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Meadow Springs WA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Meadow Springs, Western Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Meadow Springs WA is 9,160 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Meadow Springs is $713 per week ($37,076 per year). Median rent in Meadow Springs is $350 per week ($1,517 per month). Meadow Springs has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Meadow Springs has a population density of 1886.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Meadow Springs is England. The most common religion is No Religion (49% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Meadow Springs is $1,733.

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Meadow Springs Population

residents (Census 2021)

Meadow Springs Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$713/wk

$37,076 per year

#5244 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$350/wk

$1,517 per month

#3104 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

38years

Same as than national median

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Mortgage

$1,733/mo

Avg household size: 2.7 · 0.7 per bedroom

Meadow Springs Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.3% (4,335) Female 52.7% (4,825)

Population Density

1886.4

people per km²

9,160 people · 4.9 km²

Households

2.7

Avg household size

0.7

Persons per bedroom

$1,958

Family income/wk

Meadow Springs Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Meadow Springs Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

34.4% 747 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

65.6% 1,425 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Meadow Springs Country of Birth

Australia

82.1%

England

13.8%

India

2.1%

Germany

0.6%

China

0.4%

Canada

0.3%

Indonesia

0.2%

Egypt

0.2%

Iran

0.2%

Croatia

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Meadow Springs Religion

No Religion

49.0%

Catholic

17.5%

Anglican

15.7%

Not stated

7.9%

Christian (other)

4.1%

Baptist

2.5%

Uniting Church

1.7%

Pentecostal

1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Meadow Springs Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

55.7%

Year 10 or equivalent

26.4%

Year 11 or equivalent

12.1%

Year 9 or equivalent

5.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Meadow Springs Languages Spoken at Home

Other

26.2%

SAL Tot

23.8%

Afrikaans

13.0%

SAL Tagalog

11.0%

SAL Filipin

9.4%

Gujarati

6.9%

Mandarin

6.1%

IAL Punjabi

3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Meadow Springs Employment

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Employed full-time

35.3% 2,282 people

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Employed part-time

21.1% 1,364 people

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Unemployed

3.5% 224 people

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Not in labour force

40.2% 2,601 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Meadow Springs Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

48.6%

Bachelor Degree

20.4%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

19.7%

Postgraduate Degree

4.1%

Certificate I/II

4.0%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Meadow Springs Occupation

Professionals

21.7%

Technicians & Trade Workers

20.8%

Community & Personal Service

16.6%

Clerical & Administrative

10.7%

Managers

9.8%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

8.0%

Labourers

6.7%

Sales Workers

5.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Meadow Springs Field of Study

Engineering

24.0%

Management & Commerce

17.6%

Health

12.1%

Society & Culture

12.0%

Education

11.0%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

8.2%

Architecture & Building

5.9%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.6%

Agriculture & Environment

2.4%

Information Technology

2.4%

Creative Arts

1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Meadow Springs Dwelling Types

Separate house

87.7%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

11.7%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Meadow Springs Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.5%

$1-$149/wk

0.4%

$150-$299/wk

0.9%

$300-$399/wk

1.5%

$400-$499/wk

6.5%

$500-$649/wk

4.8%

$650-$799/wk

7.9%

$800-$999/wk

7.1%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

7.3%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.0%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.2%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

11.7%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

8.4%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

8.0%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

4.1%

$4,000+/wk

9.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Meadow Springs Marital Status

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Married

50.1% 3,579

↔️

Separated

3.8% 272

📋

Divorced

8.7% 622

🕊️

Widowed

7.0% 498

👤

Never married

30.4% 2,169

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Meadow Springs Ancestry

English

36.2%

Australian

27.8%

Scottish

8.0%

Irish

7.2%

Other

7.1%

Filipino

2.5%

Italian

2.3%

German

2.2%

Maori

1.9%

Aboriginal Australianralian

1.8%

Dutch

1.7%

South African

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Meadow Springs School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

30.5%

Secondary — Government

18.0%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

11.3%

Vocational Education

10.1%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

9.8%

Pre-school

9.6%

Primary — Catholic

5.8%

Secondary — Catholic

4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Meadow Springs Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

7.6% 1,307

✅

No need for assistance

92.4% 15,981

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Meadow Springs Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

13.5% 906

—

Not a volunteer

86.5% 5,816

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Meadow Springs Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

3.7%

$300-$449/mo

1.1%

$450-$599/mo

1.1%

$600-$799/mo

2.4%

$800-$999/mo

1.9%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

15.2%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

28.6%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

31.1%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

9.7%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Meadow Springs How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

68.2%

Did not go to work

17.5%

Car (passenger)

5.7%

Other

3.1%

Bus

2.6%

Train

1.4%

Walked only

0.7%

Truck

0.5%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Meadow Springs Car Ownership

0 vehicles

3.4%

1 vehicle

36.8%

2 vehicles

42.6%

3 vehicles

12.5%

4+ vehicles

4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Meadow Springs Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

0.9%

2 bedrooms

8.8%

3 bedrooms

23.1%

4 bedrooms

63.0%

5 bedrooms

3.9%

6+ bedrooms

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Meadow Springs Population Mobility

