# Melbourne

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- Country: Australia
- Canonical: /cities/au/melbourne/
- MCP: immigrationdb://city/au/melbourne

## Useful facts

- **Foreign Population Total** — 1,742,428 people; geographic grain: city; observed: 2021-08-10; verified: 2026-07-15; source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip; source type: Official source
- **Population Total** — 4,777,779 people; geographic grain: urban_area; observed: 2021-06-30; verified: 2026-07-12; source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2021/32180DS0004_2001-21f.xlsx; source type: Independent source
- **Median Weekly Rent Aud** — 245 AUD/week; geographic grain: city; observed: 2021-08-10; verified: 2026-07-22; source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip; source type: Official source
- **Median Household Income Aud Week** — 1,347 AUD/week; geographic grain: city; observed: 2021-08-10; verified: 2026-07-22; source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip; source type: Official source
- **Median Personal Income Aud Week** — 766 AUD/week; geographic grain: city; observed: 2021-08-10; verified: 2026-07-22; source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip; source type: Official source
- **City Area Km2** — 6,189.1069 km2; geographic grain: city; observed: 2016-07-01; verified: 2026-07-15; source: https://geo.abs.gov.au/arcgis/rest/services/ASGS2016/SUA/MapServer/1/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=sua_code_2016%2Csua_name_2016%2Carea_albers_sqkm&returnGeometry=false&f=json; source type: Official source
- **G05 Foreign Born Share Pct** — 7.4183 %; geographic grain: city; observed: 2021-08-10; verified: 2026-07-22; source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip; source type: Official source
- **Language Other Than English At Home Share Percent** — 5.2929 %; geographic grain: city; observed: 2021-08-10; verified: 2026-07-22; source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip; source type: Official source
- **Median Age Years** — 40 years; geographic grain: city; observed: 2021-08-10; verified: 2026-07-22; source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip; source type: Official source
- **Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment Aud** — 1,203 AUD/month; geographic grain: city; observed: 2021-08-10; verified: 2026-07-22; source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip; source type: Official source
- **Population Density Per Km2** — 771.9658 people/km²; geographic grain: city; observed: 2021-06-30; verified: 2026-07-15; source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2021/32180DS0004_2001-21f.xlsx; source type: Official source

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