY DWELLINGS
    12 BREAMLEA CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF TWO DWELLINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    39 WOODBURN CRESPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • CONSTRUCTION OF THREE DWELLINGS
    8 NAVARRE CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF TWO DOUBLE STOREY DWELLINGS TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    6 ELGATA CL MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR DOUBLE STOREY DWELLINGS AND TWO SINGLE STOREY DWELLINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENDORSED PLANS
    16 SANDFORD CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 11 proposals

  • December 2020

  • USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND FOR FIVE (5) COMMUNITY CARE ACCOMMODATION UNITS AND ASSOCIATED COMMUNAL AREA, AND CONSTRUCTION OF TWO (2) DWELLINGS
    2 SHEOAK CT MEADOW HEIGHTS 3048In progress
  • CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SINGLE-STOREY DWELLINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    9 PARWAN CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • TWO LOT SUBDIVISION OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH PS 843031M
    9 DEVON CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • DEVELOPMENT OF TWO DWELLINGS
    9 RUBY CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF TWO DWELLINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    3 DENVER CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF TWO DWELLINGS AND EXTEND EXISTING CROSSOVER
    66 TAGGERTY CRESPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • TWO LOT SUBDIVISION PS 847076R - SPEAR S166751E
    69 WOODBURN CRESPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF A DOUBLE STOREY DWELLING TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING
    33 DUNKELD STPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF A DEPENDANT PERSONS UNIT
    11 PARWAN CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF TWO DOUBLE STOREY DWELLINGS TO THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING
    6 ELLAM CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • DEVELOPMENT OF A DWELLING TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    4 HERMITAGE CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Calwell
Member of Parliament
Basem ABDO (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
115,542
Turnout (2025)
87.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+2.3 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 35.3%Labor 64.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.8 km away).

Coalition 22.4%Labor 77.6%

12.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +9.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Meadow HeightsLabor 77.5% · Coalition 22.4% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • Meadow Heights CentralLabor 78.0% · Coalition 22.0% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • Meadow Heights SouthLabor 79.1% · Coalition 20.9% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • CoolarooLabor 72.6% · Coalition 27.4% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • Roxburgh ParkLabor 75.7% · Coalition 24.3% TPP (2025)2.1 km away

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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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