Last official estimated population of Melton City (as Local Government Area) was 148 644 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.60% of total Australian population and 2.312% of VIC population. Area of Melton is 527.50 km², in this year population density was 281.79 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+5.11%/yr), Melton population in 2024 would be 210 670. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./kmĀ²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[1996-2001] +5.27 %/Y
[2001-2002] +9.94 %/Y
[2002-2003] +10.59 %/Y
[2003-2004] +8.31 %/Y
[2004-2005] +7.48 %/Y
[2005-2006] +8.45 %/Y
[2006-2007] +6.95 %/Y
[2007-2008] +7.37 %/Y
[2008-2009] +7.98 %/Y
[2009-2010] +6.92 %/Y
[2010-2011] +5.42 %/Y
[2011-2012] +5.05 %/Y
[2012-2013] +4.74 %/Y
[2013-2014] +4.34 %/Y
[2014-2015] +4.34 %/Y
[2015-2016] +4.82 %/Y
[2016-2017] +5.11 %/Y
[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population
[1] Read more about LGA and Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) on abs.gov.au
[2] Population data from Australian Bureau of Statistics (Population and density: 2017; change: 2016-2017)
[3] Digital Boundaries: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016.