14.1%

moved in the last year

43.7%

moved in the last 5 years

5.3%

unemployment rate (Census)

58.1%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Meadow Springs Indigenous Population

2.4%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

422

Indigenous residents

17,031

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Meadow Springs Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

851

Arthritis

297

Asthma

290

Heart disease

260

Diabetes

238

Lung condition

202

Cancer

153

Stroke

105

Kidney disease

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Meadow Springs Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

13.8%

$1-$149/wk

4.9%

$150-$299/wk

6.5%

$300-$399/wk

4.2%

$400-$499/wk

3.7%

$500-$649/wk

3.0%

$650-$799/wk

9.0%

$800-$999/wk

8.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

9.9%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.7%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.2%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.5%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

11.3%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

2.7%

$3,500+/wk

2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Meadow Springs Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

45.7%

Couple — no children

25.2%

Couple — no children under 15

13.9%

One parent — children under 15

10.0%

One parent — no children under 15

5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Meadow Springs Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.4% 24

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.2% 11

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Previously served

4.3% 289

👤

Never served

95.2% 6,381

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Meadow Springs Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

11.9% 795

—

Did not provide

88.1% 5,903

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Meadow Springs Children Ever Born

No children

26.0%

1 child

13.7%

2 children

33.4%

3 children

17.7%

4 children

6.9%

5+ children

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Meadow Springs When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

240

1971–1980

200

1981–1990

233

1991–2000

217

2001–2010

870

2011–2015

738

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Meadow Springs Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

19.8%

5–14 hours

26.7%

15–29 hours

11.5%

30+ hours

11.0%

Did not do domestic work

31.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Meadow Springs Household Size

1 person

21.3%

2 persons

33.6%

3 persons

17.4%

4 persons

17.6%

5 persons

6.9%

6+ persons

3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Meadow Springs Where Residents Moved From

Same address

7,338

Moved from WA

705

Moved — same area (SA2)

305

Moved from QLD

Moved from overseas

Moved from VIC

Moved from NSW

Moved from TAS

Moved from SA

Moved from NT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Meadow Springs Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

73.2%

Step family — no other children

20.7%

Blended family — no other children

4.7%

Other couple — children only

1.0%

Intact family — other children present

0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Meadow Springs Schools

schools nearby

government

994

avg ICSEA score

8,076

total students

Frederick Irwin Anglican School Independent

Combined · PP-12 · 1,682 students

1072

ICSEA

Mandurah Baptist College Independent

Combined · PP-12 · 1,383 students

1049

ICSEA

St Marcellin Catholic College Independent

Combined · PP-2 · 54 students

1046

ICSEA

Assumption Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · PP-6 · 327 students

1020

ICSEA

Oakwood Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 973 students

1012

ICSEA

Madora Bay Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 276 students

1004

ICSEA

Meadow Springs Education Support Centre Government

Primary · K-6 · 89 students

985

ICSEA

Coastal Lakes College Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,145 students

975

ICSEA

John Tonkin College Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 799 students

972

ICSEA

Lakelands Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 646 students

970

ICSEA

Meadow Springs Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 420 students

964

ICSEA

John Tonkin College Education Support Centre Government

Secondary · 11-12 · 32 students

939

ICSEA

North Mandurah Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 250 students

914

ICSEA

John Tonkin College - Tindale Campus Government

Secondary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Meadow Springs Rent Prices & Affordability

21%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,654/wk

Median Rent $350/wk

Rent-to-Income 21.2%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Meadow Springs

Your weekly income

≈ $7,167/month

Median rent $350/wk

Left after rent $1,304/wk

Rent share 21.2%

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Income: $591/wk Rent: $280/wk Save: $70/wk

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Meadow Springs vs State & National Average

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Pop: 4,592 Income: $1,362/wk Rent: $470/wk

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Pop: 4,623 Income: $718/wk Rent: $350/wk

Kensington (WA)

Pop: 4,627 Income: $1,072/wk Rent: $375/wk

Shenton Park

Pop: 4,638 Income: $1,145/wk Rent: $420/wk

Edgewater

Pop: 4,657 Income: $869/wk Rent: $390/wk

Lake Coogee

Pop: 4,768 Income: $951/wk Rent: $400/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Meadow Springs

What is the population of Meadow Springs WA?

The population of Meadow Springs WA is 9,160 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1886.4 people per km².Meadow Springs is ranked #745 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Meadow Springs?

The median personal income in Meadow Springs WA is $713 per week, or $37,076 per year.The median household income is $1,654 per week.Family income is $1,958 per week.Meadow Springs is ranked #5,244 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Meadow Springs?

Median rent in Meadow Springs WA is $350 per week ($1,517 per month).Rent represents 21.2% of household income, which is considered affordable.Meadow Springs ranks #3,104 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Meadow Springs?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Meadow Springs WA is $1,733. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Meadow Springs?

The median age in Meadow Springs WA is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Meadow Springs a good suburb to live in?

Meadow Springs is a suburb in Western Australia with a population of 9,160.The median income is $713/wk, which is below the WA average of $909/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.2% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 50922. All dollar figures in AUD.