Melton, Victoria
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| Coordinates: 37°41′0″S 144°35′0″E / 37.68333°S 144.58333°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1862 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 25.2 km2 (9.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 7,953 (2021) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 315.6/km2 (817.4/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3337 | ||||||||||||
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Melton is a suburb on the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria. The suburb is located 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District on the city's western rural-urban fringe. It is the administrative centre of the City of Melton local government area. As of the 2021 Australian census, the suburb has a population of 7,953.
Originally a country town along the Ballarat — Melbourne growth corridor, Melton was designated a satellite city of Melbourne in 1974. Along with the rest of the City of Melton, it forms a part of Greater Melbourne and counts as part of its population statistic. In 2023, Melbourne's significant urban area boundary was expanded to include Melton.
Like the overall local government area, Melton was named after Melton Mowbray in the United Kingdom.