Helena Valley vs Midland

Midland is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Helena Valley. In Helena Valley, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Midland, most households rent and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Helena Valley: a median of $935,000, against $662,000 in Midland, and rent is higher there too. Midland is closer to the city centre: 17.4 km, against 22.9 km. On these figures, Helena Valley tends to suit couples, while Midland suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

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

Helena Valley

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 95/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 32%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 32%)
  • But Midland has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Midland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($662,500 vs $935,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Midland

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (64% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $400/wk)
  • But Helena Valley leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Midland

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 37/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (17.4 km vs 22.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Midland

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (68% vs 6%)
  • has more GPs (9 vs 2)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 37/100)
  • But Helena Valley carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Helena Valley is growing faster (12.1% vs 6.1%)
  • Midland returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.9% vs 3.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Helena Valley Midland
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.

Helena Valley Midland
Walkability 37 / 94
Helena Valley — Walkability: 37/100 Midland — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 77 / 5
Helena Valley — Safety: 77/100 Midland — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 16 / 100
Helena Valley — Low fire risk: 16/100 Midland — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 39 / 67
Helena Valley — Low flood risk: 39/100 Midland — Low flood risk: 67/100

Demographics

Helena Valley has higher household incomes ($105,924 vs $59,176); Midland has more residents (6,335 vs 4,130).

Helena Valley Midland
Population 4,130 6,335
+53% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.1% +6.1%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $105,924/yr
+44% vs other
 $59,176/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+26% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Helena Valley Midland
0-4 6.3% / 5.0%
Helena Valley — 0-4: 6.3% Midland — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 11.4% / 7.5%
Helena Valley — 5-14: 11.4% Midland — 5-14: 7.5%
15-19 5.6% / 4.0%
Helena Valley — 15-19: 5.6% Midland — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 6.1% / 8.7%
Helena Valley — 20-24: 6.1% Midland — 20-24: 8.7%
25-34 12.1% / 18.4%
Helena Valley — 25-34: 12.1% Midland — 25-34: 18.4%
35-44 11.1% / 13.9%
Helena Valley — 35-44: 11.1% Midland — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 12.6% / 12.7%
Helena Valley — 45-54: 12.6% Midland — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.3% / 10.8%
Helena Valley — 55-64: 13.3% Midland — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 12.9% / 8.7%
Helena Valley — 65-74: 12.9% Midland — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 7.5% / 5.8%
Helena Valley — 75-84: 7.5% Midland — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.6% / 4.3%
Helena Valley — 85+: 1.6% Midland — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Helena Valley 30.9% lone person
Helena Valley — Lone Person: 30.9% Helena Valley — Couple Families: 53.6% Helena Valley — One Parent Families: 12.3% Helena Valley — Group Household: 2.2% Helena Valley — Other Families: 1.0%
Midland 57.7% lone person
Midland — Lone Person: 57.7% Midland — Couple Families: 15.2% Midland — One Parent Families: 17.1% Midland — Group Household: 7.4% Midland — Other Families: 2.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Helena Valley 12.1% renting
Helena Valley — Owned Outright: 40.7% Helena Valley — Mortgage: 47.1% Helena Valley — Renting: 12.1%
Midland 64.0% renting
Midland — Owned Outright: 17.0% Midland — Mortgage: 19.0% Midland — Renting: 64.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Helena Valley Midland
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 16.0%
Helena Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Midland — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 8.0%
Helena Valley — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Midland — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 6.9%
Helena Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Midland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 2.4%
Helena Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Midland — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 0.9%
Helena Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Midland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Helena Valley Midland
England 9.5% / 4.5%
Helena Valley — England: 9.5% Midland — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 2.3% / 4.7%
Helena Valley — New Zealand: 2.3% Midland — New Zealand: 4.7%
Philippines 0.8% / 5.1%
Helena Valley — Philippines: 0.8% Midland — Philippines: 5.1%
India 1.3% / 3.6%
Helena Valley — India: 1.3% Midland — India: 3.6%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.8%
Helena Valley — South Africa: 1.0% Midland — South Africa: 0.8%
Italy — / 1.5%
Helena Valley — Italy: not among its largest Midland — Italy: 1.5%
Scotland 1.1% / —
Helena Valley — Scotland: 1.1% Midland — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Helena Valley 94.5% houses
Helena Valley — Houses: 94.5% Helena Valley — Townhouses: 5.4% Helena Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Midland 32.2% houses
Midland — Houses: 32.2% Midland — Townhouses: 50.6% Midland — Flats / Apartments: 17.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Helena Valley Midland
Median house price $935,000 $662,500
Median unit price — $530,250
Median land price $640,000 $557,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 37 sales
 33 days
from 88 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Helena Valley Midland
3 bed $830K / $668K
Helena Valley — 3 bed: $830K (18 sales) Midland — 3 bed: $668K (88 sales)

