Last official estimated population of Melton (as Significant Urban Area) was 65 323 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.26% of total Australian population. Area of Melton is 265.87 km², in this year population density was 245.70 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+5.43%/yr), Melton population in 2024 would be 94 569. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./kmĀ²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[2001-2002] +0.20 %/Y
[2002-2003] +1.36 %/Y
[2003-2004] +2.11 %/Y
[2004-2005] +2.20 %/Y
[2005-2006] +4.65 %/Y
[2006-2007] +3.05 %/Y
[2007-2008] +4.63 %/Y
[2008-2009] +6.05 %/Y
[2009-2010] +5.84 %/Y
[2010-2011] +5.02 %/Y
[2011-2012] +5.83 %/Y
[2012-2013] +4.93 %/Y
[2013-2014] +4.30 %/Y
[2014-2015] +4.45 %/Y
[2015-2016] +4.96 %/Y
[2016-2017] +5.43 %/Y
[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population
[1] Read more about SUA 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.