$181 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $95
- 2021: $181
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Broadmeadows · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents of just $181 make Broadmeadows one of the most affordable places to live in the region. This low cost of housing is a defining feature of the area, with typical home loan payments also remaining well below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Broadmeadows — lower than 79% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,235, which is about the same as the state average and much lower than across Australia. Rent is even cheaper, sitting far below the national figure at $181 per week.
$181 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,235 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Broadmeadows, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned with a mortgage at 56%, ahead of Owned outright (28%).
In Broadmeadows, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 56%; Owned outright is next at 28%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
There are 0.80 people per bedroom in local homes, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian and national averages.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Broadmeadows, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Broadmeadows splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (50%) and 4 bedrooms (50%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Broadmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60078/broadmeadows/topic/housing-dwellings