29 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26
- 2021: 29
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Melton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Melton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A tiny population of just 29 people defines daily life in Melton, where the typical resident is 44. This makes the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures.
29
—
- 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 Melton — lower than 82% of areas.
| Melton | 29 |
|---|---|
| 5552, SA | 351 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 29 residents, which is lower than about 81% of similar areas.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the majority of the population at 62.1%. This helps explain why the number of children and seniors is well below both the state and national figures.
10.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Melton, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 60%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a figure that is well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Melton, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Widowed (39%) and Never married (17%).
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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40858/melton/topic/demographics-identity