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Hume · Council (LGA)

Total population

243,9012021▲ +45.6%

Hume has a population of 243,901 — among the highest in the country, more than three times the typical council area's 11,880. It ranks 15th of 565 council areas nationally.

That's large even for its surrounds: larger than nearby Whittlesea, Brimbank and Melton. Within Hume, it varies widely, from 126 in Melbourne Airport to 23,374 in Mickleham - Yuroke.

The population has grown 46% since 2011, adding 76k people, faster than the 18% nationally.

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📍 Hume, Council (LGA)

Trend across censuses

150k200k250k20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021167,562197,376243,901

Where Hume sits

1101001.0k10k100k1.0M

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Hume — higher than 97% of areas.

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Total population within Hume

  1. Broadmeadows13,859
  2. Campbellfield - Coolaroo16,057
  3. Craigieburn - Central8,099
  4. Craigieburn - North12,309
  5. Craigieburn - North West9,842
  6. Craigieburn - South21,673
  7. Craigieburn - West12,999
  8. Gladstone Park - Westmeadows18,024
  9. Greenvale - Bulla22,095
  10. Meadow Heights14,890
  11. Melbourne Airport126
  12. Mickleham - Yuroke23,374
  13. Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton9,479
  14. Roxburgh Park - North14,658
  15. Sunbury13,671
  16. Sunbury - South14,985

Total population in nearby areas

  1. Whittlesea229,396
  2. Brimbank194,618
  3. Melton178,960
  4. Moreland171,357
  5. Melbourne149,615
  6. Darebin148,570
  7. Moonee Valley121,851
  8. Hobsons Bay91,322
  9. Yarra90,114
  10. Maribyrnong85,209

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