Perth Suburb Profiles

Merriwa

Siutated 36km from Perth GPO.

The name originally proposed for this suburb by the Shire of Wanneroo was 'Hester' after one of the first land owners in the vicinity. This was approved in 1980, but the name was opposed by Australia Post on account of duplication. Because of this the Shire of Wanneroo proposed the name Merriwa ( an Aboriginal word for 'a good place'). The name was approved in 1980.

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MERRIWA QUICK STATS
1 April 2012 - 31 March 2013
* Based on Settled Sales as at 25th January 2013

Number of Sales for Year:121
Median House Price: $340,000

Growth Rates	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Merriwa	3%	-0.9%	9.6%
Perth Metro Region	4.2%	1.1%	9.4%
CPI	1.8%	2.6%	3.0%

2011 Census Summary	Merriwa	Perth Metro Region
Population - Usually Resident	5,571	1,645,573
Median Age of Residents (Years)	35	35
Residents less than 19	29%	27%
Residents 20-64	50%	62%
Residents over 65	22%	13%
Average Household Size (persons)	2.00	2.55
Couples without children	30%	28%
Couple family with children	29%	34%
Single parent family	16%	11%
Other families	1%	2%
Lone Person	25%	24%
Group Household	4%	5%
Total Households	1,940	604,425
Number of Occupied Dwellings ¹	2,140	595,499
House	77%	79%
Duplex, Villa, Town House	23%	12%
Flat,Unit, Apartment	1%	10%
Other ²	0%	1%
Number of Unoccupied Dwellings	199	57,529
Fully Owned ²	14%	30%
Being Purchased ²	42%	42%
Being Rented ²	27%	28%
Other ²	18%	2%
Median Weekly Household Income	$956	$1,481
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment	$1,153	$2,008
Median Weekly Rent	$325	$327
Local Schools:	Merriwa P.S.,
Other Nearby Schools:	Brighton Catholic Primary School (Butler) , Irene McCormack Catholic College (Butler) , Peter Moyes Anglican Community School (Mindarie) , St Andrew's Catholic Primary School (Clarkson)
Shops:	Clarkson Shopping Centre
Train Stations:	Clarkson
Bus Services:	Bus service to Clarkson Train Station
1. Excludes visitor only households 2. % Calcs exclude Not Stated Component

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