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WA · Wanneroo Council
Merriwa, 6030
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,187
Growth (1 yr)
+1.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.8%
Median age
40
Median income
$1,255/wk
Employment rate
46.4%
Languages at home
13.3%non-English
Most common: Afrikaans, Filipino, Italian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Merriwa is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Wanneroo Council with everyday amenities close at hand. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix. Many residents were born overseas or speak a language other than English at home.
There is a dense cluster of schools and early-learning options nearby. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses cover longer journeys across the metro area.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period.
The desirability picture is around average, weighed down by softer community and employment, plus local dining and lifestyle amenities relative to similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Merriwa snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$675/wk
Population (ERP)
6,187
+1.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#31
among Metro Perth · Emerging
Safety
10th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
46th
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
53rd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 50.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 30% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 2089th in Australia
- State rank
- 209th in WA
- Peer rank
- #31 among Metro Perth · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #156 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $675
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 2,996
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries
Population
Estimated resident population
6,187(June 2025)
+1.0% annual · +5.8% over 5 years · 46th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.0%
- 5-year growth
- +5.8%
- Change in 1 year
- +62
- Change in 5 years
- +338
- Growth rank in WA
- 46th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~6,750), extrapolated at +1.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 5,587
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,255
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 178 of 2,233
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 46.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,551 / 484 / 6
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 5,192
- Against the person
- 1,580
- Against property
- 2,649
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 839.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 4 residents
- State safety percentile
- 10th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -57.3%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)705
- Breach Of Violence Restraint Order486
- Drug Offences477
- Property Damage588
- Stealing1252
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 13
- Median school ICSEA (13 schools)
- 1,013
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 53th
School list
- Merriwa Education Support CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 983 · 39th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 106 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- Merriwa Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 952 · 26th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 362 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- Alkimos Baptist CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 368 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Irene McCormack Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1013 · 53th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 665 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Quinns Baptist CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1061 · 72th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 1,101 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Quinns Rocks Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1014 · 53th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 358 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1030 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 34% · 411 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Peter Moyes Anglican Community SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1084 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 1,441 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Butler CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 965 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 1,039 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Clarkson Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 924 · 16th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 270 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- kindergartenkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
23 public transport stops in this suburb
- Hester Av After Renshaw Bvd
- Marmion Av After Greyhound Dr
- Marmion Av After Lukin Dr
- Marmion Av After Santa Barbara Pde
- Marmion Av Before Hester Av
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
47 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 3 fast food · 7 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 23 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 8 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 78/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.72
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.07
Food & drink(4)
- ChooksFast food
- Fast food
- Fish and ChipsFast food
- Merriwa TavernPub
Shopping(2)
- Supa IGASupermarket
Community(2)
- Kindergarten (2)
Health & services(3)
- Clinic
- Dentist
- Pharmacy
Sport & outdoors(8)
- Playground (7)
- Sports field
Transport(27)
27 bus stops
Other(2)
- Bicycle Parking
- PumaPetrol station
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Addison ParkPark
- Coldstream ParkPark
- Dalvik ParkPark
- Dunmore ParkPark
- Orara WayPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 3
- Nearest hospital
- Hospital (3.0 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- ClinicClinic
- DentistDentist
- PharmacyPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 176
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 28.4
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 29° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 51 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 198 mm · ~25 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 552 mm · ~69 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 212 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Pearce
- Member of Parliament
- Tracey ROBERTS (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 115,275
- Turnout (2025)
- 87.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -2.4 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 43.6%Labor 56.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.9 km away).
Coalition 42.6%Labor 57.4%
1.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -5.1 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- MerriwaLabor 56.4% · Coalition 43.6% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
- Merriwa EastLabor 59.4% · Coalition 40.6% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- Quinns RocksLabor 56.9% · Coalition 43.1% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- Mindarie NorthLabor 49.5% · Coalition 50.5% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- Clarkson WestLabor 60.1% · Coalition 39.9% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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