Merriwa WA 6030
Merriwa sits 38 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 32 minutes by car. Census data records 5,587 residents with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $65,260 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 1.8% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $330 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,500. The area shows high bushfire risk and no recorded flood exposure. 4 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Merriwa a good suburb?
Merriwa scores a C (31/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on schools, safety, and community.
Below the state average
4 schools · Bottom 25% in WA
Very walkable
Walkability 81/100 · 38.1 km · 32 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $770K
High bushfire risk
Fire 88/100 · Crime 57/100 · Flood 0/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 40 · 5,587 residents
Liveability Rating
31 / 100 · Ranked #439 in WAEach bar is Merriwa's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
31 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMerriwa's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $770,000, roughly 18% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$770,000
6% below its 5 neighbours (median $820,000)
Based on 116 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 19 days — median across 33 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 35 sales $730K
- 4 bed 75 sales $775K
- 5 bed 5 sales $820K
Units
$425,250
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Merriwa are currently listed at around $824,000 on average. Based on 16 houses listed in the past six months.
$824K
16 houses listed in the last 6 months.
16 of the suburb's 2,053 dwellings (0.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Merriwa rent for around $700 a week on average, based on 15 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$700/wk
7% below its 5 neighbours (median $750/wk)
15 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
15 rentals advertised against an estimated 606 rented homes (2.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $700/wk
- 23 bonds
- +28% since 2023
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. WA's bond data does not record bedrooms or dwelling type, so it covers all rentals together.Change since 2023 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202595 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 32% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6030.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$700/week ($36,000 a year) on a $824,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
3 active Airbnb listings: 3 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.1% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Schools
Four schools serve Merriwa, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 836 students across 3 schools (avg 279)
- • Sectors: 2 Independent, 2 Government
- • ICSEA 952-1038, median 983 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Alkimos Baptist College (368 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
1.0% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Merriwa is very walkable on foot — at 81/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Merriwa.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 86.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 50.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 24.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 19.9 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Merriwa.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 37%
- Premises covered
- 2,368
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Wanneroo: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 12 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Merriwa is home to about 5,600 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $65,000 a year, with unemployment at 8.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
5,587
Median Age
40
Median Household Income
$65,260/yr
Census Median Rent
$330/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,500/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$33,072/yr
Unemployment Rate
8.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.7%
Total Dwellings
2,053
Owner-Occupier Rate
70.5%
Houses
75.5%
Rental Stress
26.3%
Mortgage Stress
27.6%
Work From Home
6.1%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
40 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 26 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 492 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 59.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 80.6%
- Employment Rate
- 46.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 34.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
127 residents (2.3%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 5,268 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
11% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (220 of 2,085).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,060 a year through Wanneroo based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Wanneroo
In the year to August 2026, 4,125 new dwellings were approved across Wanneroo. That mix is 3,870 houses and 255 units. Approvals are up 17.4% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Pearce RAAF, 29.0 kmModerate rainfall — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 21 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 2.2 km
- 3.7 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 592 mm
- 68 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 33.5°C
- 48 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 8.5°C
- 1 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
4 facilities within 5 km- 3.5 km
- 4.4 km
- 4.8 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 4.9 kmOther Electricity GenerationTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Sulfur dioxide
EV adoption
In postcode 6030, 271 of 31,449 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.2% (703 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6030, 10,254 rooftop-solar systems totalling 50.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 15,423 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 494 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.
Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 9 across postcode 6030.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueWA
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.
At $770,000 this is under the $800,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Department of Finance WA.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tracey Roberts Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tracey Roberts | 56.4% | 43.6% | -2.4 |
| 2022 | Tracey Roberts | 59.0% | 41.0% | -14.2 |
| 2019 | Christian Porter | 42.5% | 57.5% | +3.9 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Mark Folkard WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mark Folkard ALP | 61.3% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
Looking at a specific address in Merriwa?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 5,587 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Merriwa
Is Merriwa a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Merriwa is moderate (57/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Merriwa?
Merriwa has a high recorded bushfire history (88/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Merriwa a good place to live?
Merriwa has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (31/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Merriwa?
Merriwa, WA had a population of 5,587 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Merriwa, WA?
The postcode for Merriwa, WA is 6030.
How far is Merriwa from Perth?
Merriwa is 38 km from Perth CBD by road, about 32 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Merriwa?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Merriwa was $65,260 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Merriwa?
The median advertised rent in Merriwa is $700 a week for houses (15 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Merriwa?
The median age of residents in Merriwa was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Merriwa at risk of bushfire?
Merriwa has a high recorded bushfire history (88/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Merriwa?
There are 4 schools inside the Merriwa boundary: 2 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Merriwa walkable?
Merriwa scores 81/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Merriwa?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Merriwa, Pearce RAAF (29 km away), summer days average 33.5°C, winter nights 8.5°C, 592 mm of rain a year over 68 rainy days, and 48 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Merriwa?
First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Merriwa belong to?
Merriwa sits within the Wanneroo local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Merriwa?
The average residential rates bill through Wanneroo is $2,060 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Merriwa?
Across Wanneroo, 4,125 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 17.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Merriwa in?
Merriwa sits within the federal Division of Pearce, currently held by Tracey Roberts (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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