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Broadmeadow NSW 2292

1,831 addresses · 47 streets

Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › Broadmeadow · 116 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Broadmeadow is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,688 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,653 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 54% of households own their home and 45% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,688Population
34Median age
$1,653Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Hamilton - Broadmeadow statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Broadmeadow itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Broadmeadow, 150 m north · Light rail stop: Honeysuckle, 2.9 km east · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 2.2 km east · Ferry wharf: Muloobinba / Queens Wharf, 4.3 km east · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 16.4 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Broadmeadow

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Broadmeadow NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20214.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 67.6%

Population by age in Broadmeadow
Population by age, Broadmeadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-486
5-14159
15-1979
20-24178
25-34351
35-44240
45-54196
55-64187
65-74134
75-8452
85+27
Dwelling types in Broadmeadow
Dwelling types, Broadmeadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House466
Townhouse128
Apartment95
Other9
Households by weekly income in Broadmeadow
Households by weekly income, Broadmeadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650108
$650-1,499198
$1,500-2,999223
$3,000+136
Top ancestries in Broadmeadow
Top ancestries, Broadmeadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English637
Australian607
Irish243
Scottish173
Other146
Ancestry NS109
Housing tenure in Broadmeadow
Housing tenure, Broadmeadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned175
Mortgage201
Rented311
Other3
Cars per household in Broadmeadow
Cars per household, Broadmeadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
069
1281
2238
376
4+24
Commute to work in Broadmeadow
Commute to work, Broadmeadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car475
Train5
Bus11
Tram/ferry0
Walked35
Bicycle9
Home226
Top countries of birth in Broadmeadow
Top countries of birth, Broadmeadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China28
New Zealand27
North Macedonia26
India25
England23
Italy13
Languages used at home in Broadmeadow
Languages used at home, Broadmeadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian46
Mandarin27
Italian13
Cantonese8
Greek8
Spanish8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

59,535 bird observations recorded near Broadmeadow — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Broadmeadow

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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