Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 63,774 people in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.1% of the population.

Of people in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) aged 15 years and over, 49.0% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) was 46 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) 35.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.4% were in primary school, 21.2% in secondary school and 16.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) were Turkish 12.7%, Australian 11.9%, English 10.8%, Lebanese 7.8% and Italian 6.1%.

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), 50.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Turkey 7.5%, Iraq 6.7%, Lebanon 3.8%, Italy 2.6% and India 2.0%.

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), 20.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 69.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) were Islam 31.3%, Catholic 29.9%, No Religion 7.9%, Anglican 4.8% and Eastern Orthodox 4.2%.

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) 32.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 15.7%, Turkish 14.8%, Italian 4.0%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 3.5% and Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 2.8%.

Employment

There were 21,764 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan). Of these 53.8% were employed full time, 27.6% were employed part-time and 10.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

The most common occupations in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.3%, Labourers 15.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Professionals 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 9.6% and Managers 6.3%.

Of the employed people in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.0%, Road Freight Transport 3.6%, School Education 3.4%, Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing 2.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) was $343.

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.5%, Train 6.3%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Walked only 1.5% and Truck 1.4%. On the day, 11.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.6% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), 16.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), 51.1% were couple families with children, 24.3% were couple families without children and 22.6% were one parent families.

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) 15.1% of single parents were male and 84.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,832 and those without children was $1,651.

Employment status of couple families

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), of couple families with children, 11.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% had both employed part-time and 10.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), 93.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), 79.9% were separate houses, 12.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 11.0% had 2 bedrooms and 65.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), 32.5% were owned outright, 34.4% were owned with a mortgage and 28.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), of all households, 77.8% were family households, 19.6% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), 33.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), 36.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), there were 443 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 217 (or 49.0%) were male and 226 (or 51.0%) were female. The median age was 22 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $632.

In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $177 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,928.