Broomfield ^{VIC 3364}

Rural

Located in Victoria, Broomfield sits 126 km from Melbourne CBD, around 1 hour 35 minutes by car. The locality has 213 residents, a median age of 49, and a median household income of $61,048 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality fell 6.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,040. Broomfield is characterised by high bushfire risk and no recorded flood exposure. Walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 213. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

Is Broomfield safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Broomfield sits in the low band, with 2 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 33% on the prior year.

2 offences

33.3% since 2025

Theft 2 (100.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Broomfield killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Broomfield is very car-dependent on foot — at 14/100, nearly all errands require a car.

out of 100

Very Car-Dependent

Top 23% in VIC

Public Transport within 1 km 35

Schools within 1.5 km 0

Parks within 800 m 0

Supermarkets within 1 km 0

GPs within 1 km 0

Pharmacies within 1 km 0

Childcare within 1 km 0

Hospitals within 5 km 60

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Broomfield.

connectivity score / 100

Most common

Fixed wireless

Full-fibre (FTTP) share: 0%
Premises covered: 94

Technology mix

Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Hepburn: council population

The whole council area, not just Broomfield · estimated residents

at 30 June 2025

Residents

17,011

+1.2% in a year

Change

+194

people since 2024

Density

people per km² across the council area

What drove the change

Natural increase

-49

births minus deaths

Net internal migration

+195

moves within Australia

Net overseas migration

+48

arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state

2021 census

Advantage and disadvantage

6/10

6/10 within VIC

income, education, jobs and housing together

Economic resources

7/10

7/10 within VIC

income against housing cost and household size

Education and occupation

6/10

4/10 within VIC

qualifications and job type, income excluded

Broomfield is home to 213 residents, with a median age of 49, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $61,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.3%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

213

6.6% since 2016

Median Age

2.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$61,048/yr

10.5% since 2016

Bottom 22% in VIC

Census Median Rent

$200/wk

17.6% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,040/mo

4.8% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$30,212/yr

15.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

20.4% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

5.3%

45.4% since 2016

Total Dwellings

5.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

95.9%

3.2% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

4.4% since 2016

Rental Stress

17.0%

30.8% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

20.4%

6.2% since 2016

Work From Home

21.7%

429.3% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 76 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 38 (52.1%)

Mortgage 32 (43.8%)

Renting 3 (4.1%)

Demographics

Born in Australia: 79.3%
English Spoken at Home: 86.4%
Employment Rate: 49.1%
Completed Year 12: 32.4%

Occupations

Professionals 18 (20.9%)

Technicians & Trades 17 (19.8%)

Community & Personal Service 12 (14.0%)

Labourers 10 (11.6%)

Clerical & Administrative 9 (10.5%)

Managers 8 (9.3%)

Machinery Operators & Drivers 7 (8.1%)

Sales 3 (3.5%)

Religion

No Religion 112 (52.6%)

Christianity 76 (35.7%)

Other Religions 3 (1.4%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 9 (4.2%)

Age Distribution

0-4 7 (3.3%)

5-14 29 (13.6%)

15-19 11 (5.2%)

20-24 7 (3.3%)

25-34 23 (10.8%)

35-44 18 (8.5%)

45-54 32 (15.0%)

55-64 38 (17.8%)

65-74 37 (17.4%)

75-84 10 (4.7%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 21 (51.2%)

Lone Person 12 (29.3%)

One Parent Families 8 (19.5%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 50 (72.5%)

Worked from Home 15 (21.7%)

Car (passenger) 4 (5.8%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 43 (20.2%)

Bachelor Degree 27 (12.7%)

Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10 (4.7%)

Postgraduate Degree 5 (2.3%)

Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3 (1.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 19 (25.0%)

2 cars 29 (38.2%)

3 cars 20 (26.3%)

4+ cars 15 (19.7%)

Council Rates

Hepburn

FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,748 a year through Hepburn based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate

$1,748/yr

10% below the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils

Rate in the dollar

0.277¢ / $

of property valuation

Valuation basis

Capital Improved Value

land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Broomfield's area by planning zone

2026-09

Rural and farming 70%
Environmental 23%
Residential 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Hepburn

The whole council area, not just Broomfield · new residential dwellings

to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 104 new dwellings were approved across Hepburn. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 5.9% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months

104dwellings

-5.9% YoY

Houses

104

detached dwellings

Units

townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2008).

Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.

Climate & Setting

from Creswick, 3.1 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation: 449 m; above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall: 714 mm; 109 rainy days
Summer max (Jan): —
Winter min (Jul): —

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.5%

of light vehicles are electric

Up from 0.00% in 2021

+0.3 points this year

In postcode 3364, 13 of 2,413 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (40 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.2%.

Electric share, year by year

2021

0.00%

2022

0.13%

2023

0.13%

2024

0.21%

2025

0.54%

Rooftop solar

systems per 100 dwellings

Averaging 7.0 kW each

In postcode 3364, 527 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 991 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 38 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.

2 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3364 in 2025-26, rank 176 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 15, in 2005-06.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Federal Electorate

Division of Ballarat

Currently held by Catherine King Australian Labor Party

Year	Winner	2PP ALP	2PP LNP	Swing
2025	Catherine King	60.7%	39.3%	-2.3
2022	Catherine King	63.0%	37.0%	-2.7
2019	Catherine King	61.0%	39.0%	-3.6

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Ripon District

Currently held by Martha Haylett Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year	Winner	Won with	2PP ALP	2PP LNP
2022	Martha Haylett ALP	53.0%	53.0%	47.0%
2018	Louise Staley LP	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%
2014	Louise Staley LP	50.8%	49.2%	50.8%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about Broomfield

Is Broomfield a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Broomfield is low (16/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Broomfield?

Broomfield has a high recorded bushfire history (83/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Broomfield?

Broomfield, VIC had a population of 213 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Broomfield, VIC?

The postcode for Broomfield, VIC is 3364.

How far is Broomfield from Melbourne?

Broomfield is 126 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 96 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Broomfield?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Broomfield was $61,048 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Broomfield?

There are too few current rental listings in Broomfield for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $200, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Broomfield?

The median age of residents in Broomfield was 49 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Broomfield at risk of bushfire?

Broomfield has a high recorded bushfire history (83/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is Broomfield walkable?

Broomfield scores 14/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Broomfield?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Broomfield, Creswick (3.1 km away), 714 mm of rain a year over 109 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Broomfield?

First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Broomfield belong to?

Broomfield sits within the Hepburn local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Broomfield?

The average residential rates bill through Hepburn is $1,748 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Broomfield?

Across Hepburn, 104 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 5.9% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Broomfield in?

Broomfield sits within the federal Division of Ballarat, currently held by Catherine King (Australian Labor Party).

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