Melville bushfire report
Of Melville’s 3,228 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Melville’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific Melville address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Melville
Melville sits in the Fremantle police district, which recorded 25,877 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 25,877 total. Figures are for the whole Fremantle police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Melville
Melville is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Service commercial
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Who lives in Melville
At the 2021 Census, 22.5% of Melville’s 6,204 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 Melville
Melville council approved 593 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Melville council area (not just Melville). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Other suburbs in Melville
Compare Melville with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.