Melton, Victoria

For the local government area, see City of Melton.

Melton
Melbourne, Victoria
Aerial view of Melton
Melton is located in Melbourne
Melton
Melton
Coordinates37°41′0″S 144°35′0″E / 37.68333°S 144.58333°E / -37.68333; 144.58333
Population7,953 (2021)[1]
 • Density315.6/km2 (817.4/sq mi)
Established1862
Postcode(s)3337
Area25.2 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Location37 km (23 mi) W of Melbourne CBD
LGA(s)City of Melton
State electorate(s)Melton
Federal division(s)Hawke
Suburbs around Melton:
Harkness Kurunjang Toolern Vale
Melton West Melton Bonnie Brook, Plumpton
Brookfield Cobblebank, Melton South Grangefields

Melton is a suburb on the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria. The suburb is located 47 kilometres (29 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District on the city's western rural-urban fringe. It is the administrative centre of the City of Melton local government area. As of the 2021 Australian census, the suburb has a population of 7,953.[2]

Originally a country town along the Ballarat — Melbourne growth corridor, Melton was designated a satellite city of Melbourne in 1974.[3][4] Along with the rest of the City of Melton, it forms a part of Greater Melbourne and counts as part of its population statistic. In 2023, Melbourne's significant urban area boundary was expanded to include Melton.[5]

Like the overall local government area, Melton was named after Melton Mowbray in the United Kingdom.[6]

  1. ^ "2021 Melton (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
  2. ^ "2021 Melton (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.planning.org.au/documents/item/8499 [bare URL]
  4. ^ "Post-war growth and suburbanisation". 24 March 2022.
  5. ^ says, Brian (24 April 2023). "Has Melbourne overtaken Sydney to become Australia's largest city?". .id blog. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Family and local history". www.melton.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 May 2021.