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Suburb profile ·Cunderdin LGA · WA ·6405

Meckering WA 6405

Meckering is in Cunderdin LGA, WA, postcode 6405, with population 232.

The read

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$183/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,299
1K via Cunderdin LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
61
1 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,000
Median rent · wk$183

Affordability

17%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,000/mo, while renters pay about $793/mo — owning runs $207/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$56K
Median rent · wk
$183
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,000

Household income

$56K household · yr-34.2% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$31K
Family
$69K
Household
$56K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA983
Students22
Government1
  • Meckering Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 983

Full data detail

Meckering WA — Property Data and Demographics

Meckering is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Cunderdin local government area (postcode 6405). It is home to about 232 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $56K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -1.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are machinery operators & drivers, managers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $183 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,000.

Meckering is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 983, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -1.5% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-1.5% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,000
Rent · wk(Census)$183
Population growth · Cunderdin LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,299
5-year growth-0.9% CAGR
YoY change-1.5%
20012025
Development · Cunderdin LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Cunderdin LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.5%
YoY change+0.6pp
Mar-20Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6405ATO
Negatively geared9 (4.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$1,717/yr
Landlords (rental income)23
Reported capital gains22
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population232
Median age45
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,083
Personal income · wk$605
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Meckering depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 2 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Meckering FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Meckering in?

    Meckering is in the Cunderdin Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6405. Council-level context for Cunderdin LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Meckering?

    The median weekly rent in Meckering is $183/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Meckering a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Meckering show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Meckering?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Meckering data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.