Metricup WA 6280
174 addresses · 21 streets
Forrest Electorate › Busselton LGA › Metricup · 215 km from Perth
Living Here
Metricup is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 263 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,204 a week, with median rent near $180 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Busselton Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Metricup itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 bakery
4 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Margaret River Aerodrome, 16.4 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 33.9% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 77%
Population by age in Metricup
| 0-4 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 51 |
| 15-19 | 12 |
| 20-24 | 16 |
| 25-34 | 16 |
| 35-44 | 39 |
| 45-54 | 41 |
| 55-64 | 34 |
| 65-74 | 32 |
| 75-84 | 11 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Metricup
| House | 70 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 6 |
Households by weekly income in Metricup
| <$650 | 6 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 19 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 15 |
| $3,000+ | 28 |
Top ancestries in Metricup
| English | 109 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 92 |
| Ancestry NS | 29 |
| Irish | 27 |
| Scottish | 18 |
| Other | 18 |
Housing tenure in Metricup
| Owned | 42 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 21 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Metricup
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 28 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4+ | 17 |
Commute to work in Metricup
| Car | 79 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 17 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 32 |
Top countries of birth in Metricup
| England | 17 |
|---|---|
| Indonesia | 6 |
| Scotland | 5 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 |
Languages used at home in Metricup
| French | 6 |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 4 |
| Mandarin | 4 |
| Spanish | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
728 bird observations recorded near Metricup — most often seen:
- Long-billed Black-cockatoo (47)
- Australian Raven (42)
- Red Wattlebird (38)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (37)
- New Holland Honeyeater (35)
- Grey Fantail (33)
- Australian Ringneck (32)
- Pacific Black Duck (32)
- Australian Magpie (29)
- Splendid Fairy-wren (29)
- Laughing Kookaburra (28)
- Australian Wood Duck (26)
- Birds (25)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Metricup
- Common Bronzewing (24)
- South-western Australian Magpie (24)
- Silvereye (23)
- Red-rumped Tit (22)
- Welcome Swallow (19)
- Short-billed Black-cockatoo (18)
- Straw-necked Ibis (17)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (16)
- Western Rosella (16)
- Willie Wagtail (16)
- Brown Honeyeater (15)
- Grey Butcherbird (15)
- South-western Grey Fantail (15)
- Western Spinebill (15)
- Australasian Grebe (14)
- Golden Whistler (13)
- South-western Spotted Scrubwren (13)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Metricup:
- Yelverton (4.9 km)
- Kaloorup (7.8 km)
- North Jindong (8 km)
- Cowaramup (8.1 km)
- Wilyabrup (8.1 km)
- Treeton (8.4 km)
- Carbunup River (9.8 km)
- Yallingup Siding (11.1 km)
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Streets
- Beckett Road (3)
- Boundary Road (2)
- Broadhurst Road (8)
- Bussell Highway (18)
- Carter Road (25)
- Gale Road (16)
- Gibb Road (10)
- Harmans Mill Road (23)
- Irvine Road (5)
- Leighton Road (1)
- Mclean Road (3)
- Metricup Road (21)
- Metricup-yelverton Road (5)
- Miamup Road (3)
- Norman Murdoch Road (4)
- Roy Road (5)
- Ryan Road (1)
- Silverwood Road (4)
- Tom Cullity Drive (4)
- Walburra Siding Road (5)
- Worgan Road (8)
