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Mount Melville WA 6330

844 addresses · 44 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Albany LGA › Mount Melville · 388 km from Perth

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Living Here

Mount Melville is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,007 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,468 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,007Population
48Median age
$1,468Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Albany Regional Airport, 9.5 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 45.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mount Melville

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

Tree cover measures, Mount Melville WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202045.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202162.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 62.2%

Population by age in Mount Melville
Population by age, Mount Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-435
5-14103
15-1936
20-2435
25-34129
35-44112
45-54147
55-64166
65-74160
75-8458
85+18
Dwelling types in Mount Melville
Dwelling types, Mount Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
House434
Townhouse14
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mount Melville
Households by weekly income, Mount Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65081
$650-1,499132
$1,500-2,999161
$3,000+51
Top ancestries in Mount Melville
Top ancestries, Mount Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
English497
Australian335
Irish126
Scottish125
Italian60
Other60
Housing tenure in Mount Melville
Housing tenure, Mount Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned156
Mortgage145
Rented141
Other8
Cars per household in Mount Melville
Cars per household, Mount Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
018
1201
2169
338
4+16
Commute to work in Mount Melville
Commute to work, Mount Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car402
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked16
Bicycle4
Home29
Top countries of birth in Mount Melville
Top countries of birth, Mount Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
England95
New Zealand18
Germany13
Scotland10
Philippines9
Wales7
Languages used at home in Mount Melville
Languages used at home, Mount Melville WA (ABS Census 2021)
German12
French6
Italian6
Tagalog5
Mandarin4
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

39,683 bird observations recorded near Mount Melville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mount 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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