Demographics
Growth statistics
Estimated Resident Population
The Estimated Resident Population (ERP) is the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ official population figure for all Local Government Areas (LGAs).
The population estimate for the City of Melton as of 30 June 2025 was 231,567.
Population growth
The Australian Bureau of Statistics regularly releases regional data on various factors of population change (birth, deaths and migration).
Some highlights from the data released in March 2026 include:
- The City of Melton is the fastest growing municipality in Australia with population growth rate of 5.8 per cent (2024-2025)
- The Rockbank-Mount Cottrell area had the largest growth in the country (increasing by 4,600 people in 2024-2025) followed by Fraser Rise-Plumpton area which had the second largest growth in the country (increasing by 4,100 people between 2024-2025)
- Fraser Rise-Plumpton also had the third highest growth rate in the country (20 percent)
The Estimated Resident Population (ERP) from the Australian Bureau of Statistics tells us that the City of Melton population growth equates to the following increases for the 2024-2025 period:
|
Year |
Week (Average) |
Day (Average) |
| People |
11,026 |
212 |
38 |
| Babies |
3,585 |
70 |
10 |
Population forecast
Melton City Council engages data experts Informed Decisions (.id) annually to update our population forecast (or projection). The projection is called 'Forecast.id'.
According to Forecast.id, The City of Melton population is projected to grow to 455,980 by 2046.
View City of Melton's forecasts and find out more about the drivers of population change now and into the future.
Community profiles
Community profiles provide a summary of key statistics from areas across the City of Melton.
Download Community profiles
Community profiles include data from the 2021 Census
- Aintree(PDF, 749KB)
- Bonnie Brook(PDF, 757KB)
- Brookfield(PDF, 753KB)
- Burnside & Burnside Heights(PDF, 757KB)
- Caroline Springs(PDF, 752KB)
- Cobblebank(PDF, 752KB)
- Diggers Rest & Plumpton(PDF, 751KB)
- Eynesbury(PDF, 636KB)
- Fraser Rise(PDF, 751KB)
- Harkness(PDF, 634KB)
- Hillside(PDF, 748KB)
- Kurunjang(PDF, 750KB)
- Melton township(PDF, 750KB)
- Melton South(PDF, 746KB)
- Melton West(PDF, 753KB)
- Rockbank(PDF, 750KB)
- Strathtulloh(PDF, 753KB)
- Taylors Hill(PDF, 751KB)
- Thornhill Park(PDF, 751KB)
- Toolern Vale(PDF, 747KB)
- Truganina(PDF, 747KB)
- Weir Views(PDF, 635KB)
Melton City Council engages data experts Informed Decisions (.id) to analyse and present Census data for areas across City of Melton.
You can access further data from the most recent Census (2021) online
Want to learn more about City of Melton demographics?
You can find out more by accessing id Community City of Melton Profile which includes the following resources:
- City of Melton Community Profile: enables you to analyse the population characteristics of your community, understand how they have changed over time and how they compare to other areas. The profile can be found here:
- City of Melton Community Atlas: The City of Melton Community Atlas presents key socio-demographic characteristics for the area as interactive maps.
- City of Melton population forecasts: The City of Melton population forecasts outline the drivers of population change and forecast how population, age structure and household types will change across the local government area.
- City of Melton economic profile: The City of Melton economic profile presents economic information that enables you to describe the area's role within the broader economy, explore options for economic development and promote the area's strengths.
Information in the community profile draws from the most recent census data, and a range of other sources and is presented in easy to use tables, charts and commentary covering a wide range of Census questions.
For more information, contact our Social Research Officer on 03 9747 7200.