Located in New South Wales within the Maitland local government area, Melville is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2320). It is home to about 64 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $102K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $630. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
The crime rate in the Maitland LGA is moderate at 4,266 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.