Meckering vs Waeel
Waeel is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 45 in Meckering. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meckering, about half of households are people living alone. In Waeel, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Meckering tends to suit older residents, while Waeel suits young adults, families with children, and 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
Waeel
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Waeel
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 12%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
- But Meckering has cheaper rent ($183/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Meckering
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (138.8 km vs 148.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Meckering
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 6%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Meckering
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.7% vs -68.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Meckering and Waeel drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Meckering has more residents (232 vs 51); Waeel has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $56,316).
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 232 +78% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.7% | -68.3% |
| Median age | 45 | 35 |
| Median household income | $56,316/yr | $121,316/yr +115% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $183/wk | $250/wk +37% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $400,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6 across Cunderdin same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of WA | Higher than 87% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of WA | Higher than 66% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 33% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 26% of WA | Higher than 38% of WA |
Liveability
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Meckering carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0).
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 31/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | High 78/100 |
| 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
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Meckering
- Meckering Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Waeel
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 0 |
Mobility
Waeel sits further from the CBD (148.2 km vs 138.8 km).
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 138.8 km | 148.2 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 111 min | 115 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6405 | 0.3% postcode 6407 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 35 postcode 6405 | 45 postcode 6407 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).
Setting
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 244 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 229 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 74 premises | 0% 12 premises |
Climate
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 399 mm | 359 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 34.2°C | 34.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.5°C | 6.6°C |
Council rates
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,921/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cunderdin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Meckering | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.