Hume

278,885 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 504 km², 22 suburbs. Council website: hume.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

278,885

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +3.0% in a year

Density

554/km²

504 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$665k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$86

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

10.9 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

5 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025

Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.

Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07

Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age: 33
Median household income: $1,703/week
Median rent: $369/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,806/month
Households renting: 25.2%
Average household: 3.1 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 5 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 3 of 10

Council finances

From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.

Average rates per property: $1,715; 2024-25
Operating result: +2.3%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 73%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

22 suburbs where Hume holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

Suburb	Population	In this council	Median house (VG)	Flood / bushfire	IRSAD
Craigieburn	65,178	All	$715kDec 2025	2% / 36%	4
Sunbury	38,851	All	$700kDec 2025	2% / 83%	6
Roxburgh Park	24,129	All	$701kDec 2025	<1% / 2%	2
Greenvale (Vic.)	21,274	All	$874kDec 2025	<1% / 59%	8
Mickleham	17,452	All	$700kDec 2025	6% / 80%	6
Meadow Heights	14,890	All	$670kDec 2025	4% / 11%	1
Broadmeadows (Vic.)	12,524	All	$640kDec 2025	4% / 1%	1
Gladstone Park	8,213	All	$802kDec 2025	12% / 0%	4
Dallas	6,762	All	$592kDec 2025	3% / 0%	1
Tullamarine	6,733	98%	$800kDec 2025	2% / 3%	4
Westmeadows	6,502	All	$758kDec 2025	6% / 39%	3
Diggers Rest	5,669	8%	$655kDec 2025	0% / 96%	6
Kalkallo	5,548	All	$633kDec 2025	3% / 45%	7
Campbellfield	4,977	All	$700kDec 2025	5% / 12%	1
Attwood	3,309	All	$870kDec 2025	3% / 78%	8
Coolaroo	3,193	All	$623kDec 2025	3% / 0%	1
Jacana	2,187	All	$648kDec 2025	5% / 0%	2
Bulla (Vic.)	668	All		1% / 98%	6
Oaklands Junction	439	All		0% / 97%	8
Wildwood	244	All		0% / 100%	8
Yuroke	123	All		0% / 100%	5
Melbourne Airport	64	All		2% / 63%	9
Somerton (Vic.)	6	All		1% / 14%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

Over 23 of 23 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

39%

Over 23 of 23 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 23 of 23 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 16 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median: $592k
Median of suburb medians: $700k
Highest suburb median: $874k

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

Calwell · Basem ABDO (ALP)73%
Hawke · Sam RAE (ALP)17%
Maribyrnong · Jo BRISKEY (ALP)6%
McEwen · Rob MITCHELL (ALP)2%
Scullin · Andrew GILES (ALP)2%

State districts

Kalkallo · Ros Spence (ALP)36%
Greenvale · Iwan Walters (ALP)29%
Sunbury · Josh Bull (ALP)23%
Broadmeadows · Kathleen Matthews-Ward (ALP)12%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 3 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 24 Sep 2026.

Listings cut: 23; of 279 tracked
Share cut: 8.2%
Typical cut: 4.0%; median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Greenvale (Vic.) (15), Meadow Heights (4), Roxburgh Park (4). All price drops →

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.