Meekatharra vs Wiluna

In both, most households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wiluna, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wiluna tends to suit renters.

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 6 things we measure here

  • Meekatharra is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 36%)
  • Wiluna has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)

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

Renters

Wiluna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (76% vs 59%)

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

Commuting to the city

Meekatharra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (515 min vs 689 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (781.9 km vs 991.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Meekatharra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.9% vs -27.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Meekatharra Wiluna
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.

Meekatharra Wiluna
Walkability 0 / 0
Meekatharra — Walkability: 0/100 Wiluna — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 2 / 5
Meekatharra — Safety: 2/100 Wiluna — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 66 / 51
Meekatharra — Low fire risk: 66/100 Wiluna — Low fire risk: 51/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Meekatharra — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wiluna — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Meekatharra has more residents (849 vs 521); Meekatharra has higher household incomes ($66,196 vs $56,628).

Meekatharra Wiluna
Population 849
+39% vs other
 521
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.9% -27.6%
Median age 33 35
Median household income $66,196/yr
+14% vs other
 $56,628/yr
Median weekly rent $110/wk $118/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Meekatharra Wiluna
0-4 8.2% / 3.5%
Meekatharra — 0-4: 8.2% Wiluna — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 9.3% / 12.7%
Meekatharra — 5-14: 9.3% Wiluna — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.9% / 4.6%
Meekatharra — 15-19: 5.9% Wiluna — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 8.5% / 9.4%
Meekatharra — 20-24: 8.5% Wiluna — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 20.3% / 20.5%
Meekatharra — 25-34: 20.3% Wiluna — 25-34: 20.5%
35-44 12.7% / 16.9%
Meekatharra — 35-44: 12.7% Wiluna — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 11.8% / 15.2%
Meekatharra — 45-54: 11.8% Wiluna — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 14.3% / 7.5%
Meekatharra — 55-64: 14.3% Wiluna — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 6.8% / 7.5%
Meekatharra — 65-74: 6.8% Wiluna — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 2.8% / 2.5%
Meekatharra — 75-84: 2.8% Wiluna — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / —
Meekatharra — 85+: not among its largest Wiluna — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Meekatharra 44.3% lone person
Meekatharra — Lone Person: 44.3% Meekatharra — One Parent Families: 23.0% Meekatharra — Couple Families: 24.7% Meekatharra — Other Families: 6.3% Meekatharra — Group Household: 1.7%
Wiluna 51.4% lone person
Wiluna — Lone Person: 51.4% Wiluna — One Parent Families: 27.1% Wiluna — Couple Families: 8.6% Wiluna — Other Families: 8.6% Wiluna — Group Household: 4.3%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Meekatharra 59.1% renting
Meekatharra — Owned Outright: 33.3% Meekatharra — Mortgage: 7.5% Meekatharra — Renting: 59.1%
Wiluna 75.9% renting
Wiluna — Owned Outright: 24.1% Wiluna — Mortgage: 0.0% Wiluna — Renting: 75.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Meekatharra Wiluna
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 13.8%
Meekatharra — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Wiluna — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.6% / 4.8%
Meekatharra — Bachelor Degree: 4.6% Wiluna — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 3.5%
Meekatharra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Wiluna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.7%
Meekatharra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Wiluna — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.0%
Meekatharra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Wiluna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

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.

Meekatharra Wiluna
New Zealand 1.3% / 3.1%
Meekatharra — New Zealand: 1.3% Wiluna — New Zealand: 3.1%
England 1.1% / 3.3%
Meekatharra — England: 1.1% Wiluna — England: 3.3%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.3%
Meekatharra — Philippines: 1.4% Wiluna — Philippines: 1.3%
Fiji — / 1.5%
Meekatharra — Fiji: not among its largest Wiluna — Fiji: 1.5%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.8%
Meekatharra — South Africa: 0.6% Wiluna — South Africa: 0.8%
India 0.8% / —
Meekatharra — India: 0.8% Wiluna — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Meekatharra 84.3% houses
Meekatharra — Houses: 84.3% Meekatharra — Townhouses: 3.0% Meekatharra — Flats / Apartments: 12.6%
Wiluna 92.9% houses
Wiluna — Houses: 92.9% Wiluna — Townhouses: 10.7% Wiluna — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

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

Ranking within WA

Meekatharra Wiluna
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of WA Higher than 13% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of WA Higher than 3% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of WA Higher than 2% of WA

Liveability

Meekatharra Wiluna
Grade D
same for both
Score 15/100 11/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wiluna carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 34).

Meekatharra Wiluna
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime High
98/100
 High
95/100
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

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

Schools in Meekatharra

  • Meekatharra District High School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Wiluna

  • Wiluna Remote Community School Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Meekatharra Wiluna
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 6
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 22 5

Mobility

Wiluna sits further from the CBD (991.5 km vs 781.9 km).

Meekatharra Wiluna
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 781.9 km 991.5 km
+27% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 515 min 689 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6642
 0.0%
postcode 6646
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 6642
 9
postcode 6646

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.

Meekatharra Wiluna
Car (driver) 52.9% / 34.8%
Meekatharra — Car (driver): 52.9% Wiluna — Car (driver): 34.8%
Walked Only 16.9% / 30.4%
Meekatharra — Walked Only: 16.9% Wiluna — Walked Only: 30.4%
Bus 12.6% / 17.8%
Meekatharra — Bus: 12.6% Wiluna — Bus: 17.8%
Car (passenger) 9.2% / 11.9%
Meekatharra — Car (passenger): 9.2% Wiluna — Car (passenger): 11.9%
Worked from Home 6.5% / 5.2%
Meekatharra — Worked from Home: 6.5% Wiluna — Worked from Home: 5.2%

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

Setting

Meekatharra Wiluna
Elevation 554 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 561 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Federal electorate

Meekatharra Wiluna
Division Durack O'connor
Member Melissa Price Rick Wilson
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Meekatharra

Rural

Wiluna

Multicultural Rural

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