Gladstone Park vs Broadmeadows

Broadmeadows is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 42 in Gladstone Park. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Gladstone Park, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Broadmeadows, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Gladstone Park: a median of $810,000, against $651,000 in Broadmeadows, and rent is higher there too. Broadmeadows is closer to the city centre: 17.2 km, against 19.6 km. On these figures, Gladstone Park tends to suit older residents, while Broadmeadows suits renters, young adults, and families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Gladstone Park carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 95/100)
  • Broadmeadows has more schools inside the suburb (19 vs 4)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Broadmeadows

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($651,000 vs $810,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Broadmeadows

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (51% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($331/wk vs $381/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Broadmeadows

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 2%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (17.2 km vs 19.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Gladstone Park has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 11%)
  • Broadmeadows has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 4%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Broadmeadows

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.6% vs -1.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Gladstone Park and Broadmeadows drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Walkability 78 / 83
Gladstone Park — Walkability: 78/100 Broadmeadows — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 35 / 5
Gladstone Park — Safety: 35/100 Broadmeadows — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gladstone Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Broadmeadows — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 35 / 68
Gladstone Park — Low flood risk: 35/100 Broadmeadows — Low flood risk: 68/100

Demographics

Broadmeadows has more residents (12,524 vs 8,213); Gladstone Park skews older (42 vs 32).

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Population 8,213 12,524
+52% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.5% +4.6%
Median age 42 32
Median household income $75,504/yr
+21% vs other
 $59,852/yr
Median weekly rent $381/wk
+13% vs other
 $331/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
0-4 5.7% / 7.4%
Gladstone Park — 0-4: 5.7% Broadmeadows — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 11.4% / 14.1%
Gladstone Park — 5-14: 11.4% Broadmeadows — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 5.4% / 6.3%
Gladstone Park — 15-19: 5.4% Broadmeadows — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 5.2% / 7.9%
Gladstone Park — 20-24: 5.2% Broadmeadows — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 12.7% / 19.3%
Gladstone Park — 25-34: 12.7% Broadmeadows — 25-34: 19.3%
35-44 12.9% / 14.4%
Gladstone Park — 35-44: 12.9% Broadmeadows — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 11.3% / 10.4%
Gladstone Park — 45-54: 11.3% Broadmeadows — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 11.7% / 9.6%
Gladstone Park — 55-64: 11.7% Broadmeadows — 55-64: 9.6%
65-74 13.2% / 5.7%
Gladstone Park — 65-74: 13.2% Broadmeadows — 65-74: 5.7%
75-84 8.4% / 3.6%
Gladstone Park — 75-84: 8.4% Broadmeadows — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 2.3% / 1.4%
Gladstone Park — 85+: 2.3% Broadmeadows — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gladstone Park 46.2% couple families
Gladstone Park — Couple Families: 46.2% Gladstone Park — Lone Person: 29.2% Gladstone Park — One Parent Families: 20.7% Gladstone Park — Group Household: 2.2% Gladstone Park — Other Families: 1.7%
Broadmeadows 40.7% couple families
Broadmeadows — Couple Families: 40.7% Broadmeadows — Lone Person: 28.6% Broadmeadows — One Parent Families: 21.8% Broadmeadows — Group Household: 6.3% Broadmeadows — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gladstone Park 21.1% renting
Gladstone Park — Owned Outright: 44.2% Gladstone Park — Mortgage: 34.7% Gladstone Park — Renting: 21.1%
Broadmeadows 51.0% renting
Broadmeadows — Owned Outright: 22.1% Broadmeadows — Mortgage: 26.9% Broadmeadows — Renting: 51.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 7.3%
Gladstone Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Broadmeadows — Certificate III & IV: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 8.9%
Gladstone Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Broadmeadows — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 5.9%
Gladstone Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Broadmeadows — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 4.4%
Gladstone Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Broadmeadows — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.9%
Gladstone Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Broadmeadows — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Lebanon 2.3% / 4.8%
Gladstone Park — Lebanon: 2.3% Broadmeadows — Lebanon: 4.8%
Iraq 1.6% / 5.0%
Gladstone Park — Iraq: 1.6% Broadmeadows — Iraq: 5.0%
India 2.6% / 3.5%
Gladstone Park — India: 2.6% Broadmeadows — India: 3.5%
Nepal — / 4.4%
Gladstone Park — Nepal: not among its largest Broadmeadows — Nepal: 4.4%
Pakistan — / 4.1%
Gladstone Park — Pakistan: not among its largest Broadmeadows — Pakistan: 4.1%
Sri Lanka 1.9% / 1.2%
Gladstone Park — Sri Lanka: 1.9% Broadmeadows — Sri Lanka: 1.2%
Italy 2.9% / —
Gladstone Park — Italy: 2.9% Broadmeadows — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gladstone Park 96.4% houses
Gladstone Park — Houses: 96.4% Gladstone Park — Townhouses: 3.7% Gladstone Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Broadmeadows 67.9% houses
Broadmeadows — Houses: 67.9% Broadmeadows — Townhouses: 19.8% Broadmeadows — Flats / Apartments: 12.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Median house price $810,000 $651,000
Median unit price — $475,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 30 sales
 27 days
from 75 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
3 bed $790K / $645K
Gladstone Park — 3 bed: $790K (79 sales) Broadmeadows — 3 bed: $645K (142 sales)

