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Merredin

Western Australia · Wheat Belt - North · Western Australia - Wheat Belt

This profile uses the ABS Merredin statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Merredin is a locality in the Wheat Belt - North area of Western Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Merredin SA2.

Where in WA
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 1054 (gov)
Childcare
3
NQS-rated services
Population
5,291
+0.6% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Merredin SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon WA zoning

Government schools in Merredin

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for WA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Merredin College Government · 542 students
ICSEA 912
Narembeen District High School Government · 157 students
ICSEA 995
Bruce Rock District High School Government · 100 students
ICSEA 941
Babakin Primary School Government · 5 students
ICSEA 1054

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Mary's School
Catholic 118 students
ICSEA 1015 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Merredin

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All WA schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Regional Early Education and Development - Merredin
    Centre-Based Care · 36 places · Merredin
    Meeting NQS
  • Regional Early Education and Development - Bruce Rock
    Centre-Based Care · 15 places · Bruce Rock
    Meeting NQS
  • Regional Early Education & Development Inc - Narembeen
    Centre-Based Care · 12 places · Narembeen
    Meeting NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
1
Parks
16
Train stations
14

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Merredin SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
5,291
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.60%
2024→25
Net change
+29
people / yr
Density
1
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+29
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+30
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-47
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+46

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Merredin
+0.60%
WA median
+1.60%
National median
+0.80%