KnowYourBlock
Search an address

Melba property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Melba, ACT (1,477 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

No data yet
Flood mapping
No data yet
Bushfire mapping
1,477
Mapped properties

Zoning in Melba

Melba is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other80.7% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: SUBURBAN

Other16.1% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: SUBURBAN CORE

Community1.4% of properties

Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.

Zone: COMMUNITY FACILITIES

School catchments in Melba

SecondaryMelba Copland Secondary School (11-12) · Melba Copland Secondary School (7-10)

Melba can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Crime near Melba

Melba sits in the ACT police jurisdiction, which recorded 11,701 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.

012,50025,00020092011201320152017201920212023
1,449
Break-ins
920
Vehicle theft
6,227
Other theft
2,482
Assault
428
Sexual offences
182
Robbery
6
Other against the person
7
Homicide

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,701 total. Figures are for the whole ACT police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Melba

At the 2021 Census, 21.2% of Melba’s 3,383 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian38.6%
English35.4%
Irish13.1%
Scottish11.1%
German5%
Chinese3.8%

Top countries of birth

England3%
China1.7%
India1.3%
New Zealand1.3%
Germany0.8%
Philippines0.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Melba

Unincorporated ACT council approved 4,339 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

4,339
Dwellings/yr
826
Houses
3,513
Units
03,2506,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Unincorporated ACT council area (not just Melba). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Melba address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.