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Merredin WA 6415

2,156 addresses · 118 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Merredin LGA › Merredin · 235 km from Perth

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Living Here

Merredin is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 2,604 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,396 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,604Population
40Median age
$1,396Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Merredin, 300 m west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 6.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Merredin

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

Tree cover measures, Merredin WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 58.5%

Population by age in Merredin
Population by age, Merredin WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4155
5-14348
15-19152
20-24147
25-34328
35-44313
45-54312
55-64361
65-74286
75-84129
85+61
Dwelling types in Merredin
Dwelling types, Merredin WA (ABS Census 2021)
House927
Townhouse43
Apartment3
Other8
Households by weekly income in Merredin
Households by weekly income, Merredin WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650182
$650-1,499290
$1,500-2,999280
$3,000+127
Top ancestries in Merredin
Top ancestries, Merredin WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,102
English1,058
Ancestry NS294
Scottish235
Irish198
Aboriginal134
Housing tenure in Merredin
Housing tenure, Merredin WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned302
Mortgage313
Rented314
Other27
Cars per household in Merredin
Cars per household, Merredin WA (ABS Census 2021)
060
1349
2353
3140
4+59
Commute to work in Merredin
Commute to work, Merredin WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car858
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked71
Bicycle9
Home44
Top countries of birth in Merredin
Top countries of birth, Merredin WA (ABS Census 2021)
England77
New Zealand53
Philippines24
South Africa14
Zimbabwe14
Italy13
Languages used at home in Merredin
Languages used at home, Merredin WA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian16
Filipino14
Malayalam10
Tagalog10
Afrikaans5
Serbian5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,639 bird observations recorded near Merredin — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Merredin

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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