Maylands vs Bedford

Maylands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Bedford. In Maylands, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Bedford, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Maylands is closer to the city centre: 5.5 km, against 6.2 km. On these figures, Maylands tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Bedford 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

Bedford

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 31%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 31%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Maylands

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Maylands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 2%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Maylands has more units and townhouses to downsize into (69% vs 12%)
  • Bedford carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 75/100)

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

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

Maylands Bedford
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.

Maylands Bedford
Walkability 78 / 85
Maylands — Walkability: 78/100 Bedford — Walkability: 85/100
Safety 25 / 41
Maylands — Safety: 25/100 Bedford — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Maylands — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bedford — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 25 / 100
Maylands — Low flood risk: 25/100 Bedford — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Maylands has more residents (13,199 vs 5,716); Bedford has higher household incomes ($107,744 vs $84,396).

Maylands Bedford
Population 13,199
+57% vs other
 5,716
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +5.1%
Median age 36 39
Median household income $84,396/yr $107,744/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $360/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maylands Bedford
0-4 5.3% / 6.7%
Maylands — 0-4: 5.3% Bedford — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 7.8% / 12.2%
Maylands — 5-14: 7.8% Bedford — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 3.0% / 5.0%
Maylands — 15-19: 3.0% Bedford — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 7.1% / 5.6%
Maylands — 20-24: 7.1% Bedford — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 24.4% / 13.1%
Maylands — 25-34: 24.4% Bedford — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 18.7% / 16.0%
Maylands — 35-44: 18.7% Bedford — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 11.9% / 13.8%
Maylands — 45-54: 11.9% Bedford — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 9.5% / 12.0%
Maylands — 55-64: 9.5% Bedford — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 8.1% / 8.8%
Maylands — 65-74: 8.1% Bedford — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 3.4% / 4.7%
Maylands — 75-84: 3.4% Bedford — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 0.9% / 2.0%
Maylands — 85+: 0.9% Bedford — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maylands 57.9% lone person
Maylands — Lone Person: 57.9% Maylands — Couple Families: 22.0% Maylands — One Parent Families: 8.9% Maylands — Group Household: 9.3% Maylands — Other Families: 1.8%
Bedford 32.2% lone person
Bedford — Lone Person: 32.2% Bedford — Couple Families: 45.2% Bedford — One Parent Families: 15.7% Bedford — Group Household: 5.0% Bedford — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maylands 50.2% renting
Maylands — Owned Outright: 18.6% Maylands — Mortgage: 31.2% Maylands — Renting: 50.2%
Bedford 28.7% renting
Bedford — Owned Outright: 30.9% Bedford — Mortgage: 40.4% Bedford — Renting: 28.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Maylands Bedford
Bachelor Degree 23.6% / 19.1%
Maylands — Bachelor Degree: 23.6% Bedford — Bachelor Degree: 19.1%
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 11.0%
Maylands — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Bedford — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.4%
Maylands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Bedford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 8.4% / 5.6%
Maylands — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4% Bedford — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 3.0%
Maylands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Bedford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

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.

Maylands Bedford
England 5.8% / 4.7%
Maylands — England: 5.8% Bedford — England: 4.7%
India 4.0% / 1.9%
Maylands — India: 4.0% Bedford — India: 1.9%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.0%
Maylands — New Zealand: 2.1% Bedford — New Zealand: 2.0%
Vietnam 1.2% / 2.4%
Maylands — Vietnam: 1.2% Bedford — Vietnam: 2.4%
Malaysia 1.4% / 1.6%
Maylands — Malaysia: 1.4% Bedford — Malaysia: 1.6%
Italy — / 2.0%
Maylands — Italy: not among its largest Bedford — Italy: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maylands 31.0% houses
Maylands — Houses: 31.0% Maylands — Townhouses: 33.2% Maylands — Flats / Apartments: 35.8%
Bedford 88.6% houses
Bedford — Houses: 88.6% Bedford — Townhouses: 10.8% Bedford — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Maylands Bedford
Median house price $1,110,000 $1,150,000
Median unit price $495,000 —
Median land price $912,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 100 sales
 22 days
from 69 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.

Maylands Bedford
2 bed $691K / $876K
Maylands — 2 bed: $691K (41 sales) Bedford — 2 bed: $876K (8 sales)

41 vs 8 sales

3 bed $1.08M / $1.03M
Maylands — 3 bed: $1.08M (86 sales) Bedford — 3 bed: $1.03M (77 sales)

86 vs 77 sales

4 bed $1.49M / $1.39M
Maylands — 4 bed: $1.49M (44 sales) Bedford — 4 bed: $1.39M (42 sales)

44 vs 42 sales

5 bed $1.51M / $1.74M
Maylands — 5 bed: $1.51M (7 sales) Bedford — 5 bed: $1.74M (6 sales)

7 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Maylands Bedford
New dwellings approved 251
across Bayswater
same for both
Approvals change year on year -44%
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.

Maylands Bedford
Houses 3.9%
$690/wk on $920K
 4.2%
$800/wk on $1M
Units 5.9%
$572/wk on $500K
 —

Ranking within WA

Maylands Bedford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 97% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 95% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 79% of WA —

Liveability

Bedford scores higher overall (87 vs 58).

Maylands Bedford
Grade B A+
Score 58/100 87/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Maylands carries more flood risk (75 vs 0); Maylands carries more crime risk (75 vs 59).

Maylands Bedford
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood High
75/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Maylands Bedford
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
ECU City Campus, 4.4 km
 2
ECU City Campus, 5.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.8%

Schools in Maylands

  • Maylands Peninsula Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Bold Park Community School - Maylands Independent · Secondary

Schools in Bedford

  • Chisholm Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maylands Bedford
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 8 3
Parks & reserves 11 9
Childcare 4
same for both
GPs 3
same for both
Pharmacies 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Maylands Bedford
Walkability score 78/100 85/100
Distance to Perth 5.5 km 6.2 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 13 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 226.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 195.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 6051
 2.0%
postcode 6052
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 6051
 38
postcode 6052

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.

Maylands Bedford
Car (driver) 63.6% / 68.6%
Maylands — Car (driver): 63.6% Bedford — Car (driver): 68.6%
Worked from Home 9.6% / 10.3%
Maylands — Worked from Home: 9.6% Bedford — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Bus 8.3% / 11.1%
Maylands — Bus: 8.3% Bedford — Bus: 11.1%
Train 9.4% / 2.4%
Maylands — Train: 9.4% Bedford — Train: 2.4%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 5.2%
Maylands — Car (passenger): 5.0% Bedford — Car (passenger): 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.6%).

Setting

Maylands Bedford
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.7 km 12.9 km

NBN connectivity

Maylands Bedford
Connectivity score 64/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
8,653 premises
 49%
2,692 premises

Climate

Maylands Bedford
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

Maylands Bedford
Average residential rate $1,871/yr
same for both
Council Bayswater
same for both

Federal electorate

Maylands Bedford
Division Perth
same for both
Member Patrick Gorman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maylands Bedford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maylands

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Gentrifying Inner Professionals Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

Bedford

Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub

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