Meckering vs Warding East
Warding East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 45 in Meckering. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meckering, about half of households are people living alone. In Warding East, most households are couple families. On these figures, Meckering tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Warding East suits 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
Warding East
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 74/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Warding East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Meckering
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($183/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Meckering
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (111 min vs 123 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (138.8 km vs 143.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Meckering has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 7%)
- Warding East carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Warding East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.0% vs -1.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Meckering and Warding East 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 55); Warding East has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $56,316).
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 232 +76% vs other | 55 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.7% | +10.0% |
| Median age | 45 | 34 |
| Median household income | $56,316/yr | $94,224/yr +67% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $183/wk | $225/wk +23% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Property market
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $400,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6 across Cunderdin same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of WA | Higher than 58% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of WA | Higher than 31% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 26% of WA | Higher than 44% of WA |
Liveability
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Meckering carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0); Meckering carries more crime risk (74 vs 25).
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 31/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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 | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Warding East
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 0 |
Mobility
Warding East sits further from the CBD (143.9 km vs 138.8 km).
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 138.8 km | 143.9 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 111 min | 123 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6405 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 35 postcode 6405 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.2%).
Setting
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 244 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 264 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 74 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Climate
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 399 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 34.2°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.5°C | — |
Council rates
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,921/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cunderdin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Meckering | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Warding East
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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.