Meekatharra WA 6642
Meekatharra is in Meekatharra LGA, WA, postcode 6642, with population 849.
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Meekatharra has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Schools, and Hospitals. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Gross rent yield screens at about 43.0%. Verify price and rent freshness before modelling the deal.
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Rent-led investor candidate
Gross rent yield screens at about 43.0%. Snapshot rent $500/wk.
Verify price and rent freshness before modelling the deal.
Meekatharra has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Schools, and Hospitals. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Property prices, Market rent, Schools, Hospitals
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
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Meekatharra currently reads as a income-first candidate with a affordability-first secondary angle.
Gross yield screens at about 43.0%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Gross yield screens at about 43.0%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.
Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Meekatharra WA
Meekatharra is a small community in Western Australia within the Meekatharra local government area (postcode 6642). With a population of 849, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $66K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.0% 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, managers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and education. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Australian.
The median house price in Meekatharra is $61,000, having risen modestly 0.8% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $500. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 43.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $650.
Meekatharra is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 672, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, Meekatharra offers a gross rental yield of 43.0%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($61K/$951K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 0.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Meekatharra is a small community in Western Australia within the Meekatharra local government area (postcode 6642). With a population of 849, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $66K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.0% 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, managers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and education. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Australian.
The median house price in Meekatharra is $61,000, having risen modestly 0.8% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $500. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 43.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $650.
Meekatharra is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 672, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, Meekatharra offers a gross rental yield of 43.0%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($61K/$951K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 0.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Meekatharra FAQ
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What LGA is Meekatharra in?
Meekatharra is in the Meekatharra Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6642. Council-level context for Meekatharra LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Meekatharra?
The current median house price in Meekatharra, WA is $61K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Meekatharra?
The median weekly rent in Meekatharra is $500/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Meekatharra?
Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 43.0%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Meekatharra a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Meekatharra show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Meekatharra?
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.
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How often is the Meekatharra 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.