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Lake Austin vs Meekatharra
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 144 km apart · Lake Austin profile · Meekatharra profile
Lake Austin Meekatharra
Meekatharra and Lake Austin are two very different places in Western Australia. Meekatharra is a small town with 849 people, while Lake Austin is largely non-residential with no population. Because of this, Meekatharra has far more infrastructure and services. For example, 91.9% of homes in Meekatharra are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 0.0% in Lake Austin. Meekatharra also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 387 people.
Both areas share a similar landscape, with very similar terrain slopes. They also have similar school advantage scores. While Meekatharra is mostly car-dependent, it is far more walkable than Lake Austin, which is described as car-dependent. This gap in access to parks, schools, and health services remains large across the two locations.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 43
- First area, 2016: 13
- First area, 2021: 0
- Second area, 2011: 812
- Second area, 2016: 708
- Second area, 2021: 849
- First area, 2011: 47 yrs
- First area, 2016: 29 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 33 yrs
Ancestry & Birthplace
Language
Religion
Education & Qualifications
Income
- First area, 2011: $488
- First area, 2016: $537
- Second area, 2011: $580
- Second area, 2016: $845
- Second area, 2021: $824
- First area, 2011: $433
- Second area, 2011: $1,100
- Second area, 2016: $1,394
- Second area, 2021: $1,273
- First area, 2011: $857
- Second area, 2011: $1,521
- Second area, 2016: $1,452
- Second area, 2021: $1,286
Health & Disability
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 1.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $52
- Second area, 2011: $95
- Second area, 2016: $123
- Second area, 2021: $110
- First area, 2011: $2,600
- Second area, 2011: $450
- Second area, 2016: $600
- Second area, 2021: $650
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
Transport & Vehicles
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lake Austin vs Meekatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50810/lake-austin/vs/SAL50926/meekatharra