Melton Council - LGA Profile

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Melton City Council

City · VIC

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👥 Population Overview

Total Population

178,960

Males

89,280 (49.9%)

Females

89,678 (50.1%)

Indigenous

2,123 (1.2%)

Born in Australia

62.5%

English Only at Home

58.2%

Australian Citizens

144,747

Other Languages

41.8%

📊 Age Distribution

0-4 years

8.1%

5-14 years

16.3%

15-19 years

6.5%

20-24 years

6.2%

25-34 years

15.8%

35-44 years

17.1%

45-54 years

12.6%

55-64 years

8.4%

65-74 years

6.0%

75-84 years

2.4%

85+ years

0.6%

💰 Income

Median Personal Income

$786/week

Annual Personal Income

$40,872

Median Household Income

$1,887/week

Annual Household Income

$98,124

Median Family Income

$2,051/week

Annual Family Income

$106,652

🏠 Housing

Median Weekly Rent

$360

Median Monthly Mortgage

$1,800

Average Household Size

3.1 persons

Avg Persons per Bedroom

0.8

🌍 Birthplace

Born in Australia

106,510 (62.5%)

Born Overseas

63,852 (37.5%)

🎓 Education (Highest Year Completed)

Year 12 or Equivalent

78,053 (61.4%)

Year 11 or Equivalent

14,145 (11.1%)

Year 10 or Equivalent

19,442 (15.3%)

Year 9 or Equivalent

7,471 (5.9%)

Year 8 or Below

6,069 (4.8%)

Did Not Go to School

1,918 (1.5%)

💼 Employment

Employed Full-time

50,082

Employed Part-time

25,517

Total Employed

81,444

Unemployed

5,642

Unemployment Rate

6.5%

Participation Rate

64.3%

Labour Force

87,089

Not in Labour Force

41,088

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Composition

Total Families

46,567

Couple - No Children

11,921 (25.6%)

Couple with Children

26,188 (56.2%)

One Parent Family

7,858 (16.9%)

Other Family

605 (1.3%)

🏗️ Dwelling Structure

Separate Houses

49,974 (91.0%)

Semi-detached/Townhouse

4,353 (7.9%)

Flat/Apartment

409 (0.7%)

Other Dwelling

122 (0.2%)

Total Occupied Dwellings

54,907

Unoccupied Dwellings

2,803

🚗 Motor Vehicles per Household

No Vehicle

1,733 (3.2%)

1 Vehicle

15,878 (29.4%)

2 Vehicles

23,631 (43.7%)

3 Vehicles

8,157 (15.1%)

4+ Vehicles

4,681 (8.7%)

Total Dwellings

54,090

🚔 Crime Statistics (Year ending Sep 2025)

Recorded incidents from Victoria Police, published by the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA). Rates are per 100,000 residents. Trends compare the year-ending September 2025 rate to the same metric in 2023 (2 year) and 2016 (10 year), bucketed as Stable (<10% change), Up or Down.

Headline offences

Break & enter (dwelling)

305 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Down 58.2%

Motor vehicle theft

295.2 / 100k

2yr Up 104.8% 10yr Stable

Non-FV assault

189.8 / 100k

2yr Up 12.4% 10yr Stable

Robbery (unarmed)

3 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Up 41.4%

Steal from vehicle

752.3 / 100k

2yr Up 60.6% 10yr Down 27.4%

Show all 74 ANZSOC offence subgroups

Offence subgroup	Incidents	Rate / 100k
B49 Other theft	2,167	928.4
B42 Steal from a motor vehicle	1,756	752.3
B21 Criminal damage	968	414.7
E21 Breach family violence order	902	386.4
B43 Steal from a retail store	759	325.2
B41 Motor vehicle theft	689	295.2
B321 Residential non-aggravated burglary	518	221.9
A231 FV Common assault	503	215.5
A211 FV Serious assault	386	165.4
B53 Obtain benefit by deception	365	156.4
B322 Non-residential non-aggravated burglary	299	128.1
A30 Sexual offences	254	108.8
C32 Drug possession	240	102.8
A232 Non-FV Common assault	234	100.3
B45 Receiving or handling stolen goods	229	98.1
E13 Resist or hinder officer	217	93
A212 Non-FV Serious assault	209	89.5
B311 Residential aggravated burglary	194	83.1
D12 Prohibited and controlled weapons offences	157	67.3
A731 FV Threatening behaviour	135	57.8
A51 Aggravated robbery	101	43.3
D11 Firearms offences	101	43.3
E23 Breach bail conditions	97	41.6
E22 Breach intervention order	80	34.3
A81 Dangerous driving	77	33
D35 Improper movement on public or private space	73	31.3
A89 Other dangerous or negligent acts endangering people	71	30.4
B11 Cause damage by fire	68	29.1
C12 Drug trafficking	67	28.7
B44 Theft of a bicycle	66	28.3
A22 Assault police, emergency services or other authorised officer	61	26.1
A732 Non-FV Threatening behaviour	59	25.3
B22 Graffiti	43	18.4
A711 FV Stalking	41	17.6
B51 Forgery and counterfeiting	37	15.9
A721 FV Harassment and private nuisance	35	15
A712 Non-FV Stalking	33	14.1
D21 Riot and affray	32	13.7
C23 Possess drug manufacturing equipment or precursor	31	13.3
A83 Throw or discharge object endangering people	30	12.9
A722 Non-FV Harassment and private nuisance	24	10.3
D25 Criminal intent	21	9
E19 Other justice procedures offences	21	9
E29 Breach of other orders	18	7.7
C21 Cultivate drugs	17	7.3
D23 Offensive conduct	17	7.3
E14 Pervert the course of justice or commit perjury	11	4.7
A41 Abduction	9	3.9
A42 False imprisonment	8	3.4
B54 State false information	8	3.4
E15 Prison regulation offences	8	3.4
A52 Non-Aggravated robbery	7	3
A61 Blackmail	7	3
F29 Other transport regulation offences	7	3
B19 Other fire related offences	5	2.1
D13 Explosives offences	5	2.1
D32 Hoaxes	5	2.1
A10 Homicide and related offences	4	1.7
B29 Other property damage offences	4	1.7
D24 Offensive language	4	1.7
D26 Disorderly conduct	4	1.7
A62 Extortion	3	1.3
B12 Cause a bushfire	3	1.3
B312 Non-residential aggravated burglary	3	1.3
B59 Other deception offences	3	1.3
D31 Privacy offences	3	1.3
D43 Hacking	3	1.3
F33 Liquor and tobacco licensing offences	3	1.3
B56 Professional malpractice and misrepresentation	2	0.9
F93 Cruelty to animals	2	0.9
B329 Unknown non-aggravated burglary	1	0.4
B55 Deceptive business practices	1	0.4
C31 Drug use	1	0.4
F92 Public health and safety offences	1	0.4

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