103,523 ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 95,700
- 2016: 98,083
- 2021: 103,523
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Melville · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Melville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 21% of residents in Melville are seniors, making this a noticeably older area than most of Australia. The community has grown to 103,523 people and is shifting toward an older age profile. This trend is seen in the typical resident's age, which has risen to 42.
103,523
▲ +8.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Melville — higher than 86% of areas.
| Melville | 103,523 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2,116,647 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 8.2% since 2011, adding about 7,823 people to reach a total of 103,523. The typical person here is 42, which is 4 years older than the Western Australian and national figures.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Older than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21% of the population, a figure well above the national average. While the number of children under 15 has barely changed at 17.3%, the proportion of older adults aged 45 to 64 is the largest age group at 25.8%.
21.0% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Melville splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 0.9% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the state average. De facto relationships are also less common here, at 8.2%, which is well below the national figure.
0.9% ▲ +51.9%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Melville, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 31%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55320/melville/topic/demographics-identity