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Meadow Heights, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Meadow Heights (VIC 3048): population 14,890, median age 34, median household income $1,274/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 1. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Meadow Heights is a suburb in Hume, Victoria (postcode 3048), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 14,890 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
14,890
Median age
34
Household income
$1,274/wk
Weekly rent
$346
Unemployment
12.3%
SEIFA IRSD decile
1 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
6.8%
5-14
14.7%
15-19
6.8%
20-24
7.9%
25-34
15.1%
35-44
12.5%
45-54
12.2%
55-64
12.2%
65-74
7.4%
75-84
3.6%
85+
0.7%

Housing tenure

Owned
26.7%
Mortgage
38.6%
Rented
30.5%
Other
1.3%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3048
Population (2021)14,890
Males7,313 (49.1%)
Females7,576 (50.9%)
Median age34 years
Average household size3.3
Median weekly household income$1,274
Median weekly family income$1,342
Median weekly rent$346
Median monthly mortgage$1,460
Labour force5,039
Unemployment rate12.3%
Participation rate46.8%
Born overseas46.3%
Separate houses77.9%
Worked at home12.5%
SEIFA IRSD decile1 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher40.7%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent55.0%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.9%
Residents needing assistance with core activities10.5%
Households with 2+ vehicles60.5%
Distance from Melbourne CBD18.5 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 34 years. Residents under 15: 21.5%. Residents aged 65 and over: 11.7%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-41,0136.8%
5-142,18414.7%
15-191,0196.8%
20-241,1737.9%
25-342,24815.1%
35-441,86812.5%
45-541,81812.2%
55-641,82112.2%
65-741,1067.4%
75-845303.6%
85 and over1080.7%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households4,256
Average household size3.3
One person63214.8%
Two persons1,05724.8%
Three persons83719.7%
Four persons78818.5%
Five persons47811.2%
Six or more persons47311.1%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families3,681
Couples with children2025.5%
Couples without children79721.7%
One-parent families87823.9%
Other families722.0%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.91
Women with no children33.1%
Women with three or more children35.3%

Of the 1,932 couple families with children in Meadow Heights, 6.3% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Meadow Heights.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)46.5%
Married (de facto)3.5%
Not married49.9%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings4,491
Occupied4,25694.8%
Unoccupied2345.2%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house3,50077.9%
Semi-detached or townhouse70415.7%
Flat or apartment481.1%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright1,13626.7%
Owned with a mortgage1,64138.6%
Rented1,30030.5%
Other tenure561.3%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week54.0%
$350 to $549 per week44.2%
$550 or more per week1.8%

26.1% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00025.7%
$1,000 to $1,79945.4%
$1,800 to $2,99923.3%
$3,000 or more5.7%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom1.0%
Two bedrooms6.7%
Three bedrooms71.9%
Four or more bedrooms20.3%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force5,039
Employed4,42087.7%
Unemployed61812.3%
Not in the labour force5,729
Unemployment rate12.3%
Participation rate46.8%

39.6% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Meadow Heights are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65020.2%
$650 to $1,49938.9%
$1,500 to $2,99930.2%
$3,000 or more10.6%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50056.5%
$500 to $99923.7%
$1,000 to $1,99917.3%
$2,000 or more2.5%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver2,89565.5%
Car passenger2094.7%
Train811.8%
Bus360.8%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle00.0%
Walked only180.4%
Worked at home55212.5%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity4,40129.6%
No religion1,4389.7%
Islam7,16948.1%
Hinduism1791.2%
Buddhism3482.3%
Judaism00.0%
Other or not stated1,3559.1%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)80013
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)8451
IER (economic resources)9171
IEO (education and occupation)9012

Where residents were born

50.1% of residents were born in Australia and 49.9% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Meadow Heights are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
Turkey1,65612.0%
Iraq1,0587.7%
Lebanon6434.7%
Vietnam3672.7%
Pakistan3432.5%
India1801.3%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202118.2%
2011 to 201516.6%
2001 to 201024.0%
Before 200141.2%

Languages spoken at home

25.7% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Meadow Heights are listed below. Across all households, 17.2% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Turkish3,10322.8%
Arabic2,65919.5%
Vietnamese5824.3%
Indo-Aryan: Urdu4803.5%
Greek1521.1%
Spanish1471.1%

Ancestry

Residents of Meadow Heights most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Australian1,81511.5%
English1,3948.9%
Lebanese1,3378.5%
Vietnamese5623.6%
Italian3011.9%
Irish2501.6%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Meadow Heights residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance54713.5%
Construction50912.6%
Manufacturing45211.2%
Retail Trade41810.3%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing41310.2%
Education and Training3649.0%

The most common occupations among Meadow Heights residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Technicians and Trades Workers69316.2%
Professionals65215.3%
Community and Personal Service Workers59914.0%
Labourers59714.0%
Machinery Operators and Drivers56113.1%
Clerical and Administrative Workers49711.6%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Meadow Heights, 15.8% are at university or higher education, 9.4% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 67.6% are at school.

55.0% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Meadow Heights residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Society and Culture74419.1%
Management and Commerce73719.0%
Engineering and Related Technologies61015.7%
Education42210.9%
Health3468.9%
Architecture and Building2416.2%

Long-term health conditions

55.2% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Meadow Heights are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma1,1627.2%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)1,1086.9%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)1,1056.9%
Arthritis1,0586.6%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)5073.2%
Cancer (including remission)2571.6%
Kidney disease2081.3%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)1931.2%
Stroke1400.9%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)850.5%

18.4% of residents report one condition, 6.4% report two, and 3.5% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Meadow Heights contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group5.4%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition13.2%
Provides unpaid child care40.4%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work13.6%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force0.6%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago91.8%
Moved within Victoria in the last year5.5%
Moved interstate in the last year0.3%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.5%
Same address 5 years ago70.8%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years16.0%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years1.0%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years7.0%

Photo: Meadow Heights, Victoria. Credit: Philip Mallis / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 994 offences in Meadow Heights in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person227
B Property and deception offences407
C Drug offences60
D Public order and security offences63
E Justice procedures offences234
F Other offences3

That is a calculated rate of 66.8 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Hume local government area recorded 7,968 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
1,076
2023
1,007
2024
812
2025
868
2026
994

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 14890
Median Age 34
Average Household Size 3.3
Median Weekly Household Income $1274
Median Weekly Rent $346
Median Monthly Mortgage $1460
Unemployment Rate 12.3%
Participation Rate 46.8%
Born Overseas 46.3%
Separate House 77.9%
Worked at Home 12.5%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 1
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1
Median Weekly Family Income $1342
Postcode 3048

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