| Broadmeadows Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Aerial view of Broadmeadows (2017) | |||||||||||||||
  Broadmeadows Location in metropolitan Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°41′06″S 144°55′30″E / 37.685°S 144.925°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 12,524 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,491/km2 (3,862/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1850s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3047 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 15 km (9 mi) N of Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Hume | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Broadmeadows | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calwell | ||||||||||||||
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Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District and the council seat of the City of Hume local government area. Broadmeadows recorded a population of 12,524 at the 2021 census.[1] It is colloquially known as "Broady".[2][3]
Broadmeadows is a sub-regional centre within the northern suburbs of Melbourne, and is often used as a reference for the suburbs around it, although this may be due to its former status as a municipality.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Broadmeadows (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Putting Broady on the map". The Age. 21 September 2003. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ Clegg, Jemimah (3 August 2018). "We've been unfairly branded: Locals say there's a new Broady". domain.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
