Is Meadow Heights a nice place to live?

Meadow Heights has a neighbourhood shopping centre, open reserves and a network of footpaths and cycleways, with bus connections to Broadmeadows train station. Meadow Heights is a young community, with incomes below the Victorian median and 52.5% of families made up of couple families with children. Everyday amenity includes local parks, sports ovals, pocket parks and community facilities, and the Canadian Court Reserve upgrade has entered construction to add a multi-purpose looped path with a learn-to-ride circuit.

Is it expensive to live in Meadow Heights?

A typical local household earned about $1,274 a week at the most recent Census. At a median house price of $670,000, buying a house in Meadow Heights works out to about 10.1 times a typical local annual household income, which sits well above local incomes. Rents are also a substantial share of local income: house rents of $530 a week would take about 42% of that weekly income, and unit rents of $500 a week about 39%. If you are renting rather than buying, those rent shares are the figures that matter; if buying, the price multiple is the relevant measure. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Meadow Heights a good place to invest?

Meadow Heights saw house values rise 8.5% and unit values rise 8.2% over the past 12 months. For houses, value growth outpaced rental growth, with rents edging up 1.9%, so capital growth exceeded rental income for houses in that period. This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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Meadow Heights suburb profile

Meadow Heights is a residential suburb in Melbourne's north-west, part of the City of Hume. Its streets are largely low-rise and regular, with single-storey brick homes, modest front gardens, mature street trees and pocket parks for local play and sport, giving the area a calm, suburban rhythm.

Amenities cluster around a neighbourhood shopping centre and community facilities, with bus connections to Broadmeadows train station and surrounding retail precincts. Open reserves, sports ovals and a network of footpaths and cycleways make walking and cycling practical for short local trips.

Meadow Heights property market performance

Current median dwelling price$592,500Past 3 months

Property growth+8.4%Past 12 months

Meadow Heights' median house price is $670,000, up a solid 8.5% over the last 12 months. There is no reliable median for units because too few units have sold here recently to publish one. Units moved more quickly, with a median time on market over the last 12 months of 15 days compared with 31 days for houses.

In Meadow Heights, house rents edged up by a marginal 1.9% over the last 12 months, while house values rose notably faster than rents.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$670K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	8.5%	8.2%
Sold Past 3 months	29	3
Median days on market Past 12 months	31	15
Average rent Past 12 months	$530	$500
Change in rent Past 12 months	1.9%	N/A

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Meadow Heights demographics

Meadow Heights is a young community with incomes below the median for Victoria.

Couple families with children make up 52.5% of families. At the 2021 Census 14,890 people lived in Meadow Heights.

Meadow Heights and Victoria

	Suburb	VIC
Median age years	34	38
Median household income weekly	$1,274	$1,759
Couples with children share of families	52.5%	45.5%
Couples without children share of families	21.7%	37.6%
One-parent families share of families	23.9%	15.2%
Homes owned outright share of homes	27.9%	33.2%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	40.3%	37.3%
Homes rented share of homes	31.9%	29.5%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Meadow Heights infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Meadow Heights has a Hudson Circuit road reconstruction between Malmsbury Drive and Papworth Place that is scheduled to commence construction in 2026 and will deliver two wombat crossings with traffic islands and pedestrian refuges. The Canadian Court Reserve upgrade entered construction in 2026 and includes a new multi-purpose looped path with a learn-to-ride circuit.

Meadow Heights Primary School’s upgrade under the Schools Upgrade Fund was completed in 2026, with student, staff and disabled toilets in Block A and student toilets in Block C refurbished. In 2022 DPV Health received Living Local Fund support for an external upgrade at its Meadow Heights facility to provide a purpose-built playground for children with disability and autism. In 2026 Spectrum announced a new social hub at Meadow Heights Community Centre, with some social support groups relocating from late October 2026.

Suburbs near Meadow Heights

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How does Meadow Heights compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Meadow Heights’s median house price is 6.3% higher than Coolaroo’s.
Median unit prices: Meadow Heights’s median unit price is 5.1% higher than Broadmeadows’s.
House price growth: Property prices in nearby Coolaroo have risen 2.4% more than in Meadow Heights over the past year.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Meadow Heights have grown 3.4% higher than in Broadmeadows.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Meadow Heights are selling 8.8% faster than in Coolaroo.
Selling speed for units: Properties in Meadow Heights are selling 37.5% faster than in Roxburgh Park.
Investment considerations: In Meadow Heights, the rental yield for house is 16.7% lower than the Melbourne average, while the rental yield for units is 16.0% lower.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Meadow Heights have grown 33.8% lower than the average rate of growth across Melbourne.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Meadow Heights have grown 10.4% lower than the average rate of growth for units across Melbourne.

Common questions about Meadow Heights

Is Meadow Heights a nice place to live?
Meadow Heights has a neighbourhood shopping centre, open reserves and a network of footpaths and cycleways, with bus connections to Broadmeadows train station.

Meadow Heights is a young community, with incomes below the Victorian median and 52.5% of families made up of couple families with children. Everyday amenity includes local parks, sports ovals, pocket parks and community facilities, and the Canadian Court Reserve upgrade has entered construction to add a multi-purpose looped path with a learn-to-ride circuit.
Is it expensive to live in Meadow Heights?
A typical local household earned about $1,274 a week at the most recent Census. At a median house price of $670,000, buying a house in Meadow Heights works out to about 10.1 times a typical local annual household income, which sits well above local incomes.

Rents are also a substantial share of local income: house rents of $530 a week would take about 42% of that weekly income, and unit rents of $500 a week about 39%. If you are renting rather than buying, those rent shares are the figures that matter; if buying, the price multiple is the relevant measure.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Meadow Heights a good place to invest?
Meadow Heights saw house values rise 8.5% and unit values rise 8.2% over the past 12 months. For houses, value growth outpaced rental growth, with rents edging up 1.9%, so capital growth exceeded rental income for houses in that period.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

Choose the right real estate agents in Meadow Heights

There are 65 real estate agents in Meadow Heights, but they don’t all deliver the same results.

Some agents have a much stronger presence in the suburb, with just 5 agents handling around 40.8% of all sales in the past year.

Commission rates in Meadow Heights typically range from 1.54% to 2.94%. Comparing agents—including what they charge, what’s included, and how they structure their fees—is not only important when choosing an agent, the right structure can help ensure your chosen agent is motivated to achieve the best possible result.