Meelon vs Waroona

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. On these figures, Meelon tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Meelon carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 66/100)
  • Waroona has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Waroona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Waroona

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $345/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Meelon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (104.7 km vs 115.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 84 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Meelon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Waroona has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Waroona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.2% vs -13.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Meelon and Waroona 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 Waroona
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 Waroona
Walkability 10 / 0
Meelon — Walkability: 10/100 Waroona — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 34
Meelon — Safety: 53/100 Waroona — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 16 / 24
Meelon — Low fire risk: 16/100 Waroona — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 71 / 80
Meelon — Low flood risk: 71/100 Waroona — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Waroona has more residents (2,868 vs 174); Meelon rents higher ($345/wk vs $270/wk).

Meelon Waroona
Population 174 2,868
+1548% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.4% -2.2%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $69,836/yr
+6% vs other
 $65,728/yr
Median weekly rent $345/wk
+22% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Meelon Waroona
0-4 7.5% / 5.1%
Meelon — 0-4: 7.5% Waroona — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 11.5% / 12.0%
Meelon — 5-14: 11.5% Waroona — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 6.3% / 5.6%
Meelon — 15-19: 6.3% Waroona — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.2% / 4.0%
Meelon — 20-24: 5.2% Waroona — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 7.5% / 9.0%
Meelon — 25-34: 7.5% Waroona — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 6.3% / 10.5%
Meelon — 35-44: 6.3% Waroona — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 15.5% / 13.0%
Meelon — 45-54: 15.5% Waroona — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 14.9% / 15.2%
Meelon — 55-64: 14.9% Waroona — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 16.1% / 14.6%
Meelon — 65-74: 16.1% Waroona — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 6.9% / 7.8%
Meelon — 75-84: 6.9% Waroona — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 1.7% / 3.4%
Meelon — 85+: 1.7% Waroona — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

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% Meelon — Group Household: 0.0% Meelon — Other Families: 0.0%
Waroona 39.1% couple families
Waroona — Couple Families: 39.1% Waroona — Lone Person: 42.1% Waroona — One Parent Families: 14.4% Waroona — Group Household: 3.2% Waroona — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Waroona 20.0% renting
Waroona — Owned Outright: 44.7% Waroona — Mortgage: 35.3% Waroona — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Meelon Waroona
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 19.5%
Meelon — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Waroona — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 4.2%
Meelon — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Waroona — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 5.5%
Meelon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Waroona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Meelon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Waroona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Meelon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Waroona — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Meelon Waroona
England 10.9% / 6.9%
Meelon — England: 10.9% Waroona — England: 6.9%
Italy 2.9% / 1.9%
Meelon — Italy: 2.9% Waroona — Italy: 1.9%
Scotland 2.9% / 0.8%
Meelon — Scotland: 2.9% Waroona — Scotland: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Meelon — New Zealand: not among its largest Waroona — New Zealand: 2.4%
South Africa 1.7% / —
Meelon — South Africa: 1.7% Waroona — South Africa: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.3%
Meelon — Philippines: not among its largest Waroona — Philippines: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Meelon 100.0% houses
Meelon — Houses: 100.0% Meelon — Townhouses: 0.0% Meelon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Waroona 89.9% houses
Waroona — Houses: 89.9% Waroona — Townhouses: 8.2% Waroona — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Meelon Waroona
Median house price — $620,500
Median unit price — $385,000
Median land price — $280,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 27 sales

Development activity

Meelon Waroona
New dwellings approved 647
across Murray
 31
across Waroona
Approvals change year on year +122% -25%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Meelon Waroona
Houses — 4.6%
$625/wk on $699K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Meelon Waroona
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 23% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 55% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 16% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 68% of WA

Liveability

Meelon is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Meelon Waroona
Grade — D
Score — 16/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Waroona carries more crime risk (66 vs 47).

Meelon Waroona
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
76/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood Low
29/100
 Low
20/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Meelon Waroona
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Meelon

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

Schools in Waroona

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Waroona District High School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Meelon Waroona
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 6
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Waroona sits further from the CBD (115.6 km vs 104.7 km).

Meelon Waroona
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 104.7 km 115.6 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6208
 0.2%
postcode 6215
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 6208
 58
postcode 6215

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 Waroona
Car (driver) 64.9% / 80.2%
Meelon — Car (driver): 64.9% Waroona — Car (driver): 80.2%
Worked from Home 31.1% / 7.4%
Meelon — Worked from Home: 31.1% Waroona — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Walked Only 4.1% / 4.1%
Meelon — Walked Only: 4.1% Waroona — Walked Only: 4.1%
Car (passenger) — / 5.7%
Meelon — Car (passenger): not among its largest Waroona — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bus — / 2.0%
Meelon — Bus: not among its largest Waroona — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.2%).

Setting

Meelon Waroona
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 22.3 km

NBN connectivity

Meelon Waroona
Connectivity score 29/100 56/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
94 premises
 27%
1,622 premises

Climate

Meelon Waroona
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 Waroona
Average residential rate $2,572/yr $2,750/yr
Council Murray Waroona

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Meelon

Rural

Waroona

Affordable Retirees Rural

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