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Melrose SA 5483

308 addresses · 47 streets

Grey Electorate › Mount Remarkable LGA › Melrose · 237 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Melrose is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 342 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,416 a week, with median rent near $180 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

342Population
48Median age
$1,416Median household income / wk
$180Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Peterborough - Mount Remarkable statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Melrose itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Port Pirie Airport, 49.5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs7/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 19% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 60.5%

Population by age in Melrose
Population by age, Melrose SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-418
5-1445
15-1920
20-249
25-3429
35-4436
45-5443
55-6451
65-7452
75-8429
85+12
Dwelling types in Melrose
Dwelling types, Melrose SA (ABS Census 2021)
House124
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other4
Households by weekly income in Melrose
Households by weekly income, Melrose SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65018
$650-1,49935
$1,500-2,99939
$3,000+19
Top ancestries in Melrose
Top ancestries, Melrose SA (ABS Census 2021)
English161
Australian141
Scottish71
German39
Irish24
Ancestry NS23
Housing tenure in Melrose
Housing tenure, Melrose SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned72
Mortgage38
Rented16
Other4
Cars per household in Melrose
Cars per household, Melrose SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
125
264
321
4+17
Commute to work in Melrose
Commute to work, Melrose SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car89
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked17
Bicycle0
Home35
Top countries of birth in Melrose
Top countries of birth, Melrose SA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand8
Germany5
England3
Languages used at home in Melrose
Languages used at home, Melrose SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin5
German3

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3,775 bird observations recorded near Melrose — most often seen:

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