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Melton South VIC 3338

9,386 addresses · 335 streets

Hawke Electorate › Melton LGA › Melton South · 36 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An affordable outer-western Melbourne suburb in the Melton growth area, Melton South is family-oriented and rail-connected. Households average 2.6 people and the median age is 35. Median household income is $1,209 a week, with rent around $300.

Melton South is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 11,362 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,209 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $514,000.

11,362Population
35Median age
$1,209Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cobblebank, 3 km east · Bus interchange: Temporary Melton Station bus interchange, 550 m north · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 23.2 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

6 facilities recorded in Melton South.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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

$514,000House · 2024
$370,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Melton South

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

Tree cover measures, Melton South VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 11% · Labour-force participation 48.9%

Population by age in Melton South
Population by age, Melton South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4925
5-141,737
15-19608
20-24650
25-341,712
35-441,661
45-541,314
55-641,073
65-741,086
75-84440
85+162
Dwelling types in Melton South
Dwelling types, Melton South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3,278
Townhouse523
Apartment10
Other0
Households by weekly income in Melton South
Households by weekly income, Melton South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650805
$650-1,4991,419
$1,500-2,9991,114
$3,000+245
Top ancestries in Melton South
Top ancestries, Melton South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,997
English2,799
Other2,737
Ancestry NS1,221
Irish682
Indian657
Housing tenure in Melton South
Housing tenure, Melton South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned958
Mortgage1,372
Rented1,349
Other36
Cars per household in Melton South
Cars per household, Melton South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0285
11,624
21,270
3372
4+166
Commute to work in Melton South
Commute to work, Melton South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,454
Train120
Bus32
Tram/ferry0
Walked37
Bicycle6
Home490
Top countries of birth in Melton South
Top countries of birth, Melton South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India716
Myanmar282
New Zealand277
England237
Philippines192
Pakistan152
Languages used at home in Melton South
Languages used at home, Melton South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi546
Urdu251
Bengali233
Hindi149
Samoan142
Tamil106

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,201 bird observations recorded near Melton South — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Melton South

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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