Midland vs Viveash

In Midland, most households rent and most households are people living alone. In Viveash, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Viveash: a median of $885,000, against $662,000 in Midland, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Midland tends to suit renters, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Viveash scores higher on liveability (43 versus 36) and sits slightly closer to the CBD at 18.3 km compared to Midland's 17.4 km. However, the suburbs present quite different risk profiles: Midland has a notably higher crime risk score of 95 against Viveash's 49, while Viveash faces substantially greater flood risk at 93 versus Midland's 34. Both are free from bushfire risk. Midland offers a better rental yield at 5.0 percent, making it potentially more appealing to investors, while Viveash may suit those prioritising overall liveability and lower crime despite its flood exposure.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Midland has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • Viveash has more separate houses rather than flats (75% vs 32%)

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

First-home buyers

Midland

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($557,500 vs $818,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($662,500 vs $885,000)
  • has cheaper units ($530,250 vs $588,500)

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

Renters

Midland

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (64% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $340/wk)
  • But Viveash leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Midland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 47/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Midland

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (9 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (68% vs 26%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 47/100)
  • But Viveash carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Viveash

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.7% vs 6.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Midland Viveash
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.

Midland Viveash
Walkability 94 / 47
Midland — Walkability: 94/100 Viveash — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 5 / 51
Midland — Safety: 5/100 Viveash — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Midland — Low fire risk: 100/100 Viveash — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 67 / 6
Midland — Low flood risk: 67/100 Viveash — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Midland has more residents (6,335 vs 1,280); Viveash has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $59,176).

Midland Viveash
Population 6,335
+80% vs other
 1,280
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% +23.7%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $59,176/yr $95,316/yr
+61% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk $340/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Midland Viveash
0-4 5.0% / 5.8%
Midland — 0-4: 5.0% Viveash — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 7.5% / 10.7%
Midland — 5-14: 7.5% Viveash — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 4.0% / 6.5%
Midland — 15-19: 4.0% Viveash — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 8.7% / 6.8%
Midland — 20-24: 8.7% Viveash — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 18.4% / 13.0%
Midland — 25-34: 18.4% Viveash — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 13.9% / 12.1%
Midland — 35-44: 13.9% Viveash — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 12.7% / 12.9%
Midland — 45-54: 12.7% Viveash — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 10.8% / 14.5%
Midland — 55-64: 10.8% Viveash — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 8.7% / 8.5%
Midland — 65-74: 8.7% Viveash — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 5.8% / 6.3%
Midland — 75-84: 5.8% Viveash — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 4.3% / 2.4%
Midland — 85+: 4.3% Viveash — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Midland 57.7% lone person
Midland — Lone Person: 57.7% Midland — Couple Families: 15.2% Midland — One Parent Families: 17.1% Midland — Group Household: 7.4% Midland — Other Families: 2.6%
Viveash 33.8% lone person
Viveash — Lone Person: 33.8% Viveash — Couple Families: 37.0% Viveash — One Parent Families: 22.8% Viveash — Group Household: 4.3% Viveash — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Midland 64.0% renting
Midland — Owned Outright: 17.0% Midland — Mortgage: 19.0% Midland — Renting: 64.0%
Viveash 27.5% renting
Viveash — Owned Outright: 29.3% Viveash — Mortgage: 43.2% Viveash — Renting: 27.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Midland Viveash
England 4.5% / 7.7%
Midland — England: 4.5% Viveash — England: 7.7%
India 3.6% / 5.2%
Midland — India: 3.6% Viveash — India: 5.2%
New Zealand 4.7% / 3.8%
Midland — New Zealand: 4.7% Viveash — New Zealand: 3.8%
Philippines 5.1% / 1.9%
Midland — Philippines: 5.1% Viveash — Philippines: 1.9%
Italy 1.5% / 1.1%
Midland — Italy: 1.5% Viveash — Italy: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

Qualifications

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

Midland Viveash
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 14.8%
Midland — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Viveash — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 11.1%
Midland — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Viveash — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 8.7%
Midland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Viveash — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 3.5%
Midland — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Viveash — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 2.6%
Midland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Viveash — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Midland 32.2% houses
Midland — Houses: 32.2% Midland — Townhouses: 50.6% Midland — Flats / Apartments: 17.2%
Viveash 74.7% houses
Viveash — Houses: 74.7% Viveash — Townhouses: 26.1% Viveash — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Midland Viveash
Median house price $662,500 $885,000
Median unit price $530,250 $588,500
Median land price $557,500 $818,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 88 sales
 18 days
from 16 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.

Midland Viveash
3 bed $668K / $783K
Midland — 3 bed: $668K (88 sales) Viveash — 3 bed: $783K (16 sales)

88 vs 16 sales

4 bed $742K / $1M
Midland — 4 bed: $742K (18 sales) Viveash — 4 bed: $1M (9 sales)

18 vs 9 sales

Development activity

Midland Viveash
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.

Midland Viveash
Houses 4.9%
$665/wk on $699K
 4.7%
$765/wk on $850K
Units 5.5%
$595/wk on $562K
 —

Ranking within WA

Midland Viveash
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Schools Higher than 18% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 100% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 52% of WA —

Liveability

Midland is more walkable (94 vs 47); Viveash scores higher overall (45 vs 38).

Midland Viveash
Grade C
same for both
Score 38/100 45/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Viveash carries more flood risk (94 vs 33); Midland carries more crime risk (95 vs 49).

Midland Viveash
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
95/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Low
33/100
 High
94/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 14
within 5 km
 17
within 5 km

Schools

Midland Viveash
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Midland

  • Indie School Western Australia Independent · Secondary at peers
  • Helena River Steiner School Independent · Primary
  • School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement - Midland Learning Academy Government · Secondary · Special school
  • Youth Futures Community School (Midland) Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Viveash

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

Amenities in the suburb

Midland Viveash
Supermarkets 5 0
Cafes & restaurants 8 0
Parks & reserves 6 1
Childcare 7 0
GPs 9 0
Pharmacies 11 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 3 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Midland Viveash
Walkability score 94/100 47/100
Distance to Perth 17.4 km 18.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 29 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 38/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 438.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 16.0
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.

Midland Viveash
Car (driver) 72.6% / 76.0%
Midland — Car (driver): 72.6% Viveash — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 4.2% / 8.5%
Midland — Worked from Home: 4.2% Viveash — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 5.4%
Midland — Car (passenger): 7.0% Viveash — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Train 6.0% / 6.3%
Midland — Train: 6.0% Viveash — Train: 6.3%
Walked Only 5.4% / 1.2%
Midland — Walked Only: 5.4% Viveash — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus 3.5% / 1.7%
Midland — Bus: 3.5% Viveash — Bus: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Midland Viveash
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.1 km 23.2 km

NBN connectivity

Midland Viveash
Connectivity score 60/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 24%
5,049 premises
 50%
683 premises

Climate

Midland Viveash
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

Midland Viveash
Average residential rate $2,699/yr
same for both
Council Swan
same for both

Federal electorate

Midland Viveash
Division Hasluck
same for both
Member Tania Lawrence
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Midland Viveash
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Midland

Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses

Viveash

Middle-Ring Quiet River Townhouses

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