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Melton West VIC 3337

8,387 addresses · 373 streets

Hawke Electorate › Melton LGA › Melton West · 39 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An affordable outer-western Melbourne suburb in the Melton growth area, Melton West is family-oriented. Households average 2.8 people and the median age is 36. Median household income is $1,450 a week, with rent around $320.

Melton West is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 8,784 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,450 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $525,000.

8,784Population
36Median age
$1,450Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cobblebank, 6.2 km south-east · Bus interchange: Temporary Melton Station bus interchange, 3.3 km south-east · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 24.8 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

5 facilities recorded in Melton West.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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

$525,000House · 2024
$412,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Melton West

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

Tree cover measures, Melton West VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.4% · Labour-force participation 57%

Population by age in Melton West
Population by age, Melton West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4538
5-141,315
15-19620
20-24523
25-341,138
35-441,263
45-541,137
55-64993
65-74858
75-84326
85+75
Dwelling types in Melton West
Dwelling types, Melton West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,772
Townhouse184
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Melton West
Households by weekly income, Melton West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650450
$650-1,499984
$1,500-2,999977
$3,000+344
Top ancestries in Melton West
Top ancestries, Melton West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English2,748
Australian2,639
Other1,443
Scottish657
Irish654
Ancestry NS621
Housing tenure in Melton West
Housing tenure, Melton West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned873
Mortgage1,310
Rented683
Other26
Cars per household in Melton West
Cars per household, Melton West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0110
1937
21,155
3436
4+258
Commute to work in Melton West
Commute to work, Melton West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,416
Train45
Bus13
Tram/ferry0
Walked36
Bicycle3
Home546
Top countries of birth in Melton West
Top countries of birth, Melton West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India297
England246
New Zealand213
Philippines133
Malta103
Vietnam59
Languages used at home in Melton West
Languages used at home, Melton West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi175
Arabic85
Vietnamese82
Hindi79
Samoan78
Spanish70

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

23,321 bird observations recorded near Melton West — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Melton West

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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