Meelon vs Teesdale

Meelon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Teesdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meelon, about half of households are people living alone. In Teesdale, about half of households are couple families.

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

Teesdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 47/100)

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

Teesdale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $345/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Meelon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 82 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Teesdale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 47/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 25%)
  • But Meelon is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Meelon Teesdale
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.

Meelon Teesdale
Walkability 10 / 0
Meelon — Walkability: 10/100 Teesdale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 77
Meelon — Safety: 53/100 Teesdale — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 16 / 12
Meelon — Low fire risk: 16/100 Teesdale — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 71 / 100
Meelon — Low flood risk: 71/100 Teesdale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Meelon has more residents (174 vs 89); Meelon rents higher ($345/wk vs $200/wk).

Meelon Teesdale
Population 174
+49% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.4% -13.6%
Median age 46 51
Median household income $69,836/yr $84,500/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $345/wk
+42% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Meelon Teesdale
0-4 7.5% / 3.4%
Meelon — 0-4: 7.5% Teesdale — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.5% / 13.5%
Meelon — 5-14: 11.5% Teesdale — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 6.3% / 4.5%
Meelon — 15-19: 6.3% Teesdale — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.2% / —
Meelon — 20-24: 5.2% Teesdale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.5% / 11.2%
Meelon — 25-34: 7.5% Teesdale — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 6.3% / 6.7%
Meelon — 35-44: 6.3% Teesdale — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 15.5% / 16.9%
Meelon — 45-54: 15.5% Teesdale — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 14.9% / 15.7%
Meelon — 55-64: 14.9% Teesdale — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 16.1% / 25.8%
Meelon — 65-74: 16.1% Teesdale — 65-74: 25.8%
75-84 6.9% / 4.5%
Meelon — 75-84: 6.9% Teesdale — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.7% / —
Meelon — 85+: 1.7% Teesdale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Meelon 54.3% couple families
Meelon — Couple Families: 54.3% Meelon — Lone Person: 45.7% Meelon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Teesdale 45.8% couple families
Teesdale — Couple Families: 45.8% Teesdale — Lone Person: 41.7% Teesdale — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Meelon 9.8% renting
Meelon — Owned Outright: 62.3% Meelon — Mortgage: 27.9% Meelon — Renting: 9.8%
Teesdale 0.0% renting
Teesdale — Owned Outright: 83.3% Teesdale — Mortgage: 16.7% Teesdale — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Meelon 100.0% houses
Meelon — Houses: 100.0%
Teesdale 100.0% houses
Teesdale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Meelon Teesdale
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 16.9%
Meelon — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Teesdale — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 10.1%
Meelon — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Teesdale — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 10.1%
Meelon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Teesdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.4%
Meelon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Teesdale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Meelon Teesdale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 40% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 48% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 52% of WA

Liveability

Meelon is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Meelon Teesdale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Meelon carries more flood risk (29 vs 0); Meelon carries more crime risk (47 vs 23).

Meelon Teesdale
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
88/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Low
29/100
 None
0/100
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

Meelon Teesdale
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

Meelon Teesdale
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Meelon Teesdale
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 104.7 km 105.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 82 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6208
 0.4%
postcode 6213
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 6208
 63
postcode 6213

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.

Meelon Teesdale
Car (driver) 64.9% / 60.0%
Meelon — Car (driver): 64.9% Teesdale — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 31.1% / 30.0%
Meelon — Worked from Home: 31.1% Teesdale — Worked from Home: 30.0%
Car (passenger) — / 10.0%
Meelon — Car (passenger): not among its largest Teesdale — Car (passenger): 10.0%
Walked Only 4.1% / —
Meelon — Walked Only: 4.1% Teesdale — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Meelon Teesdale
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 270 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 35.8 km

NBN connectivity

Meelon Teesdale
Connectivity score 29/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
94 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Meelon Teesdale
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Meelon

Rural

Teesdale

Retirees Rural

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