Hume

Victoria · Melbourne - North West · 243,266 people · 24 suburbs · 13 postcodes

Hume at a glance

243,266

Population

#5 of 79 in VIC

472

km² area

515/km² density

34.1

Median age

-5.0 vs VIC

$1,724

Median HH income/wk

#31 of 79 in VIC

949

SEIFA IRSAD

#56 of 79 in VIC

Schools

49 gov, 16 Cath, 7 indep

39.9%

Born overseas

26.0%

Renting

Map shows the Hume LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Hume is a metropolitan Local Government Area in Victoria, in the Melbourne region. It covers 24 suburbs across 13 postcodes and an area of 472 km². Hume has a population of 243,266 , ranking #5 most populous in VIC. The most populous suburb is Craigieburn (65,178 residents), and the highest median household income is in Oaklands Junction at $2,550/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,724/week and median age is 34.1. About 39.9% of residents were born overseas and 48.8% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

22.5%

13.0%

31.7%

21.9%

10.9%

0–14 (22.5%) 15–24 (13.0%) 25–44 (31.7%) 45–64 (21.9%) 65+ (10.9%)

Show counts

0–14 years	54,664 (22.5%)
15–24 years	31,741 (13.0%)
25–44 years	77,142 (31.7%)
45–64 years	53,321 (21.9%)
65+ years	26,456 (10.9%)

39.9%

Born overseas

48.8%

Speak a language other than English at home

0.8%

First Nations

3.1

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

25.1%

48.9%

26.0%

Owned outright (25.1%) Mortgaged (48.9%) Renting (26.0%)

Dwelling type mix

90.9%

Separate house (90.9%) Semi/townhouse (7.0%) Flat/apartment (2.1%)

$374

Median weekly rent

$1,788

Median monthly mortgage

35.5%

Households with 0-1 cars

64.5%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

7.9%

Unemployment rate

60,661

In full-time work

34,509

In part-time work

Schools in Hume

72 schools across Hume: 68.1% Government, 22.2% Catholic, 9.7% Independent. The VIC average is 68.6% / 21.4% / 10.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 997 (range 893 to 1102). VIC median is 1027; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

68.1%

22.2%

9.7%

VIC average for comparison

68.6%

21.4%

10.0%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

65.3%

16.7%

11.1%

Primary (65.3%) Secondary (16.7%) Combined (11.1%) Special (6.9%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 997 VIC median 1027LGA range 893 to 1102

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 72 schools in Hume, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Sirius College	Independent	Combined	Broadmeadows	3,284	1088
Hume Anglican Grammar	Independent	Combined	Mickleham	2,948	1095
Ilim College	Independent	Combined	Dallas	2,868	1024
Mount Ridley P-12 College	Government	Combined	Craigieburn	2,788	969
Salesian College Sunbury	Catholic	Secondary	Sunbury	1,720	1059
Aitken College	Independent	Combined	Greenvale	1,453	1102
Penola Catholic College	Catholic	Secondary	Broadmeadows	1,373	1000
Gladstone Park Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Gladstone Park	1,309	994
Kolbe Catholic College	Catholic	Secondary	Greenvale	1,293	980
Elevation Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Craigieburn	1,177	962
Newbury Primary School	Government	Primary	Craigieburn	1,136	1032
Hume Central Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Broadmeadows	1,093	900
St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College	Independent	Combined	Coolaroo	1,078	997
Roxburgh College	Government	Secondary	Roxburgh Park	1,041	912
Gaayip-Yagila Primary School	Government	Primary	Mickleham	1,014	1021
Craigieburn Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Craigieburn	1,008	918
Sunbury College	Government	Secondary	Sunbury	980	993
Aitken Creek Primary School	Government	Primary	Craigieburn	972	992
Gilgai Plains Primary School	Government	Primary	Kalkallo	953	1039
Aitken Hill Primary School	Government	Primary	Craigieburn	892	1004
Sunbury Downs Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Sunbury	789	1005
Mickleham Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Mickleham	730	986
Yubup Primary School	Government	Primary	Mickleham	710	1009
Our Lady's School	Catholic	Primary	Craigieburn	703	984
Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Craigieburn	660	1010
Roxburgh Rise Primary School	Government	Primary	Roxburgh Park	633	949
Willmott Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Craigieburn	626	984
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Roxburgh Park	614	911
St Anne's School	Catholic	Primary	Sunbury	599	1059
Greenvale Primary School	Government	Primary	Greenvale	593	1034
St Carlo Borromeo School	Catholic	Primary	Greenvale	571	1062
Craigieburn South Primary School	Government	Primary	Craigieburn	545	960
Greenvale Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Greenvale	540	997
Sunbury Heights Primary School	Government	Primary	Sunbury	495	983
Westmeadows Primary School	Government	Primary	Westmeadows	463	992
Craigieburn Primary School	Government	Primary	Craigieburn	458	979
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Sunbury	431	1065
Dallas Brooks Community Primary School	Government	Primary	Dallas	410	893
Gladstone Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Gladstone Park	408	1011
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Mickleham	401	1040
Meadow Heights Primary School	Government	Primary	Meadow Heights	400	919
Sunbury Primary School	Government	Primary	Sunbury	400	1056
Hume Valley School	Government	Special	Broadmeadows	380	934
School of the Good Shepherd	Catholic	Primary	Gladstone Park	374	1046
Broadmeadows Special Developmental School	Government	Special	Broadmeadows	361	970
Keelonith Primary School	Government	Primary	Greenvale	361	1032
Kismet Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Sunbury	358	1023
Goonawarra Primary School	Government	Primary	Sunbury	351	999
Roxburgh Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Roxburgh Park	345	956
Mother Teresa School	Catholic	Primary	Craigieburn	342	1026
Roxburgh Homestead Primary School	Government	Primary	Roxburgh Park	334	963
My College	Independent	Combined	Dallas	325	1005
Killara Primary School	Government	Primary	Sunbury	317	1017
Gladstone Views Primary School	Government	Primary	Gladstone Park	312	997
Banum Warrik Primary School	Government	Primary	Kalkallo	309	1037
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School	Catholic	Primary	Sunbury	299	1061
Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School	Government	Special	Sunbury	283	998
Meadows Primary School	Government	Primary	Broadmeadows	263	922
Bethal Primary School	Government	Primary	Meadow Heights	259	941
Mickleham Primary School	Government	Primary	Mickleham	255	987
Broadmeadows Primary School	Government	Primary	Broadmeadows	252	948
Coolaroo South Primary School	Government	Primary	Coolaroo	250	930
Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Greenvale	236	1065
Sunbury West Primary School	Government	Primary	Sunbury	230	1004
Jacana School for Autism	Government	Special	Jacana	228	1005
St Dominic's School	Catholic	Primary	Broadmeadows	226	958
Broadmeadows Valley Primary School	Government	Primary	Broadmeadows	210	912
Tullamarine Primary School	Government	Primary	Tullamarine	206	997
Holy Child School	Catholic	Primary	Dallas	200	911
Red Rock Christian College	Independent	Combined	Sunbury	195	1056
Wayi School	Government	Special	Craigieburn	192	994
Campbellfield Heights Primary School	Government	Primary	Campbellfield	148	943

