Merkanooka is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Morawa local government area (postcode 6625). With a population of 57, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $94K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% 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 managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021).
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.