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Melville NSW 2320

31 addresses · 3 streets

Lyne Electorate › Maitland LGA › Melville · 136 km from Sydney

Living Here

Melville is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 64 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,958 a week, with median rent near $498 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

64Population
48Median age
$1,958Median household income / wk
$498Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Maitland - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Melville itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Telarah, 5.5 km south · Railway halt: Mindaribba, 5.9 km east · Airport: Maitland Airport, 3.9 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 5.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Melville

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

Tree cover measures, Melville NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202111.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 8% · Labour-force participation 49%

Population by age in Melville
Population by age, Melville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-1410
15-190
20-244
25-340
35-4414
45-547
55-648
65-7412
75-844
85+0
Dwelling types in Melville
Dwelling types, Melville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House23
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Melville
Households by weekly income, Melville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4990
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+6
Top ancestries in Melville
Top ancestries, Melville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English29
Australian16
Irish14
Scottish14
Russian5
French3
Housing tenure in Melville
Housing tenure, Melville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned8
Mortgage9
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Melville
Cars per household, Melville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
16
26
35
4+0
Commute to work in Melville
Commute to work, Melville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car10
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Melville
Top countries of birth, Melville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England5
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Melville
Languages used at home, Melville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
French4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,906 bird observations recorded near Melville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Melville

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.