Middle Swan vs Stratton

Stratton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 39 in Middle Swan. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Stratton tends to suit families with children.

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

Stratton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 85%)
  • But Middle Swan has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)

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

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Stratton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (66/100 vs 37/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Middle Swan

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)
  • But Stratton is more walkable (66/100 vs 37/100)

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

Middle Swan and Stratton 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 Stratton
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 Stratton
Walkability 37 / 66
Middle Swan — Walkability: 37/100 Stratton — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 24 / 19
Middle Swan — Safety: 24/100 Stratton — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 59
Middle Swan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stratton — Low fire risk: 59/100
Low flood risk 34 / 100
Middle Swan — Low flood risk: 34/100 Stratton — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Middle Swan skews older (39 vs 33).

Middle Swan Stratton
Population 2,852 3,267
+15% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.2% -1.7%
Median age 39 33
Median household income $68,432/yr $72,956/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Middle Swan Stratton
0-4 5.6% / 7.3%
Middle Swan — 0-4: 5.6% Stratton — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 12.6% / 16.3%
Middle Swan — 5-14: 12.6% Stratton — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 6.0% / 6.7%
Middle Swan — 15-19: 6.0% Stratton — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.0% / 5.9%
Middle Swan — 20-24: 6.0% Stratton — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 13.8% / 15.9%
Middle Swan — 25-34: 13.8% Stratton — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 12.9% / 14.6%
Middle Swan — 35-44: 12.9% Stratton — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 12.8% / 12.9%
Middle Swan — 45-54: 12.8% Stratton — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 13.4% / 9.6%
Middle Swan — 55-64: 13.4% Stratton — 55-64: 9.6%
65-74 9.4% / 6.7%
Middle Swan — 65-74: 9.4% Stratton — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 5.4% / 3.5%
Middle Swan — 75-84: 5.4% Stratton — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 1.8% / 1.2%
Middle Swan — 85+: 1.8% Stratton — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Middle Swan 39.2% lone person
Middle Swan — Lone Person: 39.2% Middle Swan — Couple Families: 33.2% Middle Swan — One Parent Families: 21.2% Middle Swan — Group Household: 4.7% Middle Swan — Other Families: 1.8%
Stratton 33.9% lone person
Stratton — Lone Person: 33.9% Stratton — Couple Families: 35.1% Stratton — One Parent Families: 26.8% Stratton — Group Household: 2.8% Stratton — 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.

Middle Swan 29.6% renting
Middle Swan — Owned Outright: 30.2% Middle Swan — Mortgage: 40.2% Middle Swan — Renting: 29.6%
Stratton 30.6% renting
Stratton — Owned Outright: 17.5% Stratton — Mortgage: 51.9% Stratton — Renting: 30.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Middle Swan Stratton
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 16.8%
Middle Swan — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Stratton — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 5.5%
Middle Swan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Stratton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 4.2%
Middle Swan — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Stratton — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 1.1%
Middle Swan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Stratton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.8%
Middle Swan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Stratton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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 Stratton
England 4.3% / 4.7%
Middle Swan — England: 4.3% Stratton — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 3.9% / 4.0%
Middle Swan — New Zealand: 3.9% Stratton — New Zealand: 4.0%
Philippines 4.8% / 1.7%
Middle Swan — Philippines: 4.8% Stratton — Philippines: 1.7%
India 4.3% / 0.8%
Middle Swan — India: 4.3% Stratton — India: 0.8%
Italy 1.4% / —
Middle Swan — Italy: 1.4% Stratton — Italy: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / 0.6%
Middle Swan — Scotland: 0.5% Stratton — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Middle Swan 85.4% houses
Middle Swan — Houses: 85.4% Middle Swan — Flats / Apartments: 6.9% Middle Swan — Townhouses: 7.7%
Stratton 95.5% houses
Stratton — Houses: 95.5% Stratton — Flats / Apartments: 4.0% Stratton — Townhouses: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Middle Swan Stratton
Median house price $722,500 $730,000
Median unit price $543,750 —
Median land price $725,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 32 sales
 24 days
from 17 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.

Middle Swan Stratton
3 bed $664K / $685K
Middle Swan — 3 bed: $664K (46 sales) Stratton — 3 bed: $685K (35 sales)

46 vs 35 sales

4 bed $840K / $740K
Middle Swan — 4 bed: $840K (37 sales) Stratton — 4 bed: $740K (25 sales)

37 vs 25 sales

Development activity

Middle Swan Stratton
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 Stratton
Houses 4.9%
$750/wk on $799K
 4.9%
$725/wk on $762K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Middle Swan Stratton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of WA —
Schools Higher than 18% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 81% of WA

Liveability

Stratton is more walkable (66 vs 37); Stratton scores higher overall (38 vs 27).

Middle Swan Stratton
Grade D C
Score 27/100 38/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Middle Swan carries more flood risk (66 vs 0); Stratton carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0).

Middle Swan Stratton
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
81/100
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
 8
within 5 km

Schools

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

  • Middle Swan Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Middle Swan Stratton
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 2 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Middle Swan Stratton
Walkability score 37/100 66/100
Distance to Perth 25.1 km 24.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 31 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 91.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 78.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 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.

Middle Swan Stratton
Car (driver) 78.8% / 82.1%
Middle Swan — Car (driver): 78.8% Stratton — Car (driver): 82.1%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 6.1%
Middle Swan — Car (passenger): 5.6% Stratton — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Worked from Home 6.1% / 3.8%
Middle Swan — Worked from Home: 6.1% Stratton — Worked from Home: 3.8%
Train 4.3% / 3.8%
Middle Swan — Train: 4.3% Stratton — Train: 3.8%
Bus 2.6% / 2.9%
Middle Swan — Bus: 2.6% Stratton — Bus: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Middle Swan Stratton
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.3 km 27.3 km

NBN connectivity

Middle Swan Stratton
Connectivity score 67/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,368 premises
 53%
1,415 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Middle Swan Stratton
Division Hasluck Bullwinkel
Member Tania Lawrence Trish Cook
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Middle Swan Stratton
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

Stratton

Family Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks

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