Melrose property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Melrose, SA (500 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Melrose
Melrose is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural
Township — small-town mix of homes, shops and local services.
Zone: Township
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Conservation
Crime near Melrose
Melrose sits in the Mount Remarkable council area, which recorded 60 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 60 total. Figures are for the whole Mount Remarkable council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Melrose
At the 2021 Census, 4.1% of Melrose’s 342 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Melrose
Mount Remarkable council approved 10 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mount Remarkable council area (not just Melrose). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.