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Census 2011 → 2021

Melville population growth

How the population of Melville, WA (6156) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+18.9% over 10 years

20115,21820165,69520216,204
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

2011 population

5,218

2016 population

5,695

2021 population

6,204

2011 → 2021

+18.9%

+509 since 2016

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

6,204

was 5,695 in 2016

+509 · +8.9%

Median rent

$420/wk

was $400/wk in 2016

+$20 · +5%

Household income

$2,183/wk

was $1,876/wk in 2016

+$307 · +16.4%

Median age

42

was 40 in 2016

+2 · +5%

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Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology