Metropolitan Cemeteries Board

What Metropolitan Cemeteries Board does

The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (MCB) is a fully self-supporting statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia, established in 1895 and headquartered in Claremont. It operates as the principal custodial body for Perth metropolitan cemeteries, managing Karrakatta Cemetery and Fremantle Cemetery as its primary sites, and delivering burial, cremation, and memorial services to Western Australian families and individuals across all demographics.

The MCB's service portfolio spans traditional burial facilities (graves, mausoleums), cremation and memorial services (plaques, commemoration), a Cemetery Renewal Program for long-term infrastructure stewardship, and approved monumental mason services. Digital touchpoints include Microsoft Power Apps Portals for online Name Search (burial records lookup) and Today's Funerals (real-time funeral scheduling). The Board also runs heritage and community programs, such as the Fremantle Cemetery Historical Women's Walk, and a Surgical Metals Recycling Program operated in partnership with Ronald McDonald House charities.

The MCB operates a direct-to-consumer business model, generating revenue entirely through service fees (transaction-fee basis) without disclosed pricing or external funding. Distribution channels include physical cemetery locations, a phone/email contact centre (1300 793 109 / [email protected]), online self-serve portals, and community engagement via Facebook, annual reports, and heritage events. As a statutory authority under the Minister for Local Government, it functions as a regulated monopoly within its Western Australian jurisdiction with no private ownership, venture capital, or M&A activity in scope.

Name

Metropolitan Cemeteries Board

Legal name

Metropolitan Cemeteries Board

Website

https://mcb.wa.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1895

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board is a self-supporting statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia that operates Perth's metropolitan cemeteries, providing burial, cremation, and memorial services to Western Australian families through direct-to-consumer channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cemetery and Memorial Services

NAICS

Cemeteries and Crematories (812220)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI)

Keywords

• Cemetery management services
• Burial and cremation
• Memorial services
• Funeral services
• Government cemetery authority

Headquarters

HQ city

Claremont

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cemetery and Cremation Services: The Board operates as a fully self-supporting authority of the Government of Western Australia, generating revenue through fees for burial, cremation, and memorial services provided to the community.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Metropolitan Cemeteries Board is a fully self-supporting statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia that operates metropolitan cemeteries in Perth, including Karrakatta Cemetery and Fremantle Cemetery. It provides burial, cremation, and memorial services, maintains online tools for cemetery records and funeral listings, and manages cemetery renewal and heritage initiatives for the community.

Product overview

The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board operates as a unified service platform providing sensitive and dignified facilities and services for burial, cremation, and commemoration. The core offerings include the Name Search Portal and Today's Funerals tools for record lookup and funeral scheduling, alongside traditional burial services (graves, mausoleums), cremation and memorial services (plaques, commemorations), the Cemetery Renewal Program for infrastructure preservation, and heritage initiatives such as the Historical Women's Walk. Monumental Mason services are also provided through an approved contractor network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Name Search Portal

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ronald McDonald HouseminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2025Ronald McDonald House collaborated with the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board's Surgical Metals Recycling Program, which supports WA charities through the donation of proceeds from recycling surgical metals recovered during cremation processes.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Arbor Memorial Services: Canadian family-owned operator of cemeteries, funeral homes and crematoria, comparable to MCB in providing integrated deathcare services including heritage cemetery operations across a metropolitan geography.
• Service Corporation International: NYSE-listed global deathcare leader (Dignity Memorial network) operating cemeteries, funeral homes and cremation services worldwide, comparable in cemetery asset management and integrated burial/cremation delivery model.
• Dignity PLC: UK-listed funeral services and crematoria operator, comparable in providing burial, cremation and memorial services to a national population through owned and partner-operated facilities.
• StoneMor Inc. US-listed cemetery operator and funeral services provider, highly comparable business model centred on cemetery operations, interment rights sales and cremation services across American markets.

Regional players

• Western Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (Fawkner): Victorian metropolitan cemeteries authority operating Fawkner and other Melbourne cemeteries, structurally similar to MCB as a government-established cemetery trust providing burial, cremation and memorialisation services.
• Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium: Major heritage cemetery operator in Sydney, NSW, structurally analogous to MCB as a large-scale Australian cemetery complex offering burial, cremation and memorial heritage services to a metropolitan population.

Direct peers

• Propel Funeral Partners: ASX-listed private funeral operator managing cemetery, cremation and funeral service locations across Australia and New Zealand, with operating model and service categories directly overlapping MCB's burial/cremation offerings.
• InvoCare: Australia's largest private funeral, cemetery and cremation operator (ASX:IVC), directly comparable to MCB in providing burial, cremation and memorialisation services across the Australian market through brands including White Lady, Simplicity and Guardian Funerals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/metropolitancemeteriesboard

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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