Muchea, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Muchea is more socio-economically advantaged than about 48% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 984, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Muchea at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 921
- Median age
- 47
- Median weekly household income
- $1,859
- SEIFA score
- 984
- Coordinates
- -31.5496, 115.9379
Muchea demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Muchea using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 35%, 8% of homes are rented, and 23% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 150 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 100 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 196 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 321 | 35% |
| Seniors (65+) | 161 | 17% |
Share of the 928 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 104 | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 172 | 53% |
| Rented | 27 | 8% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 323 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 323 occupied private dwellings in Muchea.
- Median weekly rent
- $360
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,058
- Median weekly personal income
- $773
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 197 (23%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 30 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 14 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 289 (39%)
- Labour-force participation
- 63.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Employed full-time
- 280
- Employed part-time
- 143
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Muchea
Where is Muchea?
Muchea is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Muchea?
At the 2021 Census, Muchea had a population of about 921.
Is Muchea an advantaged area?
Muchea has an ABS SEIFA score of 984, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 48 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 48% of Australian suburbs.
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