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Merkanooka WA 6625

52 addresses · 20 streets

Durack Electorate › Morawa LGA › Merkanooka · 309 km from Perth

Living Here

Merkanooka is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 57 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,812 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

57Population
39Median age
$1,812Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 4.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Merkanooka

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

Tree cover measures, Merkanooka WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.1%

Demographics

Population by age in Merkanooka
Population by age, Merkanooka WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-147
15-190
20-245
25-344
35-443
45-5413
55-644
65-744
75-843
85+0
Dwelling types in Merkanooka
Dwelling types, Merkanooka WA (ABS Census 2021)
House22
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Merkanooka
Households by weekly income, Merkanooka WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4993
$1,500-2,9997
$3,000+5
Top ancestries in Merkanooka
Top ancestries, Merkanooka WA (ABS Census 2021)
English41
Australian25
German4
Other4
Irish3
Scottish3
Housing tenure in Merkanooka
Housing tenure, Merkanooka WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned12
Mortgage0
Rented0
Other3
Cars per household in Merkanooka
Cars per household, Merkanooka WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
10
27
37
4+5
Commute to work in Merkanooka
Commute to work, Merkanooka WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car13
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Merkanooka
Top countries of birth, Merkanooka WA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

712 bird observations recorded near Merkanooka — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Merkanooka

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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