Kumarina vs Meekatharra

Meekatharra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 39 in Kumarina. In Kumarina, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Meekatharra, most households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Kumarina tends to suit young adults and people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Kumarina carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 98/100)
  • Meekatharra has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 0%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Kumarina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $110/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Meekatharra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (515 min vs 686 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (781.9 km vs 988 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kumarina

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 98/100)

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

Investors

Kumarina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (68.5% vs 19.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kumarina Meekatharra
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.

Kumarina Meekatharra
Walkability 0 / 0
Kumarina — Walkability: 0/100 Meekatharra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 2
Kumarina — Safety: 81/100 Meekatharra — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 60 / 66
Kumarina — Low fire risk: 60/100 Meekatharra — Low fire risk: 66/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kumarina — Low flood risk: 100/100 Meekatharra — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Meekatharra rents higher ($110/wk vs $0/wk); Meekatharra has more residents (849 vs 91).

Kumarina Meekatharra
Population 91 849
+833% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +68.5% +19.9%
Median age 39 33
Median household income $94,224/yr
+30% vs other
 $66,196/yr
Median weekly rent — $110/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kumarina Meekatharra
0-4 — / 8.2%
Kumarina — 0-4: not among its largest Meekatharra — 0-4: 8.2%
5-14 — / 9.3%
Kumarina — 5-14: not among its largest Meekatharra — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 — / 5.9%
Kumarina — 15-19: not among its largest Meekatharra — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 12.1% / 8.5%
Kumarina — 20-24: 12.1% Meekatharra — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 28.6% / 20.3%
Kumarina — 25-34: 28.6% Meekatharra — 25-34: 20.3%
35-44 20.9% / 12.7%
Kumarina — 35-44: 20.9% Meekatharra — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 17.6% / 11.8%
Kumarina — 45-54: 17.6% Meekatharra — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 9.9% / 14.3%
Kumarina — 55-64: 9.9% Meekatharra — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 11.0% / 6.8%
Kumarina — 65-74: 11.0% Meekatharra — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 — / 2.8%
Kumarina — 75-84: not among its largest Meekatharra — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / —
Kumarina — 85+: not among its largest Meekatharra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kumarina 100.0% lone person
Kumarina — Lone Person: 100.0% Kumarina — Couple Families: 0.0% Kumarina — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kumarina — Other Families: 0.0% Kumarina — Group Household: 0.0%
Meekatharra 44.3% lone person
Meekatharra — Lone Person: 44.3% Meekatharra — Couple Families: 24.7% Meekatharra — One Parent Families: 23.0% Meekatharra — Other Families: 6.3% Meekatharra — Group Household: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kumarina 100.0% flats / apartments
Kumarina — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Kumarina — Houses: 0.0% Kumarina — Townhouses: 0.0%
Meekatharra 12.6% flats / apartments
Meekatharra — Flats / Apartments: 12.6% Meekatharra — Houses: 84.3% Meekatharra — Townhouses: 3.0%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

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.

Kumarina Meekatharra
New Zealand 9.9% / 1.3%
Kumarina — New Zealand: 9.9% Meekatharra — New Zealand: 1.3%
England 5.5% / 1.1%
Kumarina — England: 5.5% Meekatharra — England: 1.1%
Philippines — / 1.4%
Kumarina — Philippines: not among its largest Meekatharra — Philippines: 1.4%
India — / 0.8%
Kumarina — India: not among its largest Meekatharra — India: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Kumarina — South Africa: not among its largest Meekatharra — South Africa: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

Qualifications

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

Kumarina Meekatharra
Certificate III & IV 28.6% / 11.3%
Kumarina — Certificate III & IV: 28.6% Meekatharra — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 4.6%
Kumarina — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Meekatharra — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.9%
Kumarina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Meekatharra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Kumarina — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Meekatharra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Kumarina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Meekatharra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Property market

Kumarina Meekatharra
Median house price — $170,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Kumarina Meekatharra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 23% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of WA Higher than 17% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of WA Higher than 10% of WA

Liveability

Kumarina Meekatharra
Grade — D
Score — 15/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Meekatharra carries more crime risk (98 vs 19).

Kumarina Meekatharra
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Low
19/100
 High
98/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kumarina Meekatharra
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kumarina

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Meekatharra

  • Meekatharra District High School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kumarina Meekatharra
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 6 22

Mobility

Kumarina sits further from the CBD (988 km vs 781.9 km).

Kumarina Meekatharra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 988 km
+21% vs other
 781.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 686 min 515 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6642
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 6642
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.

Kumarina Meekatharra
Car (driver) 15.6% / 52.9%
Kumarina — Car (driver): 15.6% Meekatharra — Car (driver): 52.9%
Bus 40.6% / 12.6%
Kumarina — Bus: 40.6% Meekatharra — Bus: 12.6%
Walked Only 18.8% / 16.9%
Kumarina — Walked Only: 18.8% Meekatharra — Walked Only: 16.9%
Car (passenger) 12.5% / 9.2%
Kumarina — Car (passenger): 12.5% Meekatharra — Car (passenger): 9.2%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 6.5%
Kumarina — Worked from Home: 12.5% Meekatharra — Worked from Home: 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.9%).

Setting

Kumarina Meekatharra
Elevation 589 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 554 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kumarina Meekatharra
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
12 premises
 0%
91 premises

Climate

Kumarina Meekatharra
Annual rainfall 296 mm 224 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 38.3°C
Winter min (Jul) — 8.7°C

Federal electorate

Kumarina Meekatharra
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kumarina Meekatharra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kumarina

Multicultural Rural

Meekatharra

Rural

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