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Tullamarine, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Tullamarine (VIC 3043): population 6,733, median age 39, median household income $1,404/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 3. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Tullamarine is a suburb in Hume, Victoria (postcode 3043), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 6,733 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
6,733
Median age
39
Household income
$1,404/wk
Weekly rent
$355
Unemployment
6.1%
SEIFA IRSD decile
3 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
5.9%
5-14
9.2%
15-19
3.8%
20-24
5.5%
25-34
17.9%
35-44
14.6%
45-54
11.8%
55-64
11.3%
65-74
11.4%
75-84
7.0%
85+
1.8%

Housing tenure

Owned
31.6%
Mortgage
30.5%
Rented
34.1%
Other
1.6%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3043
Population (2021)6,733
Males3,329 (49.4%)
Females3,397 (50.5%)
Median age39 years
Average household size2.3
Median weekly household income$1,404
Median weekly family income$1,796
Median weekly rent$355
Median monthly mortgage$1,733
Labour force3,320
Unemployment rate6.1%
Participation rate61.5%
Born overseas33.9%
Separate houses54.4%
Worked at home18.4%
SEIFA IRSD decile3 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher38.5%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent58.4%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.6%
Residents needing assistance with core activities8.0%
Households with 2+ vehicles48.8%
Distance from Melbourne CBD14.9 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 39 years. Residents under 15: 15.1%. Residents aged 65 and over: 20.2%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-43965.9%
5-146209.2%
15-192573.8%
20-243715.5%
25-341,20217.9%
35-4498114.6%
45-5479311.8%
55-6476311.3%
65-7476611.4%
75-844697.0%
85 and over1231.8%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households2,819
Average household size2.3
One person94533.5%
Two persons90232.0%
Three persons47917.0%
Four persons34412.2%
Five persons1134.0%
Six or more persons421.5%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families1,840
Couples with children392.1%
Couples without children71538.9%
One-parent families36119.6%
Other families442.4%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.51
Women with no children34.6%
Women with three or more children22.6%

Of the 717 couple families with children in Tullamarine, 7.8% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Tullamarine.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)41.9%
Married (de facto)11.4%
Not married46.7%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings3,069
Occupied2,81991.9%
Unoccupied2558.3%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house1,67054.4%
Semi-detached or townhouse1,11636.4%
Flat or apartment240.8%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright89231.6%
Owned with a mortgage86130.5%
Rented96034.1%
Other tenure441.6%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week43.9%
$350 to $549 per week52.3%
$550 or more per week3.7%

3.1% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00018.5%
$1,000 to $1,79934.5%
$1,800 to $2,99938.5%
$3,000 or more8.5%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom2.3%
Two bedrooms24.1%
Three bedrooms58.5%
Four or more bedrooms15.1%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force3,320
Employed3,11593.8%
Unemployed2026.1%
Not in the labour force2,078
Unemployment rate6.1%
Participation rate61.5%

33.6% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Tullamarine are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65019.8%
$650 to $1,49933.8%
$1,500 to $2,99932.8%
$3,000 or more13.7%

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

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50038.1%
$500 to $99925.5%
$1,000 to $1,99929.0%
$2,000 or more7.3%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver1,80958.1%
Car passenger1193.8%
Train170.5%
Bus290.9%
Tram140.4%
Bicycle110.4%
Walked only431.4%
Worked at home57318.4%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity4,03159.9%
No religion1,59723.7%
Islam3094.6%
Hinduism1502.2%
Buddhism1412.1%
Judaism30.0%
Other or not stated5027.5%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)969326
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)9524
IER (economic resources)9592
IEO (education and occupation)9424

Where residents were born

64.2% of residents were born in Australia and 35.8% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Tullamarine are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
Italy2193.4%
India2153.4%
Lebanon1211.9%
Greece1141.8%
New Zealand1051.6%
England1011.6%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202110.9%
2011 to 20159.2%
2001 to 201015.2%
Before 200164.7%

Languages spoken at home

64.0% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Tullamarine are listed below. Across all households, 5.5% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Arabic4857.6%
Italian3295.2%
Greek2724.3%
Turkish971.5%
Samoan831.3%
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi600.9%

Ancestry

Residents of Tullamarine most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
English1,50817.8%
Australian1,39116.4%
Italian98811.6%
Irish5196.1%
Greek4084.8%
Scottish3954.7%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Tullamarine residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Construction35612.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing35111.8%
Health Care and Social Assistance32110.8%
Manufacturing2508.4%
Retail Trade2498.4%
Education and Training2327.8%

The most common occupations among Tullamarine residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Clerical and Administrative Workers51016.8%
Professionals49716.4%
Technicians and Trades Workers44714.7%
Community and Personal Service Workers36912.2%
Managers34211.3%
Machinery Operators and Drivers30710.1%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Tullamarine, 16.2% are at university or higher education, 12.7% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 64.0% are at school.

58.4% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

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

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce62623.4%
Engineering and Related Technologies46117.2%
Society and Culture35913.4%
Education26710.0%
Health2348.7%
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services2047.6%

Long-term health conditions

50.8% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Tullamarine are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Arthritis6718.7%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)6047.9%
Asthma6017.8%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)4896.4%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)3074.0%
Cancer (including remission)1932.5%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)1141.5%
Stroke751.0%
Kidney disease741.0%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)540.7%

21.0% of residents report one condition, 7.5% report two, and 4.4% report three or more.

Community and care

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

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group6.8%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition13.9%
Provides unpaid child care44.7%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work18.0%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force1.5%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago86.4%
Moved within Victoria in the last year10.2%
Moved interstate in the last year0.4%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.6%
Same address 5 years ago62.1%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years26.0%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years1.4%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years6.9%

Photo: Tullamarine, Victoria. Credit: Bidgee / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 905 offences in Tullamarine in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person116
B Property and deception offences630
C Drug offences42
D Public order and security offences19
E Justice procedures offences88
F Other offences10

That is a calculated rate of 134.4 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
847
2023
812
2024
1,140
2025
1,015
2026
905

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 6733
Median Age 39
Average Household Size 2.3
Median Weekly Household Income $1404
Median Weekly Rent $355
Median Monthly Mortgage $1733
Unemployment Rate 6.1%
Participation Rate 61.5%
Born Overseas 33.9%
Separate House 54.4%
Worked at Home 18.4%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 3
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 26
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4
Median Weekly Family Income $1796
Postcode 3043

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