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WA · Melville Council
Melville, 6156
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,820
Growth (1 yr)
+1.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+8.3%
Median age
42
Median income
$2,183/wk
Employment rate
65.9%
Languages at home
10.4%non-English
Most common: Italian, Mandarin, Indonesian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- Cycling
Suburb profile
Melville is a practical mid-sized suburb in Melville Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs.
Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Buses connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Community and employment push the suburb to a good desirability read, even as local dining and lifestyle amenities look more ordinary among similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Melville snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$800/wk
Population (ERP)
6,820
+1.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.1%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#55
among Metro Perth · Established
Safety
12th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
62nd
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
88th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 54.0/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 23% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 1679th in Australia
- State rank
- 159th in WA
- Peer rank
- #55 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #122 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 74%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $800
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 1,058
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries
Population
Estimated resident population
6,820(June 2025)
+1.6% annual · +8.3% over 5 years · 62th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.6%
- 5-year growth
- +8.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +108
- Change in 5 years
- +525
- Growth rank in WA
- 62th 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 (~7,250), extrapolated at +1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 6,204
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $2,183
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 176 of 2,478
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,325
- Employment rate
- 65.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,790 / 437 / 77
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 13,209
- Against the person
- 3,166
- Against property
- 8,312
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,936.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 11.9th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -17%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)1367
- Drug Offences1073
- Fraud & Related Offences1417
- Property Damage1340
- Stealing4359
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 9
- Median school ICSEA (9 schools)
- 1,113
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 88th
School list
- Melville Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1119 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 670 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Melville Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1071 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 1,398 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Caralee Community SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1010 · 51th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 333 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Fremantle Language Development CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 991 · 43th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 227 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Mel Maria Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1131 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 513 students · Top SEA quarter 52% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Our Lady of Fatima SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1116 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 156 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Attadale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1137 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 440 students · Top SEA quarter 54% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Bicton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1113 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 562 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Palmyra Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1113 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 536 students · Top SEA quarter 45% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
25 public transport stops in this suburb
- Canning Hwy After Moreing Rd
- Canning Hwy After Preston Point Rd
- Canning Hwy After Prinsep Rd
- Canning Hwy After Rome Rd
- Canning Hwy Before Preston Point Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
113 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 4 cafes · 2 fast food · 1 places of worship · 6 playgrounds · 1 swimming pools · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 25 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 46/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.64
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.29
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.97
Food & drink(8)
- BlendCafe
- Cargo CoffeeCafe
- Delicious FingersCafe
Marmion Street
- Renz CafeCafe
- Melvile Fish & ChipsFast food
- Red RoosterFast food
- Miss SaigonRestaurant
- The TurbanRestaurant
Shopping(1)
- Melvile Heights Meat SupplyButcher
Community(1)
- Melville Recreation CentreCommunity centre
Sport & outdoors(10)
- Playground (6)
- Melville Palmyra Tennis ClubSports field
- Palmyra Junior Football ClubSports field
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Transport(21)
21 bus stops
Other(19)
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Bbq
- Natures EssenceBeauty salon
- Bench (18)
- Bicycle Parking (8)
- Super Bowl MelvilleBowling Alley
- Studio SceneClothes
- Drinking water (4)
- Fitness Station (3)
- Kindred SpiritGift
- Fresh GourmetGrocery
- Picnic Table (7)
- Melville Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Australia PostPost office
- Public Bookcase (4)
- Public toilets
- Vending machine (6)
- Waste Basket (11)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Melvile ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Melville Uniting Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Attadale Rehabilitation Hospital (1.5 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 112
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 16.4
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 29° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 51 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 198 mm · ~25 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 552 mm · ~69 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 212 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Tangney
- Member of Parliament
- Sam LIM (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 122,584
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.1 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 43.0%Labor 57.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.9 km away).
Coalition 39.2%Labor 60.8%
3.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +8.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Melville EastLabor 59.4% · Coalition 40.6% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
- MelvilleLabor 59.1% · Coalition 40.9% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- Melville SouthLabor 62.8% · Coalition 37.2% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- WillageeLabor 69.9% · Coalition 30.1% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- PalmyraLabor 70.8% · Coalition 29.2% TPP (2025)1.6 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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