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Hume. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

949

Ranked #56 of 79 VIC LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

941

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

1004

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

958

Suburbs in Hume

Hume contains 24 suburbs and 13 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Craigieburn	3064	65,178	$1,798/wk	32
Sunbury	3429	38,851	$1,925/wk	38
Roxburgh Park	3064	24,129	$1,629/wk	31
Greenvale	3059	21,274	$2,262/wk	35
Mickleham	3064	17,452	$1,968/wk	29
Meadow Heights	3048	14,890	$1,274/wk	34
Broadmeadows	3047	12,524	$1,151/wk	32
Gladstone Park	3043	8,213	$1,452/wk	42
Dallas	3047	6,762	$1,088/wk	32
Tullamarine	3043	6,733	$1,404/wk	39
Westmeadows	3049	6,502	$1,564/wk	39
Kalkallo	3064	5,548	$2,047/wk	30
Campbellfield	3061	4,977	$1,110/wk	38
Attwood	3049	3,309	$2,209/wk	42
Coolaroo	3048	3,193	$1,025/wk	37
Jacana	3047	2,187	$1,387/wk	35
Bulla	3428	668	$1,738/wk	45
Oaklands Junction	3063	439	$2,550/wk	42
Wildwood	3429	244	$1,765/wk	44
Yuroke	3063	123	$1,875/wk	56
Melbourne Airport	3045	64		37
Somerton	3062	6	$1,187/wk	52
Fawkner East	3060
Fawkner North	3060

Postcodes covered

3043, 3045, 3047, 3048, 3049, 3059, 3060, 3061, 3062, 3063, 3064, 3428, 3429

Compare Hume with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Hume and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	Median HH income	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Hume (VIC)	243,266	34.1	$1,724/wk	949	26.0%	39.9%
Moreland	170,547	35.4	$1,928/wk	1049	39.2%	33.0%
Brimbank	193,505	37.8	$1,562/wk	928	27.8%	48.2%
Whittlesea	243,768	35.8	$1,775/wk	983	25.8%	37.5%
Moonee Valley	121,937	39.6	$2,023/wk	1060	33.1%	27.8%
Melton	179,591	33.7	$1,906/wk	973	23.3%	35.5%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Hume

What is the population of Hume?

The 2021 Census recorded 243,266 people living in Hume, across 24 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Hume?

Hume contains 24 suburbs. The most populous are Craigieburn, Sunbury, Roxburgh Park, Greenvale, Mickleham.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Hume?

Hume covers 13 postcodes: 3043, 3045, 3047, 3048, 3049, 3059, 3060, 3061, 3062, 3063, 3064, 3428, 3429.

What is the median household income in Hume?

The population-weighted median household income across Hume is $1,724 per week (2021 Census), ranking #31 of 79 VIC LGAs.

How many schools are in Hume?

Hume has 72 schools, including 49 government, 16 Catholic, and 7 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Hume?

Hume has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 949, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.