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merriwa (wa)
Western Australia · Census 2021
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Merriwa (WA) is a leafy residential suburb of Wanneroo.
Median house price
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People
Population
5,587
Median age
40 yrs
Income / person / wk
$636
Household income / wk
$1,255
Housing
Median rent / wk
$330
Mortgage / month
$1,500
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 45%
- Top language at home
- Afrikaans · 0%
- No religion
- 45%
- Born overseas
- 36%
- English only at home
- 87%
Local amenities
Amenity score
34/100
Schools
2
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
2
Parks
7
Libraries
0
GP clinics
2
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.6 km
Nearest train
3.5 km
Nearest hospital
9.9 km
Distance to coast
2.2 km
NBN
Fixed Line
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
2
Catholic
0
Independent
2
Primary
3
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
0.6 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Wanneroo
- Council population
- 208,481
- Council area
- 683 km²
- Density
- 305/km²
- Federal grants
- $10.42M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $50/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Pearce
- Federal MP
- Tracey Roberts (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 56% 2PP
- State electorate
- Mindarie
- State MP
- Mark Folkard (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.