Mullewa

The district of Mullewa is located 98 kms. East-northeast of Geraldton. It amalgamated with the City
of Geraldton-Greenough on 1 July 2011 to become part of the City of Greater Geraldton.

The total area of agricultural is 880,000 hectares with 193,600

hectares used for cropping and 33,600 for pasture. An annual
harvest of wheat, oats, barley, lupins, canola and chickpeas yields
in excess of 250,000 tonnes of grain, impressively produced on an
average annual rainfall of only 334mm.

Close to Mullewa are the old town sites of Tenindewa, Pindar,

and Tardun, none of these centres has a significant population.
Other localities in the district include Devils Creek, Wongoondy,
Ardingly, Mendel, Beatty, Sullivan, Indarra, Casuarinas, Kockatea
and Wilroy. (About Mullewa - Mullewa Community Resource
Centre (visitmullewa.com.au))

Mullewa Population 2021 2016 2011

People 356 447 533
Male 185 230 327
Female 168 213 206
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 91 153 154
Median age 45 42 40

Families 66 99 109
Average number of children per family
for families with children 1.9 1.9 2.2

All private dwellings 220 258 289

Average number of people per household 2.2 2.3 2.2
Median weekly household income $828 $937 $916
Median monthly mortgage repayments $650 $634 $620
Median weekly rent (b) $148 $125 $92
Average number of motor vehicles per
dwelling 1.7 1.8 1.8

Employment Status

In 2021, there are 65 with full-time employment status, 27 part-time and 12 unemployed. This is
over 63% drop from 172 full-time, 50 part-time in 2011 is 48% drop from 2021.

Occupation

Community and Personal Service Workers 25

 Professionals 15

Managers 12

Technicians and Trades Workers 12

Clerical and Administrative Workers 12

Machinery Operators and Drivers 12
Labourers 12

Industry of employment

Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 13

Other Grain Growing 8

Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 7
Primary Education 6
Secondary Education 6

Sources:
2016 Mullewa, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)
2021 Mullewa, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)

Facilities

Mullewa has access to a General Practice, Hospital A&E, Police Station. Other establishments include
the Recreation centre, Community Resource centre, Public and Private schools and places of worship.
In 2021, there are total of 66 students from Pre-school to Secondary.

Real Estate

According to REIWA, median house prices is $95,000. Council rates $1,120.00 per annum.
Water rates $275.72 per annum.

Water supplies and waste water

The Water Corporation imports water into the town. The town relies on septic systems, but liquid
effluent from some sites is piped to an effluent pond that is downslope of the townsite, to the north-
east. (Groundwater study of the Mullewa townsite (dpird.wa.gov.au))