Mirrabooka vs Noranda

Mirrabooka is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 45 in Noranda. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Noranda: a median of $1.07 million, against $762,000 in Mirrabooka, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mirrabooka tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Noranda suits 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

Noranda

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 87/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 10)
  • But Mirrabooka has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Mirrabooka

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($500,000 vs $724,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($762,500 vs $1,070,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mirrabooka

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Noranda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 58/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Noranda

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 87/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 14%)
  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Mirrabooka

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.9% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mirrabooka Noranda
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.

Mirrabooka Noranda
Walkability 58 / 79
Mirrabooka — Walkability: 58/100 Noranda — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 13 / 58
Mirrabooka — Safety: 13/100 Noranda — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 54 / 66
Mirrabooka — Low fire risk: 54/100 Noranda — Low fire risk: 66/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mirrabooka — Low flood risk: 100/100 Noranda — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Noranda has higher household incomes ($84,864 vs $65,884); Noranda skews older (45 vs 36).

Mirrabooka Noranda
Population 8,000 8,002
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.4% +0.3%
Median age 36 45
Median household income $65,884/yr $84,864/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $350/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mirrabooka Noranda
0-4 5.7% / 4.6%
Mirrabooka — 0-4: 5.7% Noranda — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 15.4% / 11.0%
Mirrabooka — 5-14: 15.4% Noranda — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 7.7% / 6.0%
Mirrabooka — 15-19: 7.7% Noranda — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 7.0% / 5.7%
Mirrabooka — 20-24: 7.0% Noranda — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 12.7% / 10.8%
Mirrabooka — 25-34: 12.7% Noranda — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 12.6% / 11.2%
Mirrabooka — 35-44: 12.6% Noranda — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 11.9% / 12.5%
Mirrabooka — 45-54: 11.9% Noranda — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 12.9% / 13.7%
Mirrabooka — 55-64: 12.9% Noranda — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 9.0% / 14.2%
Mirrabooka — 65-74: 9.0% Noranda — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 3.8% / 7.7%
Mirrabooka — 75-84: 3.8% Noranda — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 1.5% / 2.7%
Mirrabooka — 85+: 1.5% Noranda — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mirrabooka 47.2% couple families
Mirrabooka — Couple Families: 47.2% Mirrabooka — Lone Person: 26.5% Mirrabooka — One Parent Families: 20.2% Mirrabooka — Group Household: 3.3% Mirrabooka — Other Families: 2.8%
Noranda 48.5% couple families
Noranda — Couple Families: 48.5% Noranda — Lone Person: 31.3% Noranda — One Parent Families: 16.0% Noranda — Group Household: 2.6% Noranda — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mirrabooka 31.5% renting
Mirrabooka — Owned Outright: 29.8% Mirrabooka — Mortgage: 38.7% Mirrabooka — Renting: 31.5%
Noranda 16.8% renting
Noranda — Owned Outright: 47.4% Noranda — Mortgage: 35.8% Noranda — Renting: 16.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mirrabooka Noranda
Certificate III & IV 10.5% / 12.8%
Mirrabooka — Certificate III & IV: 10.5% Noranda — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 14.2%
Mirrabooka — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Noranda — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 8.8%
Mirrabooka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Noranda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 3.3%
Mirrabooka — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Noranda — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.9%
Mirrabooka — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Noranda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

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.

