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Melrose Park SA 5039

1,578 addresses · 40 streets

Boothby Electorate › Mitcham LGA › Melrose Park · 7 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Melrose Park is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,319 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,583 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,157,500.

2,319Population
38Median age
$1,583Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Colonel Light Gardens statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Melrose Park itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Woodlands Park, 1 km west · Tram stop: Beckman Street (Stop 8), 2.7 km north-west · Bus interchange: Flinders University Interchange, 4.6 km south · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 6.3 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources3/10
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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,157,500House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Melrose Park

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

Tree cover measures, Melrose Park SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 64.9%

Population by age in Melrose Park
Population by age, Melrose Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4160
5-14278
15-19106
20-24123
25-34336
35-44369
45-54261
55-64252
65-74201
75-84130
85+94
Dwelling types in Melrose Park
Dwelling types, Melrose Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
House708
Townhouse110
Apartment134
Other0
Households by weekly income in Melrose Park
Households by weekly income, Melrose Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650200
$650-1,499224
$1,500-2,999251
$3,000+204
Top ancestries in Melrose Park
Top ancestries, Melrose Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
English825
Australian812
Other271
Irish198
Scottish184
German176
Housing tenure in Melrose Park
Housing tenure, Melrose Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned277
Mortgage349
Rented235
Other71
Cars per household in Melrose Park
Cars per household, Melrose Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
0110
1334
2341
3109
4+45
Commute to work in Melrose Park
Commute to work, Melrose Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car758
Train8
Bus49
Tram/ferry7
Walked41
Bicycle16
Home128
Top countries of birth in Melrose Park
Top countries of birth, Melrose Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
England65
China56
India51
Nepal49
Greece43
New Zealand24
Languages used at home in Melrose Park
Languages used at home, Melrose Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek96
Mandarin71
Nepali49
Punjabi24
Italian20
Cantonese17

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

38,520 bird observations recorded near Melrose Park — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Melrose Park

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.