17 —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26
- 2021: 17
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Melwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Melwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 59 means Melwood is far older than most other areas in Victoria and Australia. With only 17 people living here, it is a sparsely populated place where the population is much older than the national figure.
17
—
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Melwood — lower than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 59, which is 21 years older than the average person in Victoria or Australia. This makes Melwood one of the oldest areas at this level, with a total population of just 17 people.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The most common age structure is Youth (15–24) at 35%, ahead of Children (0–14) (29%).
Age structure
View on map →In Melwood, the largest group is Youth (15–24) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The most common marital status is Married at 44%, ahead of Never married (0%).
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 Melwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21646/melwood/topic/demographics-identity