Menzies (WA), WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Menzies is a small gold-mining town in the northern Goldfields of Western Australia, about 728 kilometres east-north-east of Perth and 133 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie. It sprang up after gold was found in 1894 by the Canadian-born prospector Leslie Robert Menzies, whose first claim was called the Lady Shenton. The townsite was gazetted in 1895, a municipality was formed in 1896, and the railway arrived in 1898. Grand stone buildings from the boom survive along the main street, among them the 1901 town hall, whose clock tower stood without a clock for almost a century until one was finally installed in 2000. Gold mining still anchors the district today.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Menzies (WA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 854, 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.
Menzies (WA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 103
- Median age
- 46
- Median weekly household income
- $900
- SEIFA score
- 854
- Coordinates
- -29.7366, 121.2983
Menzies (WA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Menzies (WA) 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 34%, 47% of homes are rented, and 10% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 9 | 9% |
| Youth (15–24) | 9 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 25 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 34 | 34% |
| Seniors (65+) | 22 | 22% |
Share of the 99 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 16 | 34% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 22 | 47% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 31 | 72% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 43 occupied private dwellings in Menzies (WA).
- Median weekly rent
- $156
- Median monthly mortgage
- $397
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,312
- Median weekly personal income
- $545
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 8 (10%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 22 (26%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 44 (43%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 33 (40%)
- Labour-force participation
- 55.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 26.5%
- Employed full-time
- 21
- Employed part-time
- 10
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 Menzies (WA)
Where is Menzies (WA)?
Menzies (WA) is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Menzies (WA)?
At the 2021 Census, Menzies (WA) had a population of about 103.
Is Menzies (WA) an advantaged area?
Menzies (WA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 854, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 4 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of Australian suburbs.
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