Census 2011 → 2021
Melba population growth
How the population of Melba, ACT (2615) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+5.7% over 10 years
2011 population
3,200
2016 population
3,147
2021 population
3,383
2011 → 2021
+5.7%
+236 since 2016
Melba trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,383
was 3,147 in 2016
+236 · +7.5%
Median rent
$400/wk
was $350/wk in 2016
+$50 · +14.3%
Household income
$2,326/wk
was $1,952/wk in 2016
+$374 · +19.2%
Median age
38
was 39 in 2016
-1 · -2.6%
Dig deeper: Melba population growth · Melba then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology