Maylands vs Inglewood

Maylands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Inglewood. In Maylands, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Inglewood, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Inglewood: a median of $1.5 million, against $1.11 million in Maylands. Inglewood is closer to the city centre: 4.9 km, against 5.5 km. On these figures, Maylands tends to suit 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

Inglewood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (60% vs 31%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 31%)
  • But Maylands has more parks and reserves (11 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Maylands

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,110,000 vs $1,500,000)
  • has cheaper units ($495,000 vs $550,000)

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

Renters

Maylands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 35%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Maylands gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 2%)
  • Inglewood is more walkable (86/100 vs 78/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Maylands

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (69% vs 40%)
  • But Inglewood is more walkable (86/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Maylands and Inglewood 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 Inglewood
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 Inglewood
Walkability 78 / 86
Maylands — Walkability: 78/100 Inglewood — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 25 / 31
Maylands — Safety: 25/100 Inglewood — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Maylands — Low fire risk: 100/100 Inglewood — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 25 / 100
Maylands — Low flood risk: 25/100 Inglewood — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Maylands has more residents (13,199 vs 5,837); Inglewood has higher household incomes ($105,612 vs $84,396).

Maylands Inglewood
Population 13,199
+56% vs other
 5,837
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +2.9%
Median age 36 39
Median household income $84,396/yr $105,612/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $310/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maylands Inglewood
0-4 5.3% / 5.2%
Maylands — 0-4: 5.3% Inglewood — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 7.8% / 10.7%
Maylands — 5-14: 7.8% Inglewood — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 3.0% / 4.8%
Maylands — 15-19: 3.0% Inglewood — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 7.1% / 6.5%
Maylands — 20-24: 7.1% Inglewood — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 24.4% / 14.6%
Maylands — 25-34: 24.4% Inglewood — 25-34: 14.6%
35-44 18.7% / 16.0%
Maylands — 35-44: 18.7% Inglewood — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 11.9% / 13.9%
Maylands — 45-54: 11.9% Inglewood — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 9.5% / 13.1%
Maylands — 55-64: 9.5% Inglewood — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 8.1% / 9.0%
Maylands — 65-74: 8.1% Inglewood — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 3.4% / 3.9%
Maylands — 75-84: 3.4% Inglewood — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 0.9% / 2.1%
Maylands — 85+: 0.9% Inglewood — 85+: 2.1%

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%
Inglewood 45.1% lone person
Inglewood — Lone Person: 45.1% Inglewood — Couple Families: 37.7% Inglewood — One Parent Families: 10.3% Inglewood — Group Household: 5.4% Inglewood — Other Families: 1.5%
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%
Inglewood 34.6% renting
Inglewood — Owned Outright: 28.3% Inglewood — Mortgage: 37.1% Inglewood — Renting: 34.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Maylands Inglewood
Bachelor Degree 23.6% / 22.9%
Maylands — Bachelor Degree: 23.6% Inglewood — Bachelor Degree: 22.9%
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 8.9%
Maylands — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Inglewood — Certificate III & IV: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.8%
Maylands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Inglewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 8.4% / 7.9%
Maylands — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4% Inglewood — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 3.9%
Maylands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Inglewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

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 Inglewood
England 5.8% / 6.5%
Maylands — England: 5.8% Inglewood — England: 6.5%
India 4.0% / 1.1%
Maylands — India: 4.0% Inglewood — India: 1.1%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.4%
Maylands — New Zealand: 2.1% Inglewood — New Zealand: 1.4%
Malaysia 1.4% / 0.8%
Maylands — Malaysia: 1.4% Inglewood — Malaysia: 0.8%
Scotland 1.1% / 1.0%
Maylands — Scotland: 1.1% Inglewood — Scotland: 1.0%
Vietnam 1.2% / —
Maylands — Vietnam: 1.2% Inglewood — Vietnam: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.1%
Maylands — Italy: not among its largest Inglewood — Italy: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maylands 31.0% houses
Maylands — Houses: 31.0% Maylands — Flats / Apartments: 35.8% Maylands — Townhouses: 33.2%
Inglewood 59.8% houses
Inglewood — Houses: 59.8% Inglewood — Flats / Apartments: 24.1% Inglewood — Townhouses: 16.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Maylands Inglewood
Median house price $1,110,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price $495,000 $550,000
Median land price $912,500 $804,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 100 sales
 21 days
from 43 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Maylands Inglewood
1 bed $420K / $512K
Maylands — 1 bed: $420K (98 sales) Inglewood — 1 bed: $512K (17 sales)

98 vs 17 sales

2 bed $528K / $580K
Maylands — 2 bed: $528K (184 sales) Inglewood — 2 bed: $580K (31 sales)

184 vs 31 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 Inglewood
2 bed $691K / $1.24M
Maylands — 2 bed: $691K (41 sales) Inglewood — 2 bed: $1.24M (17 sales)

41 vs 17 sales

3 bed $1.08M / $1.42M
Maylands — 3 bed: $1.08M (86 sales) Inglewood — 3 bed: $1.42M (57 sales)

86 vs 57 sales

4 bed $1.49M / $2.1M
Maylands — 4 bed: $1.49M (44 sales) Inglewood — 4 bed: $2.1M (26 sales)

44 vs 26 sales

5 bed $1.51M / $1.73M
Maylands — 5 bed: $1.51M (7 sales) Inglewood — 5 bed: $1.73M (6 sales)

7 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Maylands Inglewood
New dwellings approved 251
across Bayswater
 1,557
across Stirling
Approvals change year on year -44% +23%

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 Inglewood
Houses 3.9%
$690/wk on $920K
 4.0%
$852/wk on $1.09M
Units 5.9%
$572/wk on $500K
 6.1%
$610/wk on $519K

Ranking within WA

Maylands Inglewood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 98% 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 83% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 82% of WA

Liveability

Inglewood scores higher overall (90 vs 58); Inglewood is more walkable (86 vs 78).

Maylands Inglewood
Grade B A+
Score 58/100 90/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Maylands carries more flood risk (75 vs 0).

Maylands Inglewood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
69/100
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 Inglewood
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
ECU City Campus, 4.4 km
 3
ECU City Campus, 4.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 3.7%

Schools in Maylands

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

Schools in Inglewood

  • Inglewood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Peter's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maylands Inglewood
Supermarkets 3 4
Cafes & restaurants 8 9
Parks & reserves 11 3
Childcare 4
same for both
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 3 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Maylands Inglewood
Walkability score 78/100 86/100
Distance to Perth 5.5 km
+11% vs other
 4.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 11 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 226.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 236.0
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 Inglewood
Car (driver) 63.6% / 61.8%
Maylands — Car (driver): 63.6% Inglewood — Car (driver): 61.8%
Worked from Home 9.6% / 13.0%
Maylands — Worked from Home: 9.6% Inglewood — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Bus 8.3% / 14.2%
Maylands — Bus: 8.3% Inglewood — Bus: 14.2%
Train 9.4% / 2.3%
Maylands — Train: 9.4% Inglewood — Train: 2.3%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 5.0%
Maylands — Car (passenger): 5.0% Inglewood — Car (passenger): 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).

Setting

Maylands Inglewood
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.7 km 11.8 km

NBN connectivity

Maylands Inglewood
Connectivity score 64/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
8,653 premises
 28%
3,100 premises

Climate

Maylands Inglewood
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 Inglewood
Average residential rate $1,871/yr $1,615/yr
Council Bayswater Stirling

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Maylands Inglewood
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

Inglewood

Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub

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