Murchison (postcode 6630) is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Murchison local government area. It is home to about 30 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.9% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 24 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 12 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $350 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $900.
Murchison is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 594, which is well below the national average of 1,000.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.8% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.