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Melinga NSW 2430

103 addresses · 10 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Melinga · 259 km from Sydney

Living Here

Melinga is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 112 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,468 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

112Population
52Median age
$1,468Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Taree Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Melinga itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Taree Airport, 9.1 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 51.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Melinga

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Melinga NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202051.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 51.5%

Population by age in Melinga
Population by age, Melinga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1412
15-196
20-244
25-3410
35-4410
45-5417
55-6430
65-748
75-844
85+6
Dwelling types in Melinga
Dwelling types, Melinga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House39
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Melinga
Households by weekly income, Melinga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,49914
$1,500-2,99911
$3,000+5
Top ancestries in Melinga
Top ancestries, Melinga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English49
Australian44
Ancestry NS14
Scottish10
German7
Other7
Housing tenure in Melinga
Housing tenure, Melinga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned20
Mortgage12
Rented7
Other0
Cars per household in Melinga
Cars per household, Melinga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
18
214
35
4+5
Commute to work in Melinga
Commute to work, Melinga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car33
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Melinga
Top countries of birth, Melinga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England5
New Zealand4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

680 bird observations recorded near Melinga — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Melinga

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.