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merredin
Western Australia · Census 2021
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Merredin is a leafy residential suburb of Merredin.
Median house price
No median price series for Merredin yet.
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People
Population
2,604
Median age
40 yrs
Income / person / wk
$756
Household income / wk
$1,396
Housing
Median rent / wk
$220
Mortgage / month
$1,074
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 45%
- Top language at home
- Italian · 0%
- No religion
- 45%
- Born overseas
- 14%
- English only at home
- 94%
Local amenities
Amenity score
42/100
Schools
2
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
2
Parks
8
Libraries
1
GP clinics
2
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
2.4 km
Nearest train
2.6 km
Nearest hospital
2.7 km
Distance to coast
233 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless
Grocery mix: 1 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
1
Catholic
1
Independent
0
Primary
2
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
2.3 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Merredin
- Council population
- 3,127
- Council area
- 3,294 km²
- Density
- 1/km²
- Federal grants
- $3.36M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $1,074/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Durack
- Federal MP
- Melissa Price (LP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 60% 2PP
- State electorate
- Central Wheatbelt
- State MP
- Lachlan Hunter (NAT)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.