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Muchea 6501

A free data profile of Muchea, Perth — home to about 1,126 people across 568 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Muchea

Muchea is a small Perth suburb, home to about 1,126 people across 568 properties. Residents have a median age of 46, older than the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,894/week, around the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Muchea records about 118 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), above the Perth median of 69 — higher-crime than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 0 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Yanchep Rise Primary School, Joseph Banks Secondary College, Yanchep Secondary College (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 82% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone — well above most suburbs.

On the NBN, Muchea was only in small pockets served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 0% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies. For health services, the suburb has 1 pathology (blood-test) centre, 1 pharmacy within its bounds.

Generated from WA Police, WA Health, ABS Census 2021, Digital Earth Australia (green cover), ACCC (mobile) and infrastructure.gov.au open data, compared to Perth-metro medians. Housing, tenure & commute: Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Green cover © DEA/Geoscience Australia (CC BY 4.0). Informational only.

Explore the neighbourhood — Muchea

Demographic, employment and income insights of 921 residents living in Muchea, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
921
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,859/wk

Age profile

Median age 47
Under 15 17%15 to 64 66%Over 65 18%

Household type

Majority are families (80%)
Family 80%Single 18%Group 2%

Occupancy

85% own their home, 8% rent
Owned outright 32%With a mortgage 53%Renter 8%Not stated & other 7%

How it has changed

Population-10% since 2011
2011
1,018
→
2016
968
→
2021
921
Median household income (wk)+33% since 2011
2011
$1,395
→
2016
$1,671
→
2021
$1,859
Median rent (wk)+106% since 2011
2011
$175
→
2016
$315
→
2021
$360
Median age+21% since 2011
2011
39
→
2016
43
→
2021
47

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011, 2016 & 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Suburb-level figures; boundaries differ a little between census years, so trends are indicative.

Who lives here

Population
1,126
2021 Census
Properties
568
addressed dwellings
Median age
46
years
Household income
$1,894
median, weekly
Median rent
$372
weekly
Household size
2.7
people avg
SEIFA
5/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,000
monthly repayment
Median rent
$360
weekly
Owned outright
32%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
53%
of dwellings
Rented
8%
of dwellings
Separate house
100%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
0%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
0%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
26%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
75%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
15%
of workers
Public transport / active
10%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

No schools in Muchea itself

Public school catchment

Primary: Yanchep Rise Primary School

Secondary: Joseph Banks Secondary College, Yanchep Secondary College

The exact catchment depends on the address — open a specific property on the map to confirm.

Safety & crime

Crime rate
118/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
133
in the year

Health & medical

GPs
1
Pharmacies
1
Blood-test
1

Environment

Bushfire prone
82%
of suburb area
Green cover
60%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Nearest airport
15.7 km
RAAF Base Pearce

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
0%
of area, July 2020

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