Meru bushfire report
Of Meru’s 71 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Meru’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Crime near Meru
Meru sits in the Mid West-Gascoyne police district, which recorded 15,414 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,414 total. Figures are for the whole Mid West-Gascoyne police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Meru
Meru is mostly future urban. The most common zones:
Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.
Zone: Urban development
Who lives in Meru
At the 2021 Census, 2.7% of Meru’s 219 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.