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The quick read on
Peak Hill
WA 6642 · Meekatharra
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 121
- Postcode
- 6642
ABS 2021
Peak Hill, Western Australia
Property market insights for Peak Hill (WA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Peak Hill (WA) WA
Crime and safety
Is Peak Hill safe?
The overall rate for Peak Hill is 9,701 offences per 100,000 residents — 8% 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 Peak Hill.
Overall crime rate
9,701
offences per 100,000 residents
8% aboveRest of WA
Peak HillRest 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 Peak Hill?
Peak Hill WA 6642 is in Western Australia, within Rest of WA.
121 people call Peak Hill home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $866 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 121
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $108 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of WA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 153.3%Below
15–3441.3%Above
35–5428.1%Above
55–7419.0%Below
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses60.0%Below
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright50.0%Above
Paying a mortgage0.0%Below
Renting50.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car20.0%Above
One car80.0%Above
Two cars0.0%Below
Three or more53.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home15.4%Above
Drove to work19.2%Below
Train, tram or bus15.4%Above
Walked or cycled9.6%Above
What stands out in Peak Hill
15.4% of workers in Peak Hill worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of WA.
5.0% of Peak Hill residents were born in England.
27.3% of people in Peak Hill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Peak Hill
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Peak Hill WA 6642.
Is Peak Hill family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
3.3% of Peak Hill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
12 family households lived in Peak Hill; 33.3% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
33.3% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Peak Hill?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Peak Hill had 121 residents at the 2021 Census.
40.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
19.0% 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 Peak Hill?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 60.0% of occupied private dwellings in Peak Hill.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Peak Hill?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
50.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
0.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
50.0% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Peak Hill?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Peak Hill had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 41.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Two-person households represented 20.7%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Peak Hill?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
15.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
19.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
15.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 9.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Peak Hill?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
20.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
One-car households formed 80.0% of the total.
53.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Peak Hill, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
69.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.3% reported a different address.
13.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Peak Hill?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
47.9% of residents used only English at home.
9.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Peak Hill residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
13.2% of Peak Hill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.8% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 52.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Peak Hill?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 15.7% of ancestry responses in Peak Hill.
Australian ancestry made up 22.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Peak Hill?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
17.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Rest of WA average.
Managers accounted for 21.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 15.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Peak Hill?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 41.5%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.
31.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 5.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.0%, compared with 4.2% across Rest of WA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Peak Hill show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
46.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.1% reported asthma, 0.0% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Peak Hill?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
5.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 24.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Peak Hill?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $866 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $108 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Peak Hill compare with Rest of WA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 15.4% in Peak Hill, compared with 7.1% across Rest of WA.
Outright ownership was 50.0% locally and 34.1% across Rest of WA. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Renting accounted for 50.0% in Peak Hill, 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 Peak Hill (WA)
Is Peak Hill (WA) good for families?
The Census counted 12 local families, and 3.3% 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 Peak Hill (WA)?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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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