Meldale, Queensland

Meldale is a coastal rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Meldale had a population of 223 people.[1]

Meldale
Queensland
Meldale
Coordinates27.0288°S 153.0655°E / -27.0288; 153.0655
Population223 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density33.3/km2 (86.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4510
Area6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s)Pumicestone
Federal Division(s)Longman
Localities around Meldale:
Donnybrook Donnybrook Welsby
Donnybrook Meldale Pumicestone Passage
Toorbul Toorbul Pumicestone Passage

Geography

Meldale is 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland.

History

At the 2011 census Meldale had a population of 362 people.[3]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Meldale recorded a population of 362 people, 43.1% female and 56.9% male.[3] The median age of the Meldale population was 45 years, 8 years above the national median of 37. 75.7% of people living in Meldale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.5%, England 4.4%, Germany 1.4%, Canada 1.1%, Fiji 1.1%. 89.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% French, 0.8% Vietnamese, 0.8% Mandarin, 0% Irish, 0% Gaelic (Scotland).[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Meldale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Meldale - locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45449)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Meldale (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2014.



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