Meldale Queensland |
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Coordinates | 27°01′59″S 153°04′19″E / 27.033°S 153.072°ECoordinates: 27°01′59″S 153°04′19″E / 27.033°S 153.072°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 362 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4510 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Moreton Bay Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Pumicestone | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||||
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Meldale is a small village 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland.
In the 2011 census, Meldale recorded a population of 362 people, 43.1% female and 56.9% male. 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).