Victoria location profile
Meadow Heights VIC 3048
Meadow Heights is a multicultural, family-oriented suburb in Melbourne’s north within the City of Hume. It offers affordable housing, everyday amenities, and good road and public transport links, appealing to first-home buyers and established families.
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Why families consider Meadow Heights
Highly diverse with large Middle Eastern, Turkish and South Asian communities; family-focused with many school-age children, faith facilities, and community programs; housing is mainly 1970s–90s brick homes with some newer townhouses.
Amenities & services
- Meadow Heights Shopping Centre (Paringa Blvd)
- Broadmeadows Central (nearby)
- Roxburgh Village (nearby)
- Meadow Heights Medical Centre and local GPs
- Broadmeadows Hospital (Dimboola Rd)
- Northern Hospital Epping (major)
- Halal restaurants, Turkish bakeries, kebab shops on Barry Rd/Pascoe Vale Rd
- Hume Libraries – Broadmeadows (Hume Global Learning Centre, Dimboola Rd, Broadmeadows)
- Hume Libraries – Roxburgh Park (Hume Global Learning Centre, Somerton Rd/Somerset Rd, Roxburgh Park)
Transport & connectivity
- Train: Craigieburn line via Coolaroo Station; Roxburgh Park and Broadmeadows stations nearby
- Buses: 540 (Upfield–Broadmeadows via Meadow Heights), 541 (Roxburgh Park–Broadmeadows via Meadow Heights), 901 SmartBus (Frankston–Melbourne Airport corridor)
- Roads: Pascoe Vale Rd, Barry Rd, Somerton Rd; access to Hume Hwy/Sydney Rd and M80 Western Ring Rd
Lifestyle & recreation
- Broadmeadows Valley Park and Moonee Ponds Creek Trail for walking and cycling
- Broadmeadows Aquatic & Leisure Centre; Roxburgh Park Leisure Centre
- Playgrounds, soccer pitches and ovals; community centres and youth programs; cinemas at Craigieburn Central (nearby)
- Broadmeadows Valley Park
- Moonee Ponds Creek Trail corridor
- Jack Roper Reserve (nearby)
- Greenvale Reservoir Park (regional, nearby)
Education context
Multiple long day care, family day care and kindergarten options in Meadow Heights and nearby Dallas/Coolaroo/Roxburgh Park; infant places can have waitlists—early enquiries recommended.
- La Trobe University – Bundoora Campus (east)
- RMIT University – Bundoora West & City (CBD) campuses
- University of Melbourne – Parkville Campus (inner north)
- Victoria University – St Albans and Footscray campuses