Melba  Suburb
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About Melba
Melba postcode 2615
Total Persons : 3267
Total Males : 1579
Total Femals : 1688
Age Group (0-4 years) : 203
Age Group (5-14 years) 431
65 Years Over:
Median Age of Persons 36
Persons born overseas 628
Main Country of birth which is not Australia: England
No of people of Main Country of birth which is not Australia : 127
No of People Married : 1399
Married Percentage: 0.532
Labour Force: 1801
Employed Fulltime: 1116
Employed Full Time Percentage: 0.62
Main Occupation: Professionals
Number of Main Occupation: 512
Main Occupation Percentage: 0.292
Main Industry of Employment: Central Government Administration
Main Industry of Employment Numbers: 288
Main Industry of Employment Percentage: 0.164
Median Individual Income ($/Weekly): 707
Median Household Income ($/Weekly) : 1489
Median Family Income ($/Weekly): 1692
Number of Families: 910
Number of Families With Children: 421
Total Private Dwellings: 1279
Median Rent ($/Weekly): 250
Median Housing Loan Repayment ($/Weekly): 1338
Average Household Size: 2.7
Average Number of Persons Per Bedroom: 1.1
Household Fully Owned Percentage: 0.369
Household Rented Percentage: 0.203
Family Household Percentage: 0.75
Melba is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Melba is in the district of Belconnen.

The suburb of Melba is named after Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931), the first internationally-recognised Australian opera soprano. The streets are named after composers, singers and other musically notable Australians or people with strong Australian connections.

Located in Melba are a government run primary school (Mount Rogers Community School), and a merged secondary school, Melba Copland Secondary School, a merge of Melba High School and Copland College. (Source: Wiki)
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