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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Midvale is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Perth, Australia, with a population of approximately 2,283, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 17 km from the Perth CBD, Midvale is a middle ring area in Western Australia. The median household income is $74,516 per year.
Midvale has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates.
Official Australia Post postcode for Midvale. 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 Midvale 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.
Midvale is a smaller community of 2,283 — about 41% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Midvale's median household income of $74,516/year is 25% below the Western Australia suburb median ($99,736) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Median rent of $275/week (~$1,192/month) covers only 68% of the median mortgage of $1,742/month — the remaining $550/month must be funded from other income, so this suburb tilts toward capital growth rather than yield. 17 km from Perth places Midvale in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
Middle-ring locations like this one historically reward patient holders — focus on homes near catchment-zone schools and major transport. Local rents consume roughly 19% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Midvale stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Midvale sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Midvale | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,283 | 5,605 | -59% |
| Median household income | $74,516/yr | $99,736/yr | -25% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $275 | $350 | -21% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,742 | $1,902 | -8% |
| Distance to CBD | 17 km | 20 km | -15% |
| Separate houses | 73% | 79% | -6pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Midvale — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 2,283 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $275/week covers 68% of a $1,742/month mortgage, leaving a $550/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 73% houses in a 2,283-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Run the numbers on a Midvale property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Midvale are modest for 2026 — incomes 25% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 2,283 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~68% of the typical mortgage ($1,192/month rent vs $1,742/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 51/100 places Midvale in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Midvale scores 51/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 2,283, median household income of $74,516/year and median weekly rent of $275. 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 Midvale are proximity to Perth (17 km), a median household income of $74,516/year, a dwelling mix that is 73% 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.
Midvale has a usual resident population of approximately 2,283, 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.
Midvale sits 17 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 $275 in Midvale, equating to approximately $14,300/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.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Midvale is $1,742, or approximately $20,904/year (vs $1,902/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $275 works out to $1,192/month, covering 68% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,742/month. That leaves a $550/month shortfall (around $6,600/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (2,283 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,742 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($74,516 vs $99,736 state median), 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.