Growth statistics
Estimated Resident Population
The Estimated Resident Population (ERP) is the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ official population figure for all Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 2023.
The population estimate for the City of Melton as of 2023 was 206,070.
Population growth
The Australian Bureau of Statistics regularly releases regional data on various factors of population change (birth, deaths and migration).
Some highlights from the data released in April 2024 include:
- The City of Melton is the fourth largest-growing municipality in Australia with an annual population growth of 6.61 per cent.
- City of Melton is the second fastest growing Local Government Area in Victoria.
- The Rockbank - Mount Cottrell has Australia's largest growth with an increase of 4,299 people.
- The Fraser Rise - Plumpton had the fourth highest growth rate in Australia and increased by 3,429 people or 26.4 per cent.
The Estimated Resident Population (ERP) from the Australian Bureau of Statistics tells us that the City of Melton population growth equates to the following increases:
| |
Year |
Week (Average) |
Day (Average) |
| People |
12,785 |
246 |
35 |
| Families |
4,124 |
79 |
11 |
| Babies |
3337 |
64 |
9 |
Population forecast
Melton City Council engages data experts Informed Decisions (.id) annually to update our population forecast (or projection). The projection is called 'Forecast.id'.
According to Forecast.id, The City of Melton population is projected to grow to 440,142 by 2051.
View City of Melton's forecasts and find out more about the drivers of population change now and into the future.