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Merriwa WA 6030

2,522 addresses · 96 streets

Pearce Electorate › Wanneroo LGA › Merriwa · 35 km from Perth

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Living Here

Merriwa is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 5,587 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,255 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,587Population
40Median age
$1,255Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Butler, 3.4 km north · Bus interchange: Eglinton Bus Station, 9.8 km north-west · Airport: Perth Airport, 39 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 4.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Merriwa

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

Tree cover measures, Merriwa WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.3% · Labour-force participation 50.7%

Population by age in Merriwa
Population by age, Merriwa WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4319
5-14771
15-19342
20-24324
25-34654
35-44687
45-54635
55-64468
65-74454
75-84519
85+401
Dwelling types in Merriwa
Dwelling types, Merriwa WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,551
Townhouse484
Apartment6
Other0
Households by weekly income in Merriwa
Households by weekly income, Merriwa WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650420
$650-1,499674
$1,500-2,999552
$3,000+205
Top ancestries in Merriwa
Top ancestries, Merriwa WA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,458
Australian1,739
Other625
Scottish484
Irish479
Ancestry NS423
Housing tenure in Merriwa
Housing tenure, Merriwa WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned320
Mortgage857
Rented492
Other340
Cars per household in Merriwa
Cars per household, Merriwa WA (ABS Census 2021)
0158
1864
2659
3206
4+117
Commute to work in Merriwa
Commute to work, Merriwa WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,451
Train49
Bus33
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle3
Home106
Top countries of birth in Merriwa
Top countries of birth, Merriwa WA (ABS Census 2021)
England676
New Zealand248
South Africa141
Philippines71
Scotland60
India58
Languages used at home in Merriwa
Languages used at home, Merriwa WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans67
Filipino30
Tagalog29
Khmer26
Italian22
Thai21

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,719 bird observations recorded near Merriwa — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Merriwa

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.