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Victoria · SA2 213041358

What's going on in Melton West

Population 21,208 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#27 of 510 in Victoria

for % single-parent families (20.4%)

Rank 2

#58 of 510 in Victoria

for Unemployment rate (7.1%)

Rank 3

#90 of 510 in Victoria

for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (1.8%)

The three dimensions where Melton West picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,621 / week
#312 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
33 years
#453 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
25.6%
#235 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
7.1%
#58 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.80
#351 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Melton West's sharpest rank is for % single-parent families. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #264 · one rank above Meadow Heights Victoria ↓ #266 · one rank below North Mackay Queensland

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.