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Meckering WA 6405

465 addresses · 45 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Cunderdin LGA › Meckering · 114 km from Perth

Living Here

Meckering is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 232 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,083 a week, with median rent near $183 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

232Population
45Median age
$1,083Median household income / wk
$183Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Cunderdin statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Meckering itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Meckering, 900 m east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 1.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Meckering

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Meckering WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20212.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 50.8%

Population by age in Meckering
Population by age, Meckering WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-414
5-1431
15-1912
20-245
25-3415
35-4433
45-5422
55-6438
65-7444
75-8412
85+5
Dwelling types in Meckering
Dwelling types, Meckering WA (ABS Census 2021)
House80
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Meckering
Households by weekly income, Meckering WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65010
$650-1,49938
$1,500-2,99919
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Meckering
Top ancestries, Meckering WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian115
English95
Ancestry NS28
Scottish25
German17
Irish12
Housing tenure in Meckering
Housing tenure, Meckering WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned43
Mortgage25
Rented9
Other3
Cars per household in Meckering
Cars per household, Meckering WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
121
230
316
4+13
Commute to work in Meckering
Commute to work, Meckering WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car60
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Meckering
Top countries of birth, Meckering WA (ABS Census 2021)
England10
New Zealand10
South Africa4
Netherlands3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

448 bird observations recorded near Meckering — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Meckering

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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