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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Malaga is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Perth, Australia, with a population of approximately 25, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 11 km from the Perth CBD, Malaga is a middle ring area in Western Australia. The median household income is $90,948 per year.
Above-average earnings in Malaga support sustained property values. Close CBD access strengthens tenant appeal and resale value.
Official Australia Post postcode for Malaga. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Malaga on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Malaga is a smaller community of 25 — about 0% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $90,948/year is 9% below the Western Australia median of $99,736, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. The median weekly rent of $775 translates to approximately $40,300/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. 11 km from Perth places Malaga in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Separate houses make up 125% of dwellings — 46 percentage points above the Western Australia median of 79% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
How Malaga stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Malaga sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Malaga | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 25 | 5,605 | -100% |
| Median household income | $90,948/yr | $99,736/yr | -9% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $775 | $350 | +121% |
| Distance to CBD | 11 km | 20 km | -45% |
| Separate houses | 125% | 79% | +46pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Malaga — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 25 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $775/week (~$40,300/year) sets the yield ceiling. Cross-check against your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
With 125% houses in a 25-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Malaga are modest for 2026 — incomes 9% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 25 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $775/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $40,300/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 65/100 places Malaga in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Malaga scores 65/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 25, median household income of $90,948/year and median weekly rent of $775. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Malaga are proximity to Perth (11 km), a median household income of $90,948/year, a dwelling mix that is 125% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Malaga has a usual resident population of approximately 25, compared with a Western Australia suburb median of 5,605 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Malaga sits 11 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $775 in Malaga, equating to approximately $40,300/year in gross rental income (state median $350/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Malaga. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Malaga to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (25 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, the broader Western Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.