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According to census data, the suburb of Melton has had a relatively stable population since being recognised as a separate suburb on the 2006 census,{{Refn|The 2001 census only recognises the Melton statistical divisions and the Shire of Melton local government area.<ref>https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2001/UCL232400</ref>|group=nb}} where it had a population of 7,305.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 Melton, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2006/SSC26127 |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}</ref> The population grew to 7,593 by 2011,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Melton (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2011/SSC20869 |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}</ref> then to 8,069 by 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Melton (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2016/SSC21631 |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}</ref> The population lowered to 7,953 at the 2021 census.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Melton (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL21642 |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}</ref>
==Geography and Climate==
Melton is located on mostly flat, largely featureless, former volcanic plains.
To the south-east of Melton is [[Mount Cottrell, Victoria|Mount Cottrell]], a blast-shield volcano, and to the north-east of the suburb is Mount Kororoit. Mount Cottrell produced some of the largest lava flows in the western Victoria.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bracey |first=Lucy |title=Growth, Progress and Community Spirit: a history of Melton and Districts |publisher=City of Melton Council |year=2019 |isbn=978-0-646-99204-4 |pages=3}}</ref> These two volcanoes are some of the easternmost volcanoes on the Victorian Volcanic Plain which extends to the South Australian border.
Melton receives less rainfall than nearby Melbourne, owing to its position within the Otways rain shadow, this is most pronounced in Winter.
Nights in Melton are generally cooler than Melbourne due to the urban heat island effect. Winter days are also Colder due to Melton's relative altitude. No official temperature data is held for Melton, however precipitation records are found.
{{Weather box
|location = Melton (1883–2018); 156m AMSL; 37.66° S, 144.57° E
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 36.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 40.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 38.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 39.5
|May precipitation mm = 37.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 35.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 34
|Aug precipitation mm = 35.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 45.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 49.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 47.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 42
|year precipitation mm = 486.6|
source 1 = [http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=139&p_display_type=dataFile&p_stn_num=087039}}
==Arts and culture==
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