Blythewood vs Meelon

Meelon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 57 in Blythewood. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Blythewood, about half of homes are flats or apartments and most households are people living alone. In Meelon, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Blythewood tends to suit people living alone, while Meelon suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Meelon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 51%)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 86/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 35%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Blythewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Blythewood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($213/wk vs $345/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Blythewood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (92.1 km vs 104.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 77 min)
  • But Meelon is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Meelon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Blythewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.8% vs -13.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Blythewood and Meelon drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Blythewood Meelon
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Blythewood Meelon
Walkability 0 / 10
Blythewood — Walkability: 0/100 Meelon — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 14 / 53
Blythewood — Safety: 14/100 Meelon — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 42 / 16
Blythewood — Low fire risk: 42/100 Meelon — Low fire risk: 16/100
Low flood risk 52 / 71
Blythewood — Low flood risk: 52/100 Meelon — Low flood risk: 71/100

Demographics

Meelon has more residents (174 vs 85); Meelon rents higher ($345/wk vs $213/wk).

Blythewood Meelon
Population 85 174
+105% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +32.8% -13.4%
Median age 57 46
Median household income $56,316/yr $69,836/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $213/wk $345/wk
+62% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blythewood Meelon
0-4 9.4% / 7.5%
Blythewood — 0-4: 9.4% Meelon — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 10.6% / 11.5%
Blythewood — 5-14: 10.6% Meelon — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 — / 6.3%
Blythewood — 15-19: not among its largest Meelon — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.7% / 5.2%
Blythewood — 20-24: 4.7% Meelon — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 3.5% / 7.5%
Blythewood — 25-34: 3.5% Meelon — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 9.4% / 6.3%
Blythewood — 35-44: 9.4% Meelon — 35-44: 6.3%
45-54 5.9% / 15.5%
Blythewood — 45-54: 5.9% Meelon — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 25.9% / 14.9%
Blythewood — 55-64: 25.9% Meelon — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 17.6% / 16.1%
Blythewood — 65-74: 17.6% Meelon — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 8.2% / 6.9%
Blythewood — 75-84: 8.2% Meelon — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 1.7%
Blythewood — 85+: not among its largest Meelon — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blythewood 65.4% lone person
Blythewood — Lone Person: 65.4% Blythewood — Couple Families: 23.1% Blythewood — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Meelon 45.7% lone person
Meelon — Lone Person: 45.7% Meelon — Couple Families: 54.3% Meelon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blythewood 12.1% renting
Blythewood — Owned Outright: 78.8% Blythewood — Mortgage: 9.1% Blythewood — Renting: 12.1%
Meelon 9.8% renting
Meelon — Owned Outright: 62.3% Meelon — Mortgage: 27.9% Meelon — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Blythewood Meelon
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 13.8%
Blythewood — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% Meelon — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / 6.9%
Blythewood — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Meelon — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.0%
Blythewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Meelon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Blythewood Meelon
England 9.4% / 10.9%
Blythewood — England: 9.4% Meelon — England: 10.9%
New Zealand 4.7% / —
Blythewood — New Zealand: 4.7% Meelon — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy — / 2.9%
Blythewood — Italy: not among its largest Meelon — Italy: 2.9%
Scotland — / 2.9%
Blythewood — Scotland: not among its largest Meelon — Scotland: 2.9%
South Africa — / 1.7%
Blythewood — South Africa: not among its largest Meelon — South Africa: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blythewood 51.3% houses
Blythewood — Houses: 51.3% Blythewood — Flats / Apartments: 48.7%
Meelon 100.0% houses
Meelon — Houses: 100.0% Meelon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Blythewood Meelon
New dwellings approved 647
across Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year +122%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Blythewood Meelon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of WA Higher than 28% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of WA Higher than 70% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of WA Higher than 51% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 56% of WA

Liveability

Meelon is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Blythewood Meelon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Blythewood carries more crime risk (86 vs 47); Blythewood carries more flood risk (48 vs 29).

Blythewood Meelon
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 High
84/100
Crime High
86/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 Low
29/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Blythewood Meelon
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Blythewood Meelon
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Meelon sits further from the CBD (104.7 km vs 92.1 km).

Blythewood Meelon
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Perth 92.1 km 104.7 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 77 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6208
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 6208
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Blythewood Meelon
Car (driver) 64.7% / 64.9%
Blythewood — Car (driver): 64.7% Meelon — Car (driver): 64.9%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 31.1%
Blythewood — Worked from Home: 35.3% Meelon — Worked from Home: 31.1%
Walked Only — / 4.1%
Blythewood — Walked Only: not among its largest Meelon — Walked Only: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.9%).

Setting

Blythewood Meelon
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.8 km 29.6 km

NBN connectivity

Blythewood Meelon
Connectivity score 34/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
39 premises
 0%
94 premises

Climate

Blythewood Meelon
Annual rainfall 1,037 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Blythewood Meelon
Average residential rate $2,572/yr
same for both
Council Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Blythewood Meelon
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blythewood Meelon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blythewood

Retirees Rural Young Families

Meelon

Rural

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