Middle Swan vs Red Hill

Middle Swan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 49 in Red Hill. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Red Hill, most households are couple families. Middle Swan is closer to the city centre: 25.1 km, against 31.8 km. On these figures, Red Hill tends to suit 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

Red Hill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 54%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)
  • But Middle Swan has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Red Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($169/wk vs $310/wk)
  • But Middle Swan has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Middle Swan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (25.1 km vs 31.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (30 min vs 38 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Middle Swan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.2% vs 0.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Middle Swan Red Hill
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.

Middle Swan Red Hill
Walkability 37 / 0
Middle Swan — Walkability: 37/100 Red Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 24
Middle Swan — Safety: 24/100 Red Hill — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 22
Middle Swan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Red Hill — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 34 / 100
Middle Swan — Low flood risk: 34/100 Red Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Middle Swan has more residents (2,852 vs 85); Red Hill has higher household incomes ($132,600 vs $68,432).

Middle Swan Red Hill
Population 2,852
+97% vs other
 85
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.2% +23.2%
Median age 39 49
Median household income $68,432/yr $132,600/yr
+94% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+45% vs other
 $169/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Middle Swan Red Hill
0-4 5.6% / —
Middle Swan — 0-4: 5.6% Red Hill — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.6% / 15.3%
Middle Swan — 5-14: 12.6% Red Hill — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 6.0% / 5.9%
Middle Swan — 15-19: 6.0% Red Hill — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.0% / 9.4%
Middle Swan — 20-24: 6.0% Red Hill — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 13.8% / 4.7%
Middle Swan — 25-34: 13.8% Red Hill — 25-34: 4.7%
35-44 12.9% / 5.9%
Middle Swan — 35-44: 12.9% Red Hill — 35-44: 5.9%
45-54 12.8% / 22.4%
Middle Swan — 45-54: 12.8% Red Hill — 45-54: 22.4%
55-64 13.4% / 12.9%
Middle Swan — 55-64: 13.4% Red Hill — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 9.4% / 16.5%
Middle Swan — 65-74: 9.4% Red Hill — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 5.4% / 3.5%
Middle Swan — 75-84: 5.4% Red Hill — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 1.8% / —
Middle Swan — 85+: 1.8% Red Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Middle Swan 33.2% couple families
Middle Swan — Couple Families: 33.2% Middle Swan — One Parent Families: 21.2% Middle Swan — Lone Person: 39.2% Middle Swan — Group Household: 4.7% Middle Swan — Other Families: 1.8%
Red Hill 73.3% couple families
Red Hill — Couple Families: 73.3% Red Hill — One Parent Families: 26.7% Red Hill — Lone Person: 0.0% Red Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Red Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Middle Swan 29.6% renting
Middle Swan — Owned Outright: 30.2% Middle Swan — Mortgage: 40.2% Middle Swan — Renting: 29.6%
Red Hill 19.4% renting
Red Hill — Owned Outright: 48.4% Red Hill — Mortgage: 32.3% Red Hill — Renting: 19.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Middle Swan Red Hill
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 18.8%
Middle Swan — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Red Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 5.9%
Middle Swan — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Red Hill — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 3.5%
Middle Swan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Red Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / —
Middle Swan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Red Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Middle Swan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Red Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Middle Swan Red Hill
England 4.3% / 5.9%
Middle Swan — England: 4.3% Red Hill — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 3.9% / 4.7%
Middle Swan — New Zealand: 3.9% Red Hill — New Zealand: 4.7%
Thailand — / 5.9%
Middle Swan — Thailand: not among its largest Red Hill — Thailand: 5.9%
Philippines 4.8% / —
Middle Swan — Philippines: 4.8% Red Hill — Philippines: not among its largest
India 4.3% / —
Middle Swan — India: 4.3% Red Hill — India: not among its largest
Italy 1.4% / —
Middle Swan — Italy: 1.4% Red Hill — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Middle Swan 85.4% houses
Middle Swan — Houses: 85.4% Middle Swan — Townhouses: 7.7% Middle Swan — Flats / Apartments: 6.9%
Red Hill 100.0% houses
Red Hill — Houses: 100.0% Red Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Red Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Middle Swan Red Hill
Median house price $722,500 —
Median unit price $543,750 —
Median land price $725,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 32 sales
 —

Development activity

Middle Swan Red Hill
New dwellings approved 2,486
across Swan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
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.

Middle Swan Red Hill
Houses 4.9%
$750/wk on $799K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Middle Swan Red Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of WA Higher than 92% of WA
Schools Higher than 18% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 25% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 77% of WA —

Liveability

Middle Swan is more walkable (37 vs 0).

Middle Swan Red Hill
Grade D —
Score 27/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Red Hill carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 0); Middle Swan carries more flood risk (66 vs 0).

Middle Swan Red Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
78/100
Crime High
76/100
same for both
Flood Moderate
66/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Middle Swan Red Hill
Inside the suburb 6 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Middle Swan

  • La Salle College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Brigid's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Swan Christian College Independent · Secondary below peers
  • Moorditj Noongar Community College Government · Primary
  • Swan Christian College - Junior School Campus Independent · Primary
  • Alta-1 College - Middle Swan campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Red Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Middle Swan Red Hill
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Red Hill sits further from the CBD (31.8 km vs 25.1 km).

Middle Swan Red Hill
Walkability score 37/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 25.1 km 31.8 km
+27% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 38 min
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.

Middle Swan Red Hill
Car (driver) 78.8% / 72.1%
Middle Swan — Car (driver): 78.8% Red Hill — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 6.1% / 16.3%
Middle Swan — Worked from Home: 6.1% Red Hill — Worked from Home: 16.3%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 11.6%
Middle Swan — Car (passenger): 5.6% Red Hill — Car (passenger): 11.6%
Train 4.3% / —
Middle Swan — Train: 4.3% Red Hill — Train: not among its largest
Bus 2.6% / —
Middle Swan — Bus: 2.6% Red Hill — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Middle Swan Red Hill
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.3 km 30.6 km

NBN connectivity

Middle Swan Red Hill
Connectivity score 67/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,368 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Middle Swan Red Hill
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

Middle Swan Red Hill
Average residential rate $2,699/yr
same for both
Council Swan
same for both

Federal electorate

Middle Swan Red Hill
Division Hasluck
same for both
Member Tania Lawrence
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Middle Swan Red Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Middle Swan

Acreage Middle-Ring Quiet

Red Hill

Outer

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