Median price trend for houses
Based on 12 sales in the preceding 12 months
$259,000
- 3 bed
- $260k
- 4 bed
- $495k
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The quick read on
Meekatharra
WA 6642 · Meekatharra
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $259,000
- Population
- 849
- Postcode
- 6642
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Meekatharra, Western Australia
Property market insights for Meekatharra
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Meekatharra WA
The median house price in Meekatharra, WA is currently $259,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $260,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $495,000 in Meekatharra.
Crime and safety
Is Meekatharra safe?
The overall rate for Meekatharra is 13,317 offences per 100,000 residents — 48% above the Rest of WA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Meekatharra.
Overall crime rate
13,317
offences per 100,000 residents
48% aboveRest of WA
MeekatharraRest of WA: 9,006
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Meekatharra?
Meekatharra WA 6642 is in Western Australia, within Rest of WA.
849 people call Meekatharra home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,273 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 849
- Median age
- 33 years
- Median mortgage
- $650 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $110 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of WA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.6%Below
15–3434.6%Above
35–5424.5%Below
55–7421.1%Below
75 and over2.8%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses85.8%Below
Townhouses3.1%Below
Apartments4.0%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright33.3%Below
Paying a mortgage7.5%Below
Renting59.1%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car18.4%Above
One car38.2%Above
Two cars30.9%Below
Three or more15.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home5.5%Below
Drove to work44.8%Below
Train, tram or bus8.1%Above
Walked or cycled15.9%Above
What stands out in Meekatharra
5.5% of workers in Meekatharra worked from home on Census day.
41.9% of people in Meekatharra described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Meekatharra
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Meekatharra WA 6642.
Is Meekatharra family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.6% of Meekatharra's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
155 family households lived in Meekatharra; 27.7% were couple families and 25.8% were one-parent families.
45.2% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Meekatharra?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Meekatharra had 849 residents at the 2021 Census.
33.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
23.9% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Meekatharra?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 85.8% of occupied private dwellings in Meekatharra.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 4.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Meekatharra?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
33.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
7.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
59.1% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Meekatharra?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Meekatharra had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 33.5% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Two-person households represented 29.6%, while 20.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Meekatharra?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
5.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
44.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
8.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 15.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Meekatharra?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
18.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
One-car households formed 38.2% of the total.
45.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Meekatharra, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
51.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 48.7% reported a different address.
10.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Meekatharra?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
65.0% of residents used only English at home.
15.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Meekatharra residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.7% of Meekatharra's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.3% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
0.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 74.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Meekatharra?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 19.8% of ancestry responses in Meekatharra.
Australian ancestry made up 18.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Meekatharra?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
Managers accounted for 15.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 7.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.4% of workers, and education and training employed 10.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Meekatharra?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 48.1%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.
32.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 5.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.0%, compared with 4.2% across Rest of WA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Meekatharra show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.2% reported asthma, 4.4% arthritis and 6.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Meekatharra?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
10.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 8.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Meekatharra?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,273 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $650.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $110 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Meekatharra compare with Rest of WA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 5.5% in Meekatharra, compared with 7.1% across Rest of WA.
Outright ownership was 33.3% locally and 34.1% across Rest of WA. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
Renting accounted for 59.1% in Meekatharra, against 32.2% across Rest of WA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Meekatharra
Is Meekatharra expensive?
The median house price is $259,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Meekatharra good for families?
The Census counted 155 local families, and 17.6% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Meekatharra?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $495,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Meekatharra
30 streets in Meekatharra
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Caddy Pl
- Campbell Rd
- Connaughton St
- Consols Rd
- Darlot St
- Donovan St
- Douglas St
- Goldfields Hwy
- Great Northern Hwy
- Gwalia St
- Haveluck Cl
- High St
- Hill St
- Landor-Meekatharra Rd
- Main St
- Marmont St
- Mccleary St
- Murchison Downs Rd
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- Norie Rd
- Oliver St
- Porter St
- Queen Rd
- Railway St
- Regan St
- Roberts St
- Savage St
- Short St
- Spencer St
- Stoddart St
- Trenfield Ct
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