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TAS · Devonport Council

Melrose, 7310

Est. population · Jun 2025

100

Growth (1 yr)

+1.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.4%

Median age

48

Median income

$1,781/wk

Employment rate

61.5%

University qualified

15.6%

Work from home

16.7%

Languages at home

3.4%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Rural living
What Melrose is known for: Rural living

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Suburb profile

Melrose is a rural locality in Tasmania, in Devonport Council.

Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities, and green cover is an exceptional strength, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places, with population growth 35% above the peer median, and university qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 32% above the peer median, and mapped flood cover is another area where the suburb performs particularly well, and working from home is a very strong feature of the suburb, with working from home 55% above the peer median.

Melrose is a better fit for people who value socio-economic advantage and university qualifications.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Tasmania (329)

Strengths

  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
  • University qualifications are a relative strength
  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength
  • Working from home is a relative strength

Weaknesses

No relative weaknesses against comparable places.

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Melrose compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$170/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

100

+1.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

81st

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

0%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Estimated resident population

100(June 2025)

+1.0% annual · +6.4% over 5 years · 81th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.0%
5-year growth
+6.4%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+6
Growth rank in TAS
81th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~100), extrapolated at +1.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
94
Median age
48
Median household income / week
$1,781
Dwelling vacancy
9.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
4 of 41
Median monthly mortgage
$1,574
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$170
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
66.7% / 33.3% / 0%
Employment rate
61.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
16.7% / 0% / 64.6%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
33 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

15.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 28.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified15.6% · 21.9% TAS
  • Diploma qualified16.9% · 7.9% TAS
  • Trade / vocational28.6% · 18.5% TAS
  • Year 12 or below39% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce18.2%
  • Agriculture and environment15.9%
  • Engineering and related technologies13.6%
  • Architecture and building11.4%
  • Creative arts11.4%
  • Education9.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$52,312

47th percentile in TAS · -11% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$56,860

45th percentile in TAS · -13% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

24th percentile in TAS · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$59,487

29th percentile in TAS · -6% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

26th percentile in TAS · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7310 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
16,969
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,523
Median net rent
$124
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,491
Taxable income vs state median
-1%
Salary / wages vs state median
-2%
Rental investment vs state median
-18%
Super vs state median
-21%
Business income vs state median
-18%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in TAS, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

3.4% speak a language other than English at home; 16.3% born overseas

Language at home
84 English only · 3 other
Non-English at home
3.4%
Born overseas
14 (16.3%)
Australian citizens
84

Religion

46.8%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 46.8%, while Christianity accounts for 37.2%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion46.8%49.6%
Christianity37.2%38.4%
Other / not stated16%12.1%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican19.1%14.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Devonport Police Division, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2024–25)
2,452
Against the person
670
Against property
1,673
Rate per 1,000 residents (area)
54
State crime-rate percentile
65th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-13.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
27
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
270

Most common offence types

  • Offences Against Property
  • Offences Against The Person
  • Total Offences

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

2 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Buster Rd Melrose Conservation CovenantNature reserve
Other(1)
  • Melrose Fire StationFire station

    673 Melrose Road

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
19%
Woodland / forest cover
19%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
3
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
21°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Mersey Community Hospital (10.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
2
Participants per 1,000 residents
20.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
171 mm · ~21 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
18° / 10°
Rainfall
238 mm · ~30 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 5°
Rainfall
360 mm · ~45 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
16° / 8°
Rainfall
262 mm · ~33 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via LIST bushfire impact area mapping. Flood cover uses Tasmanian Planning Scheme flood-prone area overlays against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Braddon
Member of Parliament
Anne URQUHART (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
84,244
Turnout (2025)
93.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+15.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 42.8%Labor 57.2%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 9.1 km away).

Coalition 49.8%Labor 50.2%

7.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +21.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • MelroseLabor 49.8% · Coalition 50.2% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • SpreytonLabor 54.1% · Coalition 45.9% TPP (2025)5.7 km away
  • ForthLabor 54.8% · Coalition 45.2% TPP (2025)7.0 km away
  • DonLabor 61.0% · Coalition 39.0% TPP (2025)7.4 km away
  • Devonport WestLabor 49.0% · Coalition 51.0% TPP (2025)7.6 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Devonport Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Tasmania.