Median price trend for houses
Based on 126 sales in the preceding 12 months
$728,000
Up 21.0% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $648k
- 2 bed
- $630k
- 3 bed
- $753k
- 4 bed
- $800k
Historic red-brick courthouse with arched entrance
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The quick read on
Midland
WA 6056 · Swan
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $728,000
- Median unit
- $610,000
- Population
- 6,335
- Postcode
- 6056
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ABS 2021
Midland, Western Australia
Property market insights for Midland
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Midland WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 132 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Up 13.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Midland, WA is currently $728,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Midland has a 12-month growth rate of 21.0% for houses and 25.8% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $648,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $630,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $753,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $800,000 in Midland.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Midland is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 13.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Midland is $610,000, which has increased 25.8% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $505,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $558,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $675,000 in Midland. The median rent for units and apartments in Midland is $600 per week and has increased 9.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Midland safe?
The overall rate for Midland is 50,572 offences per 100,000 residents — 548% above the Greater Perth benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Midland.
Overall crime rate
50,572
offences per 100,000 residents
548% aboveGreater Perth
MidlandGreater Perth: 7,809
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Midland?
Midland WA 6056 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
6,335 people call Midland home, with an average of 1.9 people per household and a median household income of $1,138 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 6,335
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,350 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $295 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1512.5%Below
15–3431.1%Above
35–5426.6%Below
55–7419.5%Below
75 and over10.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses32.2%Below
Townhouses50.7%Above
Apartments16.8%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright17.0%Below
Paying a mortgage19.0%Below
Renting64.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car15.6%Above
One car53.3%Above
Two cars24.9%Below
Three or more6.3%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home3.5%Below
Drove to work60.6%Below
Train, tram or bus4.7%In line
Walked or cycled5.6%Above
What stands out in Midland
3.5% of workers in Midland worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Perth.
4.7% of Midland residents were born in New Zealand.
39.4% of people in Midland described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Midland
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Midland WA 6056.
Is Midland family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
12.5% of Midland's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
1,366 family households lived in Midland; 26.8% were couple families and 30.0% were one-parent families.
36.0% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Midland?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Midland had 6,335 residents at the 2021 Census.
32.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
29.6% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Midland?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 32.2% of occupied private dwellings in Midland.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 50.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 16.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Midland?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
17.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
19.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
64.0% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Midland?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Midland had 1.9 people.
One-person households made up 47.9% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
Two-person households represented 31.4%, while 9.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Midland?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
3.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
60.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
4.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Midland?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
15.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
One-car households formed 53.3% of the total.
31.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Midland, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
41.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 58.8% reported a different address.
33.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Midland?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
66.0% of residents used only English at home.
22.8% used a language other than English at home.
1.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 1.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Midland residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
33.9% of Midland's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 66.1% was born in Australia.
0.9% of residents were born in China.
3.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 73.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Midland?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 33.2% of ancestry responses in Midland.
Australian ancestry made up 24.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Midland?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
12.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Managers accounted for 7.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.3% of workers, and education and training employed 3.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Midland?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 55.0%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
31.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.4%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Midland show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
50.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.1% reported asthma, 9.1% arthritis and 6.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Midland?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
15.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 37.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Midland?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,138 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,350.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $295 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Midland compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 3.5% in Midland, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 17.0% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 64.0% in Midland, against 27.5% across Greater Perth.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Midland
Is Midland expensive?
The median house price is $728,000, while units and apartments sit at $610,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Midland good for families?
The Census counted 1,366 local families, and 12.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Midland?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $800,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Midland
96 streets in Midland
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Brockman Rd
- Burgess St
- Byers Rd
- Cale St
- Centennial Pl
- Charles East St
- Charles St
- Clayton St
- Cole St
- Cooper St
- Cope St
- Dudley St
- Eddie Barron Dr
- Egan Pl
- Egan St
- Elgee Rd
- Elvire St
- Eric St
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- Ewart Gr
- Ewart St
- Fawell St
- Ferguson St
- Flora St
- Foundry Rd
- Frances St
- Frederic St
- Furl Ct
- Gartrell St
- Gauge Rd
- George St
- Great Eastern Hwy
- Great Northern Hwy
- Hamersley St
- Helena St
- Helena Street
- Helston Ct
- Henry St
- Hooley Rd
- Hooley Road
- Hume Ct
- Hyde St
- John St
- Junction Pde
- Kay Pl
- Keane St
- Kenton
- Kingston Pl
- Lamont St
- Landor
- Lefroy Ave
- Lloyd St
- Loftie
- Loton Ave
- Mackie Pl
- Main
- Malton Ln
- Margaret St
- Marion St
- Mathoura St
- Mellar Ct
- Midland Sq
- Midvale Pl
- Military Rd
- Morrison Rd
- Muriel St
- New Bond St
- North St
- Oats Ct
- Old Great Northern Hwy
- Padbury Tce
- Platingshop Tce
- Poynton Ave
- Railway Pde
- Roger St
- Rowe Pl
- Ryan Ct
- Sampson Cl
- Sayer St
- Spring Ave
- Spring Park Rd
- Stafford St
- St Brigids Pl
- Taylor Cr
- Templeman Pl
- The Avenue
- The Crescent
- Tuohy Ln
- Victoria St
- Wallsend Rd
- Warde St
- Warnock Ln
- Watertank
- Wellaton St
- William St
- Wroxton St
- Yelverton Dr
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