Melville Suburb Profile

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Melville is a small suburb 11 kilometres south of Perth City. Its two square kilometre land area is bound to the north by Canning Highway and Leach Highway in the south, with its almost 5,300 population a result of gradual increases since the early 1990s. Melville's most substantial development took place in the 1950s.

Life in Melville

Though very close to many commercial sectors just outside of its boundaries, Melville is largely removed from urbanisation. Home to a number of parks and reserves, the suburb provides locals with numerous native public spaces to explore and enjoy. There are also two local schools, Melville Primary School and Melville Senior High School, and a recreation centre.

Melville facts

KEY FACTS

Distance to Perth (km) 11
Postcode 6156
Local Government Melville
Local schools Melville P.S., Mel Maria Catholic P.S., Melville S.H.S., Santa Maria P.S.
Nearby schools St Benedict's School (Applecross) , Mel Maria Catholic Primary School (Attadale) , Christ the King School (Beaconsfield) , Our Lady of Mount Carmel School (Hilton) , Our Lady of Fatima School (Palmyra)
Shops Garden City
Train stations Fremantle
Bus services Bus Service to Fremantle Train Station
 

Property ownership types

Melville property types

Melville by age

Melville households

 
2016 Census Summary Melville Perth
Population - usually resident 5,695 1,943,858
Median age of residents (years) 40 36
Average household size (persons) 3.00 3.00
Number of occupied dwellings * 2,112 690,280
Number of unoccupied dwellings 196 85,730
Median weekly household income $1,876 $1,643
Median monthly mortgage repayment $2,339 $2,000
Total private dwellings 2,310 776,015
Area (sqkm) 2 6,416
* Excludes visitor only households