Mount Melville bushfire risk
Of Mount Melville’s 878 mapped properties, 61.2% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Mount Melville’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.
Where the hazards are in Mount Melville
Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Melville. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mount Melville
Mount Melville sits in the Great Southern police district, which recorded 7,446 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,446 total. Figures are for the whole Great Southern police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Mount Melville
Mount Melville is mostly future urban. The most common zones:
Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.
Zone: Urban development
Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.
Zone: Cultural Facilities
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Recreational
Who lives in Mount Melville
At the 2021 Census, 21.8% of Mount Melville’s 1,007 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.
- 9 Castle Street, Mount Melville WA 6330
- 5 Johnston Street, Mount Melville WA 6330
- 20 Carlisle Street, Mount Melville WA 6330
- 34 Lion Street, Mount Melville WA 6330
- 6 Macedon Street, Mount Melville WA 6330
- 34 Woolstores Place, Mount Melville WA 6330
- 5 Adams Place, Mount Melville WA 6330
- 2/166 Serpentine Road, Mount Melville WA 6330
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.