Midland, WA
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Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Midland is more socio-economically advantaged than about 7% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 873, 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.
Is Midland a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Midland from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
7/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (7/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
48/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $295 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 48% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Midland at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 6,335
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,138
- SEIFA score
- 873
- Local government area
- Swan
- Coordinates
- -31.8901, 116.0097
Map of Midland
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Housing & property in Midland
What it costs to live in Midland and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $295
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,350
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 34%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 62%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Midland demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Midland demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Midland 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 young adults (25–44) at 32% and 38% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 789 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 807 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,048 | 32% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,484 | 23% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,193 | 19% |
Share of the 6,321 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 475 | 16% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 529 | 18% |
| Rented | 1,786 | 62% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 933 | 32% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,468 | 51% |
| Flats & apartments | 487 | 17% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,901 occupied private dwellings in Midland.
- Average household size
- 1.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,497
- Median weekly personal income
- $716
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,147 (38%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,443 (26%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 326 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,559 (47%)
- Labour-force participation
- 55%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.4%
- Employed full-time
- 1,744
- Employed part-time
- 909
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.
Weather and climate in Midland
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Midland is January (average daytime high around 31.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 15.5°C). The area receives roughly 739 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.2°C | 17.4°C | 23 mm |
| Feb | 30.6°C | 17.5°C | 24 mm |
| Mar | 27.8°C | 16.5°C | 43 mm |
| Apr | 23.3°C | 13.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 19.2°C | 10.8°C | 81 mm |
| Jun | 16.5°C | 9.2°C | 103 mm |
| Jul | 15.5°C | 8.7°C | 140 mm |
| Aug | 16.2°C | 8.3°C | 122 mm |
| Sep | 18.2°C | 9.2°C | 69 mm |
| Oct | 21.3°C | 10.9°C | 49 mm |
| Nov | 25.5°C | 13.3°C | 30 mm |
| Dec | 29.4°C | 15.8°C | 10 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Midland
Is Midland a good place to live?
Midland’s Suburb Score of 7 (SEIFA 873) places it in the bottom 7% of Australian suburbs nationally — 62% of dwellings are rented, unemployment runs at 7.4%, and median household income of $1,138 is well below any state or national benchmark — and this is a suburb that should not be described through the lens of adjacent investor opportunity without acknowledging what the SEIFA says about the current residents. It is, in practice, one of Perth’s inner-east urban renewal focus areas: the Midland Health Campus, the Midland Oval redevelopment, the existing Midland Station on the Midland Line, and the ongoing LGA planning effort mean the trajectory is genuinely one of urban renewal investment. For residents already here, the rail, the hospital, and the health-precinct-anchored employment base are real; the score reflects historical underinvestment, not permanent stasis.
What is the median rent in Midland?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Midland was $295, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,350. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Midland?
Midland is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Swan local government area.
What is the population of Midland?
At the 2021 Census, Midland had a population of about 6,335.
Is Midland an advantaged area?
Midland has an ABS SEIFA score of 873, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 7 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 7% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Midland?
Midland has average daytime highs of about 22.9°C and overnight lows of about 12.6°C, with roughly 739 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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