Middleton Beach vs Mira Mar
Mira Mar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 56 in Middleton Beach. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Middleton Beach, most households are people living alone. In Mira Mar, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Middleton Beach: a median of $1.46 million, against $880,000 in Mira Mar, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Middleton Beach tends to suit older residents, while Mira Mar suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mira Mar
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper units ($437,500 vs $765,000)
- has cheaper houses ($880,000 vs $1,460,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mira Mar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mira Mar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (75/100 vs 31/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Middleton Beach has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 25%)
- Mira Mar is more walkable (75/100 vs 31/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Middleton Beach and Mira Mar drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Mira Mar has more residents (1,890 vs 759); Middleton Beach skews older (56 vs 46).
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 759 | 1,890 +149% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.4% | +7.6% |
| Median age | 56 | 46 |
| Median household income | $76,284/yr +11% vs other | $67,548/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +14% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,460,000 | $880,000 |
| Median unit price | $765,000 | $437,500 |
| Median land price | — | $467,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 68 days from 6 sales | 54 days from 11 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.
7 vs 31 sales
5 vs 16 sales
Development activity
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 271 across Albany same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -28% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.4% $810/wk on $955K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 38% of WA | Higher than 25% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of WA | Higher than 92% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of WA | Higher than 40% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of WA | Higher than 75% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 52% of WA |
Liveability
Mira Mar is more walkable (75 vs 31).
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 65/100 | 63/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 6 within 5 km | 7 within 5 km |
Schools
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 31/100 | 75/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 415.8 km | 413.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 294 min | 292 min |
| Public transport score | 17/100 Bus | 35/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 0.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 7.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | — scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 6330 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 31 postcode 6330 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).
Setting
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 4 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 57 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 487 m 1.8 km to a named beach | 1.6 km 2.2 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 64/100 | 61/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 34% 552 premises | 30% 1,149 premises |
Climate
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 859 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,591/yr same for both | |
| Council | Albany same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Middleton Beach | Mira Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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