Mirrabooka Noranda
Vietnam 9.0% / 4.6%
Mirrabooka — Vietnam: 9.0% Noranda — Vietnam: 4.6%
Myanmar 6.0% / —
Mirrabooka — Myanmar: 6.0% Noranda — Myanmar: not among its largest
India 1.9% / 2.8%
Mirrabooka — India: 1.9% Noranda — India: 2.8%
England — / 4.0%
Mirrabooka — England: not among its largest Noranda — England: 4.0%
Malaysia 1.8% / 2.0%
Mirrabooka — Malaysia: 1.8% Noranda — Malaysia: 2.0%
Italy — / 3.6%
Mirrabooka — Italy: not among its largest Noranda — Italy: 3.6%
Iraq 3.0% / —
Mirrabooka — Iraq: 3.0% Noranda — Iraq: not among its largest
South Africa — / 2.7%
Mirrabooka — South Africa: not among its largest Noranda — South Africa: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mirrabooka 85.5% houses
Mirrabooka — Houses: 85.5% Mirrabooka — Townhouses: 13.5% Mirrabooka — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Noranda 82.5% houses
Noranda — Houses: 82.5% Noranda — Townhouses: 16.8% Noranda — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mirrabooka Noranda
Median house price $762,500 $1,070,000
Median unit price $500,000 $724,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 23 sales
 22 days
from 64 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.

Mirrabooka Noranda
3 bed $712K / $882K
Mirrabooka — 3 bed: $712K (42 sales) Noranda — 3 bed: $882K (35 sales)

42 vs 35 sales

4 bed $850K / $1.1M
Mirrabooka — 4 bed: $850K (19 sales) Noranda — 4 bed: $1.1M (63 sales)

19 vs 63 sales

Development activity

Mirrabooka Noranda
New dwellings approved 1,557
across Stirling
 251
across Bayswater
Approvals change year on year +23% -44%

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.

Mirrabooka Noranda
Houses 4.9%
$750/wk on $799K
 3.8%
$730/wk on $1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Mirrabooka Noranda
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of WA Higher than 50% of WA
Schools Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 100% of WA
Walkability Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 21% of WA

Liveability

Noranda scores higher overall (81 vs 46); Noranda is more walkable (79 vs 58).

Mirrabooka Noranda
Grade C A
Score 46/100 81/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mirrabooka carries more crime risk (87 vs 42); Mirrabooka carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 34).

Mirrabooka Noranda
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Low
34/100
Crime High
87/100
 Moderate
42/100
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 8
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Mirrabooka Noranda
Inside the suburb 5 3
Rated above peers 2 3
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 2
ECU City Campus, 9.8 km

Schools in Mirrabooka

  • Boyare Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Dryandra Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Indie School Western Australia - Mirrabooka Campus Independent · Secondary
  • Y School WA Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Noranda

  • Camboon Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Morley Senior High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Noranda Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mirrabooka Noranda
Supermarkets 3 2
Parks & reserves 10 14
Childcare 4 3
GPs 3 2
Pharmacies 6 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Mirrabooka Noranda
Walkability score 58/100 79/100
Distance to Perth 12.2 km
+10% vs other
 11 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 20 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 356.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 170.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6061
 1.0%
postcode 6062
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 6061
 47
postcode 6062

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.

Mirrabooka Noranda
Car (driver) 80.6% / 79.7%
Mirrabooka — Car (driver): 80.6% Noranda — Car (driver): 79.7%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 5.4%
Mirrabooka — Car (passenger): 8.2% Noranda — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Worked from Home 3.8% / 8.1%
Mirrabooka — Worked from Home: 3.8% Noranda — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Bus 4.4% / 4.1%
Mirrabooka — Bus: 4.4% Noranda — Bus: 4.1%
Train 1.7% / 1.8%
Mirrabooka — Train: 1.7% Noranda — Train: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Mirrabooka Noranda
Elevation 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.7 km 13.8 km

NBN connectivity

Mirrabooka Noranda
Connectivity score 72/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
3,122 premises
 53%
3,504 premises

Climate

Mirrabooka Noranda
Annual rainfall 650 mm 663 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 32.3°C
Winter min (Jul) — 8.5°C

Council rates

Mirrabooka Noranda
Average residential rate $1,615/yr $1,871/yr
Council Stirling Bayswater

Federal electorate

Mirrabooka Noranda
Division Cowan Hasluck
Member Anne Aly Tania Lawrence
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mirrabooka Noranda
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mirrabooka

Easy Commute Large Blocks Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Transport Hub

Noranda

Middle-Ring Parks

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