Merredin vs Burracoppin

Merredin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Burracoppin. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Merredin, about half of households are people living alone. In Burracoppin, most households are couple families. On these figures, Merredin tends to suit people living alone, while Burracoppin suits 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

  • Merredin has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • Burracoppin carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 78/100)

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

First-home buyers

Merredin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Burracoppin

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $220/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Merredin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (263.2 km vs 279.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (191 min vs 197 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Merredin has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Burracoppin carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Burracoppin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.6% vs -8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Merredin Burracoppin
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.

Merredin Burracoppin
Walkability 4 / 0
Merredin — Walkability: 4/100 Burracoppin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 22 / 54
Merredin — Safety: 22/100 Burracoppin — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Merredin — Low fire risk: 86/100 Burracoppin — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 69 / 100
Merredin — Low flood risk: 69/100 Burracoppin — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Merredin has more residents (2,604 vs 114); Merredin rents higher ($220/wk vs $120/wk).

Merredin Burracoppin
Population 2,604
+96% vs other
 114
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.6% +9.6%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $72,592/yr
+13% vs other
 $62,816/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+45% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Merredin Burracoppin
0-4 6.0% / 5.3%
Merredin — 0-4: 6.0% Burracoppin — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 13.4% / 11.4%
Merredin — 5-14: 13.4% Burracoppin — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 5.8% / 10.5%
Merredin — 15-19: 5.8% Burracoppin — 15-19: 10.5%
20-24 5.6% / 4.4%
Merredin — 20-24: 5.6% Burracoppin — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 12.6% / 5.3%
Merredin — 25-34: 12.6% Burracoppin — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 12.0% / 14.9%
Merredin — 35-44: 12.0% Burracoppin — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 12.0% / 21.1%
Merredin — 45-54: 12.0% Burracoppin — 45-54: 21.1%
55-64 13.9% / 11.4%
Merredin — 55-64: 13.9% Burracoppin — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 11.0% / 15.8%
Merredin — 65-74: 11.0% Burracoppin — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 5.0% / 2.6%
Merredin — 75-84: 5.0% Burracoppin — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 2.3% / —
Merredin — 85+: 2.3% Burracoppin — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Merredin 34.9% couple families
Merredin — Couple Families: 34.9% Merredin — Lone Person: 46.1% Merredin — One Parent Families: 13.9% Merredin — Group Household: 4.0% Merredin — Other Families: 1.1%
Burracoppin 68.4% couple families
Burracoppin — Couple Families: 68.4% Burracoppin — Lone Person: 31.6% Burracoppin — One Parent Families: 0.0% Burracoppin — Group Household: 0.0% Burracoppin — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Merredin 33.8% renting
Merredin — Owned Outright: 32.5% Merredin — Mortgage: 33.7% Merredin — Renting: 33.8%
Burracoppin 0.0% renting
Burracoppin — Owned Outright: 69.7% Burracoppin — Mortgage: 30.3% Burracoppin — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Merredin Burracoppin
New Zealand 2.0% / 5.3%
Merredin — New Zealand: 2.0% Burracoppin — New Zealand: 5.3%
England 3.0% / —
Merredin — England: 3.0% Burracoppin — England: not among its largest
Philippines 0.9% / —
Merredin — Philippines: 0.9% Burracoppin — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / —
Merredin — South Africa: 0.5% Burracoppin — South Africa: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 0.5% / —
Merredin — Zimbabwe: 0.5% Burracoppin — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Merredin Burracoppin
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 13.2%
Merredin — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Burracoppin — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 9.6%
Merredin — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Burracoppin — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / —
Merredin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Burracoppin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Merredin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Burracoppin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Merredin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Burracoppin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Merredin 94.8% houses
Merredin — Houses: 94.8% Merredin — Flats / Apartments: 0.8% Merredin — Townhouses: 4.4%
Burracoppin 91.4% houses
Burracoppin — Houses: 91.4% Burracoppin — Flats / Apartments: 8.6% Burracoppin — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Merredin Burracoppin
Median house price $310,000 —
Median unit price $305,000 —
Median land price $57,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 26 sales
 —

Development activity

Merredin Burracoppin
New dwellings approved 7
across Merredin
same for both

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.

Merredin Burracoppin
Houses 7.2%
$450/wk on $324K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Merredin Burracoppin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 21% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 44% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 95% of WA —

Liveability

Merredin Burracoppin
Grade D —
Score 27/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Merredin carries more flood risk (31 vs 0); Merredin carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).

Merredin Burracoppin
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
78/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Low
31/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Merredin Burracoppin
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Merredin

  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Merredin College Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Burracoppin

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

Amenities in the suburb

Merredin Burracoppin
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 13 6
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 6 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Burracoppin sits further from the CBD (279.1 km vs 263.2 km).

Merredin Burracoppin
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 263.2 km 279.1 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 191 min 197 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6415
 0.0%
postcode 6421
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 6415
 —

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.

Merredin Burracoppin
Car (driver) 81.8% / 80.6%
Merredin — Car (driver): 81.8% Burracoppin — Car (driver): 80.6%
Worked from Home 4.4% / 19.4%
Merredin — Worked from Home: 4.4% Burracoppin — Worked from Home: 19.4%
Walked Only 7.2% / —
Merredin — Walked Only: 7.2% Burracoppin — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.7% / —
Merredin — Car (passenger): 4.7% Burracoppin — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 0.9% / —
Merredin — Bus: 0.9% Burracoppin — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Merredin Burracoppin
Elevation 334 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 375 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Merredin Burracoppin
Connectivity score 57/100 20/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
1,853 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Merredin Burracoppin
Annual rainfall 312 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Merredin Burracoppin
Average residential rate $3,717/yr
same for both
Council Merredin
same for both

Federal electorate

Merredin Burracoppin
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Merredin Burracoppin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Merredin

Affordable Rural

Burracoppin

Rural

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