Melton is in Barunga West LGA, SA, postcode 5552, with population 29.
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ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Wakefield - Barunga West SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.
Located in South Australia within the Barunga West local government area, Melton is a quiet locality (postcode 5552). The area has roughly 29 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $84K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median monthly mortgage repayment is $433.
The crime rate in the Barunga West LGA is below average at 3,448 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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pop same · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage
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Melton is in the Barunga West Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5552. Council-level context for Barunga West LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Melton show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.