Is Melbourne Airport expensive?
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The quick read on
Melbourne Airport
VIC 3045 · Hume
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 64
- Postcode
- 3045
ABS 2021
Melbourne Airport, Victoria
Property market insights for Melbourne Airport
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Melbourne Airport VIC
Crime and safety
Is Melbourne Airport safe?
The overall rate for Melbourne Airport is 14,624 offences per 100,000 residents — 265% above the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Melbourne Airport.
Overall crime rate
14,624
offences per 100,000 residents
265% aboveGreater Melbourne
Melbourne AirportGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Melbourne Airport?
Melbourne Airport VIC 3045 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
64 people call Melbourne Airport home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $0 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 64
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,700 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $0 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1510.9%Below
15–3426.6%Below
35–5431.3%Above
55–7423.4%Above
75 and over0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home0.0%Below
Drove to work0.0%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Melbourne Airport
0.0% of workers in Melbourne Airport worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Melbourne.
4.7% of Melbourne Airport residents were born in England.
4.7% of people in Melbourne Airport described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Melbourne Airport
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Melbourne Airport VIC 3045.
Is Melbourne Airport family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
10.9% of Melbourne Airport's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
0 family households lived in Melbourne Airport.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Melbourne Airport?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Melbourne Airport had 64 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
23.4% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
How do people get to work in Melbourne Airport?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
0.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
0.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
Who's moving to Melbourne Airport, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
0.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 100.0% reported a different address.
20.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Melbourne Airport?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
4.7% of residents used only English at home.
9.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Melbourne Airport residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.3% of Melbourne Airport's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.7% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 4.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Melbourne Airport?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 4.7% of ancestry responses in Melbourne Airport.
Australian ancestry made up 0.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Melbourne Airport?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 0.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Melbourne Airport?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 10.9%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
7.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 5.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 16.7%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Melbourne Airport show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
17.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
0.0% reported asthma, 0.0% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Melbourne Airport?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
11.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 5.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Melbourne Airport?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $0 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,700.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Melbourne Airport
Is Melbourne Airport good for families?
The Census counted 0 local families, and 10.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Melbourne Airport?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Melbourne Airport
50 streets in Melbourne Airport
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Airport Dr
- Airside Road
- Airways St
- Annandale Rd
- Apac Dr
- Arrival Dr
- Barbiston Rd
- Bassett Rd
- Bonney Ct
- Caldwell Dr
- Cargo Rd
- Centre Rd
- Concorde Close
- Departure Dr
- East St
- Fire Station Rd
- Francis Briggs Dr
- Francis Briggs Rd
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- Golf Dr
- Gowrie Park Dr
- Grants Rd
- Jets Ct
- Kellow Road
- Link Rd
- Mace
- Macedon Way
- Mansfield Rd
- Marker Rd
- Mcnabs Rd
- Melrose Dr
- Met Rd
- Northern Drive
- Old Bulla Rd
- Operations Road
- Plant Rd
- Quarry Rd
- Reid Way
- Service Rd
- Service Rd North
- Sharps Rd
- Sky Road
- South Centre Rd
- Springbank St
- Steele
- Store St
- Sunbury Rd
- T4 Entry
- Tower Rd
- Watson Dr
- Western Avenue
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