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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Mirrabooka is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Perth, Australia, with a population of approximately 8,000, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 10 km from the Perth CBD, Mirrabooka is a middle ring area in Western Australia. The median household income is $65,884 per year.
Lower income levels in Mirrabooka typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors. Its proximity to the CBD adds a strong location premium.
Official Australia Post postcode for Mirrabooka. 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 2 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Mirrabooka on My School →Estimated 3 parks 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.
Mirrabooka's population of 8,000 sits 43% above the Western Australia suburb median of 5,605, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average WA locality. Mirrabooka's median household income of $65,884/year is 34% 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. Rent of $290/week (84% coverage of the $1,493/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $236/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. At 10 km from the Perth CBD, Mirrabooka sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks.
This suburb suits long-term investors looking for a balance of rental yield and capital growth. Schools and transport underpin family demand. Local rents consume roughly 23% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Mirrabooka stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Mirrabooka sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Mirrabooka | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,000 | 5,605 | +43% |
| Median household income | $65,884/yr | $99,736/yr | -34% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $290 | $350 | -17% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,493 | $1,902 | -22% |
| Distance to CBD | 10 km | 20 km | -50% |
| Separate houses | 80% | 79% | +1pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Mirrabooka — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: household incomes 34% below the WA median ($65,884 vs $99,736) means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $290/week covers 84% of a $1,493/month mortgage, leaving a $236/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 80% houses in a 8,000-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 Mirrabooka are modest for 2026 — incomes 34% below the WA median of $99,736 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~84% of the typical mortgage ($1,257/month rent vs $1,493/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 60/100 places Mirrabooka 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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Mirrabooka scores 60/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 8,000, median household income of $65,884/year and median weekly rent of $290. 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 Mirrabooka are proximity to Perth (10 km), a median household income of $65,884/year, a dwelling mix that is 80% separate houses, roughly 2 schools and 3 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.
Mirrabooka has a usual resident population of approximately 8,000, compared with a Western Australia suburb median of 5,605 — placing it in the upper 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.
Mirrabooka sits 10 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Perth employment nodes.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $290 in Mirrabooka, equating to approximately $15,080/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 Mirrabooka is $1,493, or approximately $17,916/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 $290 works out to $1,257/month, covering 84% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,493/month. That leaves a $236/month shortfall (around $2,832/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 interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,493 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($65,884 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.