Meelon Postcode

Western Australia

Inner Regional

6208

Postcode for Meelon, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 83 km from Perth · Pop. 174

174

Population

Median Age

$1,343

Household Income/wk

$345

Median Rent/wk

7/10

SEIFA Advantage

93.5

Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

How Meelon Compares

Meelon vs the WA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Meelon	WA avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,343 -WA	$1,891	$1,836
Rent/wk	$345 ≈WA	$355	$390
Mortgage/month	$2,167 +WA	$1,890	$1,958
Median age	46	43.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	7/10 ≈WA	6.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	4.0% -WA	5.0%	5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the WA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Meelon is a locality 83 km from Perth in Western Australia, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 6208. It falls within the Mandurah region. The local government area is Murray.

According to the 2021 Census, Meelon has a population of 174 with a median age of 46. The median weekly household income is $1,343, below the WA average. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, lower than the WA average.

Housing in Meelon includes a median weekly rent of $345, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 65 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.2% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Meelon scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Meelon is part of the Mandurah statistical area in Western Australia.

Meelon Details

Postcode	6208
State	Western Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	174
Median Age	46 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,343/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$345
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$2,167
Average Household Size	2.4 persons
Area	93.5 km²
Population Density	2/km²
Total Dwellings	65
Australian Citizens	91.4%
Unemployment Rate	4.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	7/10 (above average)
Latitude	-32.6927949
Longitude	115.9399274
Distance from Perth	83 km
Region (SA4)	Mandurah
Area (SA3)	Mandurah
Local Government	Murray
Federal Electorate	Canning

Age Profile

19.0%

11.5%

13.8%

30.5%

24.7%

0–14 (19.0%) 15–24 (11.5%) 25–44 (13.8%) 45–64 (30.5%) 65+ (24.7%)

Show counts

0–14 years	33 (19.0%)
15–24 years	20 (11.5%)
25–44 years	24 (13.8%)
45–64 years	53 (30.5%)
65+ years	43 (24.7%)

Housing Tenure

62.3%

27.9%

9.8%

Owned outright (62.3%) Mortgaged (27.9%) Rented (9.8%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis	16 (9.2%)
Asthma	13 (7.5%)
Diabetes	12 (6.9%)
Heart Disease	12 (6.9%)
Cancer	6 (3.4%)
Lung Condition	4 (2.3%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	12 (19.0%)
2 vehicles	15 (23.8%)
3+ vehicles	36 (57.1%)

Suburbs Near Meelon

Oakley 5.5 km Blythewood 7.6 km Teesdale 7.9 km West Coolup 8.1 km Coolup 8.1 km Marrinup 8.3 km Pinjarra 9.3 km Holyoake 12.0 km Dwellingup 12.1 km Fairbridge 12.2 km West Pinjarra 13.5 km Ravenswood 14.1 km

Same Postcode (6208)

Blythewood Fairbridge Nirimba North Yunderup Oakley Pinjarra Point Grey Ravenswood South Yunderup West Pinjarra

More Meelon Data

Murray LGA 30 suburbs, 8 postcodes, 17,987 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Mandurah (27.4 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Murray LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.