Miling vs Pithara
Pithara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Miling. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Miling, most households are people living alone. In Pithara, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Miling tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
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
- Miling has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Pithara is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 39%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pithara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Miling
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $275/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Miling
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (142 min vs 165 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (205.1 km vs 235 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Miling
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Pithara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.3% vs -28.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Miling and Pithara 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
Pithara rents higher ($275/wk vs $138/wk); Pithara has more residents (129 vs 101).
| Miling | Pithara | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 101 | 129 +28% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -28.4% | +17.3% |
| Median age | 48 | 45 |
| Median household income | $60,632/yr | $73,632/yr +21% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $138/wk | $275/wk +99% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (8.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Miling | Pithara | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 5 across Moora | 4 across Dalwallinu |
| Approvals change year on year | -75% | +0% |
Ranking within WA
| Miling | Pithara | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 18% of WA | Higher than 35% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of WA | Higher than 57% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of WA | Higher than 52% of WA |
Liveability
| Miling | Pithara | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Miling | Pithara | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | Low 23/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Miling | Pithara | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Miling
- Miling Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Pithara
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Miling | Pithara | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Pithara sits further from the CBD (235 km vs 205.1 km).
| Miling | Pithara | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 205.1 km | 235 km +15% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 142 min | 165 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6575 | 0.0% postcode 6608 |
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 (58.5%).
Setting
| Miling | Pithara | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 267 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 305 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Miling | Pithara | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 0% 73 premises |
Climate
| Miling | Pithara | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 347 mm | 343 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 33.9°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 6.9°C |
Federal electorate
| Miling | Pithara | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Miling | Pithara | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.