18 vs 88 sales

4 bed $990K / $742K
Helena Valley — 4 bed: $990K (48 sales) Midland — 4 bed: $742K (18 sales)

48 vs 18 sales

Development activity

Helena Valley Midland
New dwellings approved 216
across Mundaring
 2,486
across Swan
Approvals change year on year -55% +2%

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.

Helena Valley Midland
Houses 3.5%
$760/wk on $1.12M
 4.9%
$665/wk on $699K
Units — 5.5%
$595/wk on $562K

Ranking within WA

Helena Valley Midland
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 17% of WA
Schools — Higher than 18% of WA
Walkability Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 100% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 70% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 14% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 52% of WA

Liveability

Midland is more walkable (94 vs 37); Helena Valley scores higher overall (43 vs 38).

Helena Valley Midland
Grade C
same for both
Score 43/100 38/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Helena Valley carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 0); Midland carries more crime risk (95 vs 23).

Helena Valley Midland
Bushfire High
84/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
23/100
 High
95/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 Low
33/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

Helena Valley Midland
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Helena Valley

  • Helena Valley Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Midland

  • Indie School Western Australia Independent · Secondary at peers
  • Helena River Steiner School Independent · Primary
  • School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement - Midland Learning Academy Government · Secondary · Special school
  • Youth Futures Community School (Midland) Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Helena Valley Midland
Supermarkets 1 5
Cafes & restaurants 1 8
Parks & reserves 3 6
Childcare 2 7
GPs 2 9
Pharmacies 0 11
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 8
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 3
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Helena Valley sits further from the CBD (22.9 km vs 17.4 km).

Helena Valley Midland
Walkability score 37/100 94/100
Distance to Perth 22.9 km
+24% vs other
 17.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 28 min
Public transport score 66/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 29.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 438.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6056
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 6056
same for both

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.

Helena Valley Midland
Car (driver) 81.6% / 72.6%
Helena Valley — Car (driver): 81.6% Midland — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 8.7% / 4.2%
Helena Valley — Worked from Home: 8.7% Midland — Worked from Home: 4.2%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 7.0%
Helena Valley — Car (passenger): 4.3% Midland — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Train 2.5% / 6.0%
Helena Valley — Train: 2.5% Midland — Train: 6.0%
Walked Only 1.1% / 5.4%
Helena Valley — Walked Only: 1.1% Midland — Walked Only: 5.4%
Bus 1.6% / 3.5%
Helena Valley — Bus: 1.6% Midland — Bus: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Helena Valley Midland
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.8 km 24.1 km

NBN connectivity

Helena Valley Midland
Connectivity score 62/100 60/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,623 premises
 24%
5,049 premises

Climate

Helena Valley Midland
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

Helena Valley Midland
Average residential rate $2,151/yr $2,699/yr
Council Mundaring Swan

Federal electorate

Helena Valley Midland
Division Bullwinkel Hasluck
Member Trish Cook Tania Lawrence
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Helena Valley Midland
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Helena Valley

Large Blocks Middle-Ring

Midland

Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses

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