Mandurah vs Meadow Springs

Meadow Springs is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 50 in Mandurah. In Mandurah, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Meadow Springs, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Meadow Springs: a median of $810,000, against $640,000 in Mandurah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mandurah tends to suit renters, people living alone, and older residents, while Meadow Springs suits families with children and couples.

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

Meadow Springs

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 31%)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 95/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Mandurah

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($480,000 vs $837,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($640,000 vs $810,000)
  • But Meadow Springs leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 34%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mandurah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (55% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Meadow Springs leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 32%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Mandurah

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (54% vs 12%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 20%)
  • But Meadow Springs carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mandurah Meadow Springs
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.

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Walkability 72 / 68
Mandurah — Walkability: 72/100 Meadow Springs — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 5 / 52
Mandurah — Safety: 5/100 Meadow Springs — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 78 / 100
Mandurah — Low fire risk: 78/100 Meadow Springs — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 38 / 100
Mandurah — Low flood risk: 38/100 Meadow Springs — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Meadow Springs has higher household incomes ($86,008 vs $44,616); Mandurah skews older (50 vs 38).

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Population 8,804 9,160
+4% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% +11.8%
Median age 50 38
Median household income $44,616/yr $86,008/yr
+93% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $350/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mandurah Meadow Springs
0-4 4.4% / 7.1%
Mandurah — 0-4: 4.4% Meadow Springs — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 7.3% / 14.8%
Mandurah — 5-14: 7.3% Meadow Springs — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 4.5% / 5.6%
Mandurah — 15-19: 4.5% Meadow Springs — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.2% / 5.2%
Mandurah — 20-24: 6.2% Meadow Springs — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 11.6% / 12.7%
Mandurah — 25-34: 11.6% Meadow Springs — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 10.1% / 13.4%
Mandurah — 35-44: 10.1% Meadow Springs — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 12.2% / 11.3%
Mandurah — 45-54: 12.2% Meadow Springs — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 14.6% / 10.2%
Mandurah — 55-64: 14.6% Meadow Springs — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 15.6% / 8.8%
Mandurah — 65-74: 15.6% Meadow Springs — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 9.3% / 6.7%
Mandurah — 75-84: 9.3% Meadow Springs — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 4.1% / 4.0%
Mandurah — 85+: 4.1% Meadow Springs — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mandurah 62.4% lone person
Mandurah — Lone Person: 62.4% Mandurah — Couple Families: 13.7% Mandurah — One Parent Families: 17.1% Mandurah — Group Household: 4.7% Mandurah — Other Families: 2.1%
Meadow Springs 29.2% lone person
Meadow Springs — Lone Person: 29.2% Meadow Springs — Couple Families: 49.3% Meadow Springs — One Parent Families: 17.5% Meadow Springs — Group Household: 3.0% Meadow Springs — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mandurah 54.7% renting
Mandurah — Owned Outright: 28.5% Mandurah — Mortgage: 16.8% Mandurah — Renting: 54.7%
Meadow Springs 26.3% renting
Meadow Springs — Owned Outright: 25.3% Meadow Springs — Mortgage: 48.3% Meadow Springs — Renting: 26.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 18.3%
Mandurah — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Meadow Springs — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 7.7%
Mandurah — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Meadow Springs — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 7.4%
Mandurah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Meadow Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.5%
Mandurah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Meadow Springs — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.2%
Mandurah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Meadow Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Mandurah Meadow Springs
England 9.2% / 10.6%
Mandurah — England: 9.2% Meadow Springs — England: 10.6%
New Zealand 3.5% / 4.7%
Mandurah — New Zealand: 3.5% Meadow Springs — New Zealand: 4.7%
Philippines 2.0% / 2.2%
Mandurah — Philippines: 2.0% Meadow Springs — Philippines: 2.2%
South Africa 1.0% / 2.4%
Mandurah — South Africa: 1.0% Meadow Springs — South Africa: 2.4%
India 1.4% / 1.6%
Mandurah — India: 1.4% Meadow Springs — India: 1.6%
Scotland 1.3% / 1.4%
Mandurah — Scotland: 1.3% Meadow Springs — Scotland: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mandurah 46.1% houses
Mandurah — Houses: 46.1% Mandurah — Townhouses: 37.3% Mandurah — Flats / Apartments: 16.7%
Meadow Springs 87.6% houses
Meadow Springs — Houses: 87.6% Meadow Springs — Townhouses: 12.2% Meadow Springs — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Median house price $640,000 $810,000
Median unit price $542,000 $535,000
Median land price $480,000 $837,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 128 sales
 25 days
from 102 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.

Mandurah Meadow Springs
3 bed $641K / $796K
Mandurah — 3 bed: $641K (166 sales) Meadow Springs — 3 bed: $796K (41 sales)

166 vs 41 sales

4 bed $710K / $817K
Mandurah — 4 bed: $710K (44 sales) Meadow Springs — 4 bed: $817K (113 sales)

44 vs 113 sales

5 bed $770K / $928K
Mandurah — 5 bed: $770K (7 sales) Meadow Springs — 5 bed: $928K (7 sales)

7 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Mandurah Meadow Springs
New dwellings approved 1,482
across Mandurah
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
same for both

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.

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Houses 4.3%
$580/wk on $699K
 4.2%
$680/wk on $849K
Units 4.6%
$510/wk on $579K
 —

Ranking within WA

Mandurah Meadow Springs
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of WA Higher than 50% of WA
Schools Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 45% of WA
Walkability Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 36% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 16% of WA —

Liveability

Meadow Springs scores higher overall (58 vs 29).

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Grade D B
Score 29/100 58/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Mandurah carries more flood risk (62 vs 0); Mandurah carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0).

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Bushfire Low
22/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
95/100
 Moderate
48/100
Flood Moderate
62/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion High
70/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Inside the suburb 5
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Mandurah

  • Mandurah Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • North Mandurah Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • John Tonkin College - Tindale Campus Government · Secondary
  • Peel Language Development School - Mandurah Campus Government · Primary · Special school
  • SMYL Community College - Davey Street Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Meadow Springs

  • Oakwood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Frederick Irwin Anglican School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Meadow Springs Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Assumption Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Meadow Springs Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Supermarkets 6 1
Cafes & restaurants 39 1
Parks & reserves 4 2
Childcare 9 7
GPs 8 0
Pharmacies 8 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 10 1
Fuel stations 6 2
EV chargers 5 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Walkability score 72/100 68/100
Distance to Perth 70.8 km 72.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 58 min
Public transport score 92/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 462.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 133.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 6210
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 6210
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.

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Car (driver) 72.3% / 78.5%
Mandurah — Car (driver): 72.3% Meadow Springs — Car (driver): 78.5%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 6.6%
Mandurah — Car (passenger): 6.6% Meadow Springs — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 7.1%
Mandurah — Worked from Home: 6.0% Meadow Springs — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Train 4.9% / 3.4%
Mandurah — Train: 4.9% Meadow Springs — Train: 3.4%
Bus 4.1% / 3.5%
Mandurah — Bus: 4.1% Meadow Springs — Bus: 3.5%
Walked Only 5.3% / 0.8%
Mandurah — Walked Only: 5.3% Meadow Springs — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km
1.4 km to a named beach
 1.2 km
3.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Connectivity score 97/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 92%
8,024 premises
 98%
3,639 premises

Climate

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Average residential rate $2,186/yr
same for both
Council Mandurah
same for both

Federal electorate

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mandurah Meadow Springs
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mandurah

Affordable Beach Coastal Easy Commute Regional Centre Retirees Townhouses Transport Hub

Meadow Springs

Coastal Regional Centre

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