Bushmead vs Maida Vale

Bushmead is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 42 in Maida Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bushmead: a median of $1.06 million, against $949,000 in Maida Vale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bushmead tends to suit young adults.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Maida Vale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Maida Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($949,000 vs $1,060,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Maida Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (13% vs 2%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $480/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Maida Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 17/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maida Vale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 17/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 6%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

Bushmead and Maida Vale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bushmead Maida Vale
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bushmead Maida Vale
Walkability 17 / 68
Bushmead — Walkability: 17/100 Maida Vale — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 64 / 72
Bushmead — Safety: 64/100 Maida Vale — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 42 / 50
Bushmead — Low fire risk: 42/100 Maida Vale — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bushmead — Low flood risk: 100/100 Maida Vale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Maida Vale has more residents (4,499 vs 677); Bushmead has higher household incomes ($142,584 vs $102,804).

Bushmead Maida Vale
Population 677 4,499
+565% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +0.0%
Median age 32 42
Median household income $142,584/yr
+28% vs other
 $102,804/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+17% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bushmead Maida Vale
0-4 7.8% / 5.4%
Bushmead — 0-4: 7.8% Maida Vale — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 8.7% / 12.6%
Bushmead — 5-14: 8.7% Maida Vale — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 5.5% / 6.4%
Bushmead — 15-19: 5.5% Maida Vale — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 7.1% / 5.2%
Bushmead — 20-24: 7.1% Maida Vale — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 28.1% / 11.7%
Bushmead — 25-34: 28.1% Maida Vale — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 18.0% / 11.7%
Bushmead — 35-44: 18.0% Maida Vale — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 10.0% / 14.1%
Bushmead — 45-54: 10.0% Maida Vale — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 8.1% / 14.5%
Bushmead — 55-64: 8.1% Maida Vale — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 3.4% / 11.7%
Bushmead — 65-74: 3.4% Maida Vale — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 2.7% / 5.1%
Bushmead — 75-84: 2.7% Maida Vale — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ — / 1.8%
Bushmead — 85+: not among its largest Maida Vale — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bushmead 54.0% couple families
Bushmead — Couple Families: 54.0% Bushmead — Lone Person: 28.2% Bushmead — One Parent Families: 12.9% Bushmead — Group Household: 4.9% Bushmead — Other Families: 0.0%
Maida Vale 52.0% couple families
Maida Vale — Couple Families: 52.0% Maida Vale — Lone Person: 26.5% Maida Vale — One Parent Families: 16.7% Maida Vale — Group Household: 3.3% Maida Vale — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bushmead 1.6% renting
Bushmead — Owned Outright: 13.2% Bushmead — Mortgage: 85.2% Bushmead — Renting: 1.6%
Maida Vale 12.6% renting
Maida Vale — Owned Outright: 38.5% Maida Vale — Mortgage: 48.9% Maida Vale — Renting: 12.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bushmead Maida Vale
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 18.5%
Bushmead — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Maida Vale — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 18.5% / 9.6%
Bushmead — Bachelor Degree: 18.5% Maida Vale — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 7.6%
Bushmead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Maida Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 2.4%
Bushmead — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Maida Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.7%
Bushmead — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Maida Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bushmead Maida Vale
England 7.5% / 8.4%
Bushmead — England: 7.5% Maida Vale — England: 8.4%
New Zealand 5.0% / 3.2%
Bushmead — New Zealand: 5.0% Maida Vale — New Zealand: 3.2%
South Africa 2.2% / 1.0%
Bushmead — South Africa: 2.2% Maida Vale — South Africa: 1.0%
India 2.1% / 1.1%
Bushmead — India: 2.1% Maida Vale — India: 1.1%
Philippines 1.9% / 0.5%
Bushmead — Philippines: 1.9% Maida Vale — Philippines: 0.5%
Scotland — / 1.1%
Bushmead — Scotland: not among its largest Maida Vale — Scotland: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bushmead 91.6% houses
Bushmead — Houses: 91.6% Bushmead — Townhouses: 5.3% Bushmead — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Maida Vale 97.6% houses
Maida Vale — Houses: 97.6% Maida Vale — Townhouses: 1.3% Maida Vale — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bushmead Maida Vale
Median house price $1,060,000 $949,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $775,250
Typical days to sell (houses) — 24 days
from 25 sales

Development activity

Bushmead Maida Vale
New dwellings approved 2,486
across Swan
 214
across Kalamunda
Approvals change year on year +2% +124%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bushmead Maida Vale
Houses 4.1%
$900/wk on $1.15M
 4.2%
$750/wk on $924K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bushmead Maida Vale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 31% of WA Higher than 39% of WA

Liveability

Maida Vale is more walkable (68 vs 17); Maida Vale scores higher overall (70 vs 62).

Bushmead Maida Vale
Grade B A
Score 62/100 70/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bushmead Maida Vale
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
28/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Bushmead Maida Vale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bushmead

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Maida Vale

  • Maida Vale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bushmead Maida Vale
Supermarkets 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Bushmead Maida Vale
Walkability score 17/100 68/100
Distance to Perth 21 km 21.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 24 min
Public transport score 51/100
Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 144.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6055
 0.6%
postcode 6057
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 6055
 64
postcode 6057

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bushmead Maida Vale
Car (driver) 86.6% / 80.2%
Bushmead — Car (driver): 86.6% Maida Vale — Car (driver): 80.2%
Worked from Home 7.1% / 10.0%
Bushmead — Worked from Home: 7.1% Maida Vale — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 4.0%
Bushmead — Car (passenger): 2.4% Maida Vale — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bus 1.8% / 3.1%
Bushmead — Bus: 1.8% Maida Vale — Bus: 3.1%
Train 2.1% / 1.6%
Bushmead — Train: 2.1% Maida Vale — Train: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.6%).

Setting

Bushmead Maida Vale
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.9 km 25.3 km
4.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bushmead Maida Vale
Connectivity score 100/100 52/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
664 premises
 12%
1,867 premises

Climate

Bushmead Maida Vale
Annual rainfall 663 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Bushmead Maida Vale
Average residential rate $2,699/yr $1,977/yr
Council Swan Kalamunda

Federal electorate

Bushmead Maida Vale
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bushmead Maida Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bushmead

Acreage Middle-Ring

Maida Vale

Easy Commute Large Blocks Middle-Ring Transport Hub

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