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Muchea WA 6501

547 addresses · 49 streets

Durack Electorate › Chittering LGA › Muchea · 44 km from Perth

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Living Here

Muchea is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 921 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,859 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

921Population
47Median age
$1,859Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Perth Airport, 41.6 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources9/10
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: 19.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Muchea

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

Tree cover measures, Muchea WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202150.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 63.2%

Population by age in Muchea
Population by age, Muchea WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-456
5-1494
15-1950
20-2450
25-3497
35-4499
45-54164
55-64157
65-74101
75-8447
85+13
Dwelling types in Muchea
Dwelling types, Muchea WA (ABS Census 2021)
House323
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Muchea
Households by weekly income, Muchea WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65044
$650-1,49974
$1,500-2,99982
$3,000+83
Top ancestries in Muchea
Top ancestries, Muchea WA (ABS Census 2021)
English434
Australian409
Irish94
Scottish91
Ancestry NS58
German30
Housing tenure in Muchea
Housing tenure, Muchea WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned104
Mortgage172
Rented27
Other13
Cars per household in Muchea
Cars per household, Muchea WA (ABS Census 2021)
03
156
2106
379
4+81
Commute to work in Muchea
Commute to work, Muchea WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car310
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home63
Top countries of birth in Muchea
Top countries of birth, Muchea WA (ABS Census 2021)
England84
New Zealand34
Scotland10
Zimbabwe8
Germany5
Malaysia5
Languages used at home in Muchea
Languages used at home, Muchea WA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian6
French4
German4
Thai4
Samoan3
Vietnamese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

404 bird observations recorded near Muchea — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Muchea

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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