Mount Melville, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Mount Melville is more socio-economically advantaged than about 42% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 973, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Mount Melville at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,007
- Median age
- 48
- Median weekly household income
- $1,468
- SEIFA score
- 973
- Coordinates
- -35.0192, 117.8705
Mount Melville demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Melville using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 31%, 31% of homes are rented, and 23% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 138 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 71 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 241 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 313 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 236 | 24% |
Share of the 999 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 156 | 34% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 145 | 32% |
| Rented | 141 | 31% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 434 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 14 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 448 occupied private dwellings in Mount Melville.
- Median weekly rent
- $320
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,356
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,884
- Median weekly personal income
- $828
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 222 (23%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 55 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 19 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 457 (54%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3%
- Employed full-time
- 290
- Employed part-time
- 213
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Mount Melville
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mount Melville is February (average daytime high around 23.5°C) and the coolest is August (around 15.7°C). The area receives roughly 580 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.2°C | 15.4°C | 23 mm |
| Feb | 23.5°C | 16°C | 23 mm |
| Mar | 22.7°C | 15.6°C | 43 mm |
| Apr | 20.5°C | 13.4°C | 51 mm |
| May | 18.2°C | 11.4°C | 53 mm |
| Jun | 16.3°C | 10.3°C | 58 mm |
| Jul | 15.4°C | 9.4°C | 72 mm |
| Aug | 15.7°C | 9.1°C | 82 mm |
| Sep | 17°C | 9.7°C | 61 mm |
| Oct | 18.3°C | 10.9°C | 53 mm |
| Nov | 19.7°C | 12.4°C | 37 mm |
| Dec | 21.7°C | 13.8°C | 24 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Mount Melville
Where is Mount Melville?
Mount Melville is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Melville?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Melville had a population of about 1,007.
Is Mount Melville an advantaged area?
Mount Melville has an ABS SEIFA score of 973, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 42 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 42% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mount Melville?
Mount Melville has average daytime highs of about 19.3°C and overnight lows of about 12.3°C, with roughly 580 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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