Muchea is a town in the Shire of Chittering, located 43 km (27 mi) north north-east of Perth.

The town's name comes from the Aboriginal word "Muchela" which means in Nyoongar 'water hole', referring to the abundance of water in Muchea.

The area was first surveyed as farmland in 1845 as part of a property to be owned by George Moore.

[2] In 1960, the Muchea Tracking Station was established about 4 kilometres (2 mi) SSW[3] outside of town as part of NASA's Mercury project.

In 1962, the first Australian to speak with a space traveller did so from the Muchea facility.