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Westmeadows VIC 3049

3,820 addresses · 133 streets

Calwell Electorate › Hume LGA › Westmeadows · 16 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Westmeadows is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 6,502 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,564 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $670,000.

6,502Population
39Median age
$1,564Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Broadmeadows, 2.6 km east · Tram stop: Stop 59: Matthews Avenue, 4.1 km south · Bus interchange: Melbourne Airport, 3.6 km west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 5.4 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Westmeadows.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$670,000House · 2024
$600,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Westmeadows

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

Tree cover measures, Westmeadows VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.1% · Labour-force participation 57.6%

Population by age in Westmeadows
Population by age, Westmeadows VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4404
5-14701
15-19334
20-24363
25-341,015
35-44904
45-54750
55-64800
65-74711
75-84390
85+137
Dwelling types in Westmeadows
Dwelling types, Westmeadows VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,860
Townhouse539
Apartment20
Other0
Households by weekly income in Westmeadows
Households by weekly income, Westmeadows VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650409
$650-1,499693
$1,500-2,999785
$3,000+399
Top ancestries in Westmeadows
Top ancestries, Westmeadows VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,579
English1,552
Other1,335
Italian859
Irish560
Ancestry NS453
Housing tenure in Westmeadows
Housing tenure, Westmeadows VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned815
Mortgage931
Rented615
Other19
Cars per household in Westmeadows
Cars per household, Westmeadows VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0131
1823
2995
3299
4+131
Commute to work in Westmeadows
Commute to work, Westmeadows VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,795
Train45
Bus12
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle6
Home574
Top countries of birth in Westmeadows
Top countries of birth, Westmeadows VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italy201
England122
Turkey98
India85
Sri Lanka75
Lebanon73
Languages used at home in Westmeadows
Languages used at home, Westmeadows VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic359
Italian262
Turkish188
Greek134
Urdu64
Sinhalese63

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

78,105 bird observations recorded near Westmeadows — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Westmeadows

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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