Suburb profile
Meekatharra WA 6642
Meekatharra is located in the Outback Western Australia (South) region of Western Australia, postcode 6642. It has 802 properties across 28 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Meekatharra, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Meekatharra
Meekatharra, WA 6642, sits in the Outback Western Australia (South) region and neighbours Kumarina, East Murchison, Karalundi and Reedy. Its 28 streets hold 802 properties, 727 of them houses and 75 units.
At the 2021 Census Meekatharra had 3,153 residents, a median age of 38 and an average household of 2.2 people. Median household income was $1,202 a week, the median mortgage repayment $650 a month and the median rent $120 a week. Of 685 dwellings, 551 were separate houses, 28 semi-detached, 11 flats and 45 other; 204 were owned outright, 48 owned with a mortgage and 278 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Meekatharra
- 3,153Peoplelive in the area
- 38Median ageyears
- $1,202Median household incomea week
- $120Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses551
- Townhouses and semis28
- Flats and apartments11
- Other45
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$650a month
- Household size2.2people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Meekatharra
Meekatharra District High School
GovernmentPrimary and secondary
Meekatharra District High School
GovernmentPrimary and secondary
Streets in Meekatharra
- Caddy Place4 properties
- Campbell Road1 property
- Connaughton Street9 properties
- Consols Road52 properties
- Darlot Street100 properties
- Douglas Street4 properties
- Goldfields Highway3 properties
- Great Northern Highway2 properties
- Gwalia Street7 properties
- Haveluck Close19 properties
- High Street13 properties
- Hill Street127 properties
- Landor-Meekatharra Road3 properties
- Livingstone Street23 properties
- Main Street110 properties
- Marmont Street17 properties
- Mccleary Street73 properties
- Murchison Downs Road1 property
- Oliver Street64 properties
- Porter Street3 properties
- Queen Road65 properties
- Railway Street68 properties
- Regan Street15 properties
- Savage Street2 properties
- Short Street4 properties
- Spencer Street6 properties
- Stoddart Street4 properties
- Trenfield Court3 properties
Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.