Meldale QLD 4510
125 addresses · 5 streets
Longman Electorate › Moreton Bay LGA › Meldale · 49 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Meldale is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 230 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Beachmere - Sandstone Point statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Meldale itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 park
1 pharmacy
1 post office
3 service stations
1 golf club
1 butcher
1 electrician
3 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Caloundra Airport, 25.8 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 32.4% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 8% · Labour-force participation 47.6%
Population by age in Meldale
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 24 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 17 |
| 35-44 | 28 |
| 45-54 | 34 |
| 55-64 | 46 |
| 65-74 | 53 |
| 75-84 | 18 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Meldale
| House | 87 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Meldale
| <$650 | 18 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 34 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 25 |
| $3,000+ | 10 |
Top ancestries in Meldale
| English | 123 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 71 |
| Irish | 29 |
| Scottish | 18 |
| Ancestry NS | 17 |
| Other | 16 |
Housing tenure in Meldale
| Owned | 42 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 31 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Meldale
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 27 |
| 3 | 9 |
| 4+ | 20 |
Commute to work in Meldale
| Car | 59 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Meldale
| England | 10 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Fiji | 4 |
| Scotland | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
62,252 bird observations recorded near Meldale — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (3,670)
- Masked Lapwing (3,136)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,836)
- Magpie-lark (2,466)
- Australian Pelican (2,384)
- Welcome Swallow (2,354)
- Willie Wagtail (2,313)
- Australian Magpie (2,247)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (2,240)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (2,225)
- Torresian Crow (2,137)
- Whimbrel (2,033)
- Great Knot (2,021)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Meldale
- Noisy Miner (2,007)
- Bar-tailed Godwit (1,996)
- Whistling Kite (1,979)
- White-faced Heron (1,978)
- Eastern Curlew (1,976)
- Black Swan (1,898)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,875)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,776)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (1,732)
- Peaceful Dove (1,698)
- Royal Spoonbill (1,698)
- Australasian Figbird (1,683)
- Brown Honeyeater (1,621)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (1,614)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,584)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,539)
- Mangrove Honeyeater (1,536)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Meldale:
- Toorbul (1.9 km)
- Donnybrook (3.1 km)
- Ningi (4.5 km)
- White Patch (5.3 km)
- Godwin Beach (6.9 km)
- Banksia Beach (7.3 km)
- Sandstone Point (7.8 km)
- Bellara (8.1 km)
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Streets
- Bullock Creek Esplanade (3)
- Bullock Creek Road (23)
- Duke Street (27)
- Meldale Road (49)
- Way Street (23)