79 vs 142 sales

4 bed $850K / $700K
Gladstone Park — 4 bed: $850K (52 sales) Broadmeadows — 4 bed: $700K (24 sales)

52 vs 24 sales

Zoning mix

Broadmeadows has more commercially zoned land (35% vs 2%).

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Residential 66% 38%
Commercial 2% 35%
Infrastructure and transport 28% 12%
Other and special use 0% 8%
Parks and recreation 4% 7%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
New dwellings approved 3,063
across Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Houses 4.2%
$600/wk on $735K
 4.6%
$540/wk on $615K
Units — 5.5%
$510/wk on $485K

Ranking within VIC

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
House price Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Income Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Schools Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 82% of VIC

Liveability

Gladstone Park scores higher overall (53 vs 42).

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Grade B C
Score 53/100 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Gladstone Park carries more flood risk (65 vs 32); Broadmeadows carries more crime risk (95 vs 65).

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 High
95/100
Flood Moderate
65/100
 Low
32/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 24
within 5 km

Schools

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Inside the suburb 4 19
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 2
same for both
Rated below peers 1 5

Schools in Gladstone Park

  • Gladstone Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Gladstone Park Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • School of the Good Shepherd Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Gladstone Views Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Broadmeadows

  • Sirius College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Broadmeadows Valley Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Penola Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Broadmeadows Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Hume Central Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Meadows Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Supermarkets 2 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 8
Parks & reserves 13 12
Childcare 5 9
GPs 3 13
Pharmacies 1 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 6
Fuel stations 2 6
Waterways 4 13

Mobility

Gladstone Park sits further from the CBD (19.6 km vs 17.2 km).

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Walkability score 78/100 83/100
Distance to Melbourne 19.6 km
+12% vs other
 17.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 27 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 126.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 381.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3043
 0.3%
postcode 3047
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 3043
 26
postcode 3047

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Car (driver) 68.0% / 66.1%
Gladstone Park — Car (driver): 68.0% Broadmeadows — Car (driver): 66.1%
Worked from Home 22.6% / 13.5%
Gladstone Park — Worked from Home: 22.6% Broadmeadows — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 6.3%
Gladstone Park — Car (passenger): 5.1% Broadmeadows — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Train 1.8% / 9.0%
Gladstone Park — Train: 1.8% Broadmeadows — Train: 9.0%
Bus 1.2% / 2.8%
Gladstone Park — Bus: 1.2% Broadmeadows — Bus: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).

Setting

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.8 km 17.5 km

NBN connectivity

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Connectivity score 98/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 94%
3,546 premises
 10%
6,097 premises

Climate

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
PM2.5 — 3.9 µg/m³
PM10 18.9 µg/m³ —
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Average residential rate $1,715/yr
same for both
Council Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Division Maribyrnong Calwell
Member Jo Briskey Basem Abdo
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gladstone Park Broadmeadows
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gladstone Park

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

Broadmeadows

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Transport Hub

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