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Western Australia · SA2 507041181

What's going on in Melville

Population 17,452 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#34 of 241 in Western Australia

for Median rent (weekly) ($420)

Rank 2

#40 of 241 in Western Australia

for Median household income (weekly) ($2,292)

Rank 3

#93 of 241 in Western Australia

for Median age (42)

The three dimensions where Melville 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)
$2,292 / week
#40 of 241 in Western Australia

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

Median age
42 years
#93 of 241 in Western Australia

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

% of households renting
16.9%
#190 of 241 in Western Australia

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

Unemployment rate
3.7%
#197 of 241 in Western Australia

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

Average persons per bedroom
0.70
#207 of 241 in Western Australia

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

Walk the ranking

Melville's sharpest rank is for Median rent (weekly). These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #686 · one rank above Bull Creek Western Australia ↓ #688 · one rank below Howrah - Tranmere Tasmania

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.