Melville Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA
2320
Postcode for Melville, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 136 km from Sydney · Pop. 64
64
Population
48
Median Age
$1,958
Household Income/wk
$498
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
5.6
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Melville ranks: SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Melville Compares

Melville vs the NSW average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricMelvilleNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,958 ≈NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $498 +NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,167 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 48 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -NSW 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Melville is a locality 136 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2320. It falls within the Hunter Valley exc Newcastle region. The local government area is Maitland.

According to the 2021 Census, Melville has a population of 64 with a median age of 48. The median weekly household income is $1,958, close to the NSW average.

Housing in Melville includes a median weekly rent of $498, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 23 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Melville scores in decile 10 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Melville is part of the Port Stephens statistical area in New South Wales.

Melville Details

Postcode2320
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)64
Median Age48 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,958/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,274/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$498
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,167
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area5.6 km²
Population Density11/km²
Total Dwellings23
Australian Citizens96.9%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-32.6741085
Longitude151.5194431
Distance from Sydney136 km
Region (SA4)Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Area (SA3)Port Stephens
Local GovernmentMaitland
Federal ElectoratePaterson

Age Profile

0–14 (23.4%) 15–24 (6.2%) 25–44 (21.9%) 45–64 (23.4%) 65+ (25.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years15 (23.4%)
15–24 years4 (6.2%)
25–44 years14 (21.9%)
45–64 years15 (23.4%)
65+ years16 (25.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (47.1%) Mortgaged (52.9%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 10 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis9 (14.1%)
Cancer8 (12.5%)
Heart Disease7 (10.9%)
Diabetes6 (9.4%)
Asthma4 (6.2%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle6 (35.3%)
2 vehicles6 (35.3%)
3+ vehicles5 (29.4%)

Suburbs Near Melville

Same Postcode (2320)

More Melville Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.