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Melville WA 6156

3,162 addresses · 61 streets

Tangney Electorate › Melville LGA › Melville · 11 km from Perth

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Living Here

Melville is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 6,204 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,183 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

6,204Population
42Median age
$2,183Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: North Fremantle, 4.8 km west · Bus interchange: Booragoon Bus Station, 3.4 km east · Ferry wharf: East Street Ferry Jetty, 4.2 km west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 9.4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Melville

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

Tree cover measures, Melville WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 68.4%

Population by age in Melville
Population by age, Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4329
5-14866
15-19440
20-24333
25-34607
35-44784
45-54964
55-64788
65-74520
75-84323
85+248
Dwelling types in Melville
Dwelling types, Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,790
Townhouse437
Apartment77
Other0
Households by weekly income in Melville
Households by weekly income, Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650323
$650-1,499454
$1,500-2,999563
$3,000+792
Top ancestries in Melville
Top ancestries, Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,616
Australian2,213
Irish749
Scottish664
Italian628
Other577
Housing tenure in Melville
Housing tenure, Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned888
Mortgage1,021
Rented355
Other23
Cars per household in Melville
Cars per household, Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
078
1727
21,040
3280
4+152
Commute to work in Melville
Commute to work, Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,214
Train22
Bus107
Tram/ferry0
Walked34
Bicycle18
Home316
Top countries of birth in Melville
Top countries of birth, Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
England428
New Zealand108
South Africa64
Italy54
Scotland50
Malaysia48
Languages used at home in Melville
Languages used at home, Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian82
Mandarin55
Indonesian40
Spanish33
Arabic32
Portuguese29

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

113,192 bird observations recorded near Melville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Melville

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.