Anambah vs Melville
Anambah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 48 in Melville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Anambah, about half of households are couple families. In Melville, most households are couple families. On these figures, Melville tends to suit people living alone, couples, and older residents.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Anambah is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 67%)
- Melville carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 96/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Anambah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Anambah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Anambah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (174.2 km vs 178.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Melville
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 96/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Anambah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (113.3% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Anambah and Melville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Anambah has higher household incomes ($158,548 vs $101,816); Melville skews older (48 vs 37).
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 same for both | |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +113.3% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 37 | 48 |
| Median household income | $158,548/yr +36% vs other | $101,816/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $525/wk +5% vs other | $498/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).
Property market
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $848,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 49 days from 6 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Melville has more rural and farming land (96% vs 59%).
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 59% | 96% |
| Residential | 26% | 0% |
| Environmental | 13% | 4% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,413 across Maitland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +20% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 38% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 96% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 91% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
Liveability
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Melville carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0); Anambah carries more crime risk (96 vs 25).
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Crime | High 96/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 4 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Mobility
Melville sits further from the CBD (178.3 km vs 174.2 km).
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 174.2 km | 178.3 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 133 min | 136 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2320 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2320 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).
Setting
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 74 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 31.4 km | 29.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 88/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 83% 156 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 996 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.72 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,908/yr same for both | |
| Council | Maitland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Paterson | Lyne |
| Member | Meryl Swanson | Alison Penfold |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Anambah | Melville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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