Nangeenan vs Merredin

Merredin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Nangeenan. 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. On these figures, Nangeenan tends to suit share households, while Merredin suits people living alone.

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

  • Nangeenan carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 78/100)
  • Merredin has more parks and reserves (13 vs 3)

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 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nangeenan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $220/wk)
  • But Merredin has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Nangeenan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 191 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (251.6 km vs 263.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Nangeenan carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 78/100)
  • Merredin has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Nangeenan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.2% vs -8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nangeenan Merredin
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.

Nangeenan Merredin
Walkability 0 / 4
Nangeenan — Walkability: 0/100 Merredin — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 48 / 22
Nangeenan — Safety: 48/100 Merredin — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Nangeenan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Merredin — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 100 / 69
Nangeenan — Low flood risk: 100/100 Merredin — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Merredin has more residents (2,604 vs 75); Merredin rents higher ($220/wk vs $150/wk).

Nangeenan Merredin
Population 75 2,604
+3372% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.2% -8.6%
Median age 49 40
Median household income $94,224/yr
+23% vs other
 $72,592/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $220/wk
+47% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nangeenan Merredin
0-4 — / 6.0%
Nangeenan — 0-4: not among its largest Merredin — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 17.3% / 13.4%
Nangeenan — 5-14: 17.3% Merredin — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 4.0% / 5.8%
Nangeenan — 15-19: 4.0% Merredin — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 — / 5.6%
Nangeenan — 20-24: not among its largest Merredin — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 17.3% / 12.6%
Nangeenan — 25-34: 17.3% Merredin — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 5.3% / 12.0%
Nangeenan — 35-44: 5.3% Merredin — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 12.0% / 12.0%
Nangeenan — 45-54: 12.0% Merredin — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 18.7% / 13.9%
Nangeenan — 55-64: 18.7% Merredin — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 18.7% / 11.0%
Nangeenan — 65-74: 18.7% Merredin — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 4.0% / 5.0%
Nangeenan — 75-84: 4.0% Merredin — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 2.3%
Nangeenan — 85+: not among its largest Merredin — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nangeenan 37.5% couple families
Nangeenan — Couple Families: 37.5% Nangeenan — Lone Person: 18.8% Nangeenan — One Parent Families: 25.0% Nangeenan — Group Household: 18.8% Nangeenan — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nangeenan 17.4% renting
Nangeenan — Owned Outright: 56.5% Nangeenan — Mortgage: 26.1% Nangeenan — Renting: 17.4%
Merredin 33.8% renting
Merredin — Owned Outright: 32.5% Merredin — Mortgage: 33.7% Merredin — Renting: 33.8%
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.

Nangeenan Merredin
England 6.7% / 3.0%
Nangeenan — England: 6.7% Merredin — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 4.0% / 2.0%
Nangeenan — New Zealand: 4.0% Merredin — New Zealand: 2.0%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Nangeenan — Philippines: not among its largest Merredin — Philippines: 0.9%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Nangeenan — South Africa: not among its largest Merredin — South Africa: 0.5%
Zimbabwe — / 0.5%
Nangeenan — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Merredin — Zimbabwe: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Qualifications

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

Nangeenan Merredin
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 15.3%
Nangeenan — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Merredin — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 4.2%
Nangeenan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Merredin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 1.4%
Nangeenan — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Merredin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.3%
Nangeenan — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Merredin — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Nangeenan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Merredin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nangeenan 100.0% houses
Nangeenan — Houses: 100.0% Nangeenan — Townhouses: 0.0% Nangeenan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Merredin 94.8% houses
Merredin — Houses: 94.8% Merredin — Townhouses: 4.4% Merredin — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Nangeenan Merredin
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

Nangeenan Merredin
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.

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

Ranking within WA

Nangeenan Merredin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of WA Higher than 67% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 50% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 95% of WA

Liveability

Nangeenan Merredin
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

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

Nangeenan Merredin
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 High
78/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
31/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Nangeenan

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

Schools in Merredin

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Merredin sits further from the CBD (263.2 km vs 251.6 km).

Nangeenan Merredin
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Perth 251.6 km 263.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 191 min
Electric vehicle share — 0.4%
postcode 6415
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.

Nangeenan Merredin
Car (driver) 62.5% / 81.8%
Nangeenan — Car (driver): 62.5% Merredin — Car (driver): 81.8%
Walked Only 20.8% / 7.2%
Nangeenan — Walked Only: 20.8% Merredin — Walked Only: 7.2%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 4.4%
Nangeenan — Worked from Home: 16.7% Merredin — Worked from Home: 4.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Nangeenan — Car (passenger): not among its largest Merredin — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bus — / 0.9%
Nangeenan — Bus: not among its largest Merredin — Bus: 0.9%

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

Setting

Nangeenan Merredin
Elevation 282 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 334 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Nangeenan Merredin
Connectivity score 27/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 20%
1,853 premises

Climate

Nangeenan Merredin
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Nangeenan

Rural

Merredin

Affordable Rural

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