Melville Forest
VIC 3315 • Victoria
About Melville Forest
Melville Forest is a small rural locality in south-west Victoria, situated within the Southern Grampians Shire approximately 30 kilometres east of Hamilton and 15 kilometres south of Coleraine. Covering around 101 square kilometres, the area recorded a population of 63 at the 2021 Census. The locality lies in the agricultural plains of Victoria's Western District, where sheep grazing and cropping have underpinned the local economy for generations.
The Western District of Victoria is one of Australia's most productive pastoral regions, known historically for Merino wool growing and more recently for diverse cropping and beef production. Hamilton serves as the major regional centre for the Southern Grampians area, providing hospitals, schools, a university campus, and extensive shopping facilities approximately 30 kilometres to the west. Melville Forest offers a quiet, spacious farming lifestyle in a well-established rural district close to the scenic Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park.
Melville Forest falls under postcode 3315 and is governed by the Southern Grampians Council (Local Government Area). For federal elections, residents vote in the electorate of Wannon, while state elections fall under the Lowan (Western Victoria) electorate.
Location
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Income
ATO taxable income Postcode 3315
Median taxable income for individual taxpayers in postcode 3315, comparing the 2019–20 and 2023–24 financial years.
Source: ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24, Individuals Table 8 (median & average taxable income by postcode). Covers all individuals who lodged a return in postcode 3315; postcodes with fewer than 200 lodgments are suppressed by the ATO.
Transport & Commute
Nearest Train Stations
Bus Services
- No regular local bus service — Hamilton N/A
Commute to Melbourne CBD
🛣️ Western Highway connects east through Ballarat toward Melbourne. Hamilton is the nearest major centre.
No local services; a vehicle is essential, with Hamilton approximately 30km away for all services.
Supermarkets Nearby
No major supermarkets listed for this suburb.
Schools
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40 Coleraine Vic 3315 Located 124 Church Street
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67 Read Street
Demographics
Population Growth
Gender Distribution (Census 2021)
Crime Statistics LGA-wide
These are the latest rates for the Southern Grampians Local Government Area, which contains Melville Forest. Rates are per 100,000 residents for the year ending September 2025; trends compare 2 and 10 year periods.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria