Mount Lawley vs Inglewood

In both, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Inglewood, most homes are detached houses. Mount Lawley is closer to the city centre: 2.9 km, against 4.9 km.

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

Mount Lawley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 4)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Inglewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($804,000 vs $1,325,000)

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

Renters

Inglewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Lawley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (2.9 km vs 4.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Lawley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)

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

Investors

Inglewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.1% vs 5.6%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Lawley Inglewood
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.

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Walkability 92 / 86
Mount Lawley — Walkability: 92/100 Inglewood — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 35 / 31
Mount Lawley — Safety: 35/100 Inglewood — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Lawley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Inglewood — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 70 / 100
Mount Lawley — Low flood risk: 70/100 Inglewood — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Lawley has more residents (11,328 vs 5,837); Mount Lawley rents higher ($350/wk vs $310/wk).

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Population 11,328
+48% vs other
 5,837
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +2.9%
Median age 38 39
Median household income $109,616/yr
+4% vs other
 $105,612/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+11% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Lawley Inglewood
0-4 4.6% / 5.2%
Mount Lawley — 0-4: 4.6% Inglewood — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 8.8% / 10.7%
Mount Lawley — 5-14: 8.8% Inglewood — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.2% / 4.8%
Mount Lawley — 15-19: 5.2% Inglewood — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 7.5% / 6.5%
Mount Lawley — 20-24: 7.5% Inglewood — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 18.2% / 14.6%
Mount Lawley — 25-34: 18.2% Inglewood — 25-34: 14.6%
35-44 14.8% / 16.0%
Mount Lawley — 35-44: 14.8% Inglewood — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 12.5% / 13.9%
Mount Lawley — 45-54: 12.5% Inglewood — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 11.7% / 13.1%
Mount Lawley — 55-64: 11.7% Inglewood — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 9.3% / 9.0%
Mount Lawley — 65-74: 9.3% Inglewood — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 4.4% / 3.9%
Mount Lawley — 75-84: 4.4% Inglewood — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 2.8% / 2.1%
Mount Lawley — 85+: 2.8% Inglewood — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Lawley 47.8% lone person
Mount Lawley — Lone Person: 47.8% Mount Lawley — Couple Families: 33.1% Mount Lawley — One Parent Families: 9.3% Mount Lawley — Group Household: 8.1% Mount Lawley — Other Families: 1.7%
Inglewood 45.1% lone person
Inglewood — Lone Person: 45.1% Inglewood — Couple Families: 37.7% Inglewood — One Parent Families: 10.3% Inglewood — Group Household: 5.4% Inglewood — 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.

Mount Lawley 37.4% renting
Mount Lawley — Owned Outright: 30.2% Mount Lawley — Mortgage: 32.4% Mount Lawley — Renting: 37.4%
Inglewood 34.6% renting
Inglewood — Owned Outright: 28.3% Inglewood — Mortgage: 37.1% Inglewood — Renting: 34.6%
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.

Mount Lawley Inglewood
England 7.0% / 6.5%
Mount Lawley — England: 7.0% Inglewood — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.4%
Mount Lawley — New Zealand: 2.1% Inglewood — New Zealand: 1.4%
Italy 2.1% / 1.1%
Mount Lawley — Italy: 2.1% Inglewood — Italy: 1.1%
India 1.2% / 1.1%
Mount Lawley — India: 1.2% Inglewood — India: 1.1%
Scotland 1.2% / 1.0%
Mount Lawley — Scotland: 1.2% Inglewood — Scotland: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Bachelor Degree 26.3% / 22.9%
Mount Lawley — Bachelor Degree: 26.3% Inglewood — Bachelor Degree: 22.9%
Postgraduate Degree 9.4% / 7.9%
Mount Lawley — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4% Inglewood — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Certificate III & IV 8.2% / 8.9%
Mount Lawley — Certificate III & IV: 8.2% Inglewood — Certificate III & IV: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.8%
Mount Lawley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Inglewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.9%
Mount Lawley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Inglewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Lawley 52.6% houses
Mount Lawley — Houses: 52.6% Mount Lawley — Flats / Apartments: 27.7% Mount Lawley — Townhouses: 19.7%
Inglewood 59.8% houses
Inglewood — Houses: 59.8% Inglewood — Flats / Apartments: 24.1% Inglewood — Townhouses: 16.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Median house price $1,610,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price $597,500 $550,000
Median land price $1,325,000 $804,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 107 sales
 21 days
from 43 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mount Lawley Inglewood
1 bed $486K / $512K
Mount Lawley — 1 bed: $486K (53 sales) Inglewood — 1 bed: $512K (17 sales)

53 vs 17 sales

2 bed $626K / $580K
Mount Lawley — 2 bed: $626K (98 sales) Inglewood — 2 bed: $580K (31 sales)

98 vs 31 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.

Mount Lawley Inglewood
2 bed $1.23M / $1.24M
Mount Lawley — 2 bed: $1.23M (22 sales) Inglewood — 2 bed: $1.24M (17 sales)

22 vs 17 sales

3 bed $1.5M / $1.42M
Mount Lawley — 3 bed: $1.5M (75 sales) Inglewood — 3 bed: $1.42M (57 sales)

75 vs 57 sales

4 bed $2.17M / $2.1M
Mount Lawley — 4 bed: $2.17M (48 sales) Inglewood — 4 bed: $2.1M (26 sales)

48 vs 26 sales

5 bed $2.85M / $1.73M
Mount Lawley — 5 bed: $2.85M (14 sales) Inglewood — 5 bed: $1.73M (6 sales)

14 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Mount Lawley Inglewood
New dwellings approved 1,557
across Stirling
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
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.

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Houses 4.3%
$900/wk on $1.1M
 4.0%
$852/wk on $1.09M
Units 5.6%
$650/wk on $600K
 6.1%
$610/wk on $519K

Ranking within WA

Mount Lawley Inglewood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Schools Higher than 97% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 41% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 82% of WA

Liveability

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Grade A+
same for both
Score 87/100 90/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Lawley carries more flood risk (30 vs 0).

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
ECU City Campus, 3.1 km
 3
ECU City Campus, 4.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.7% 3.7%

Schools in Mount Lawley

  • Mount Lawley Senior High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Perth College Independent · Combined above peers
  • St Paul's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Mount Lawley Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Inglewood

  • Inglewood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Peter's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Supermarkets 3 4
Cafes & restaurants 46 9
Parks & reserves 8 3
Childcare 11 4
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 3 2
Hospitals 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Inglewood sits further from the CBD (4.9 km vs 2.9 km).

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Walkability score 92/100 86/100
Distance to Perth 2.9 km 4.9 km
+69% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 7 min 11 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 431.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 236.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 6050
 2.0%
postcode 6052
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 6050
 38
postcode 6052

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.

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Car (driver) 59.6% / 61.8%
Mount Lawley — Car (driver): 59.6% Inglewood — Car (driver): 61.8%
Bus 13.0% / 14.2%
Mount Lawley — Bus: 13.0% Inglewood — Bus: 14.2%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 13.0%
Mount Lawley — Worked from Home: 12.3% Inglewood — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 5.0%
Mount Lawley — Car (passenger): 5.1% Inglewood — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 4.0% / 2.3%
Mount Lawley — Train: 4.0% Inglewood — Train: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.8%).

Setting

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.3 km 11.8 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Connectivity score 68/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
6,378 premises
 28%
3,100 premises

Climate

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Annual rainfall 650 mm 663 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 32.3°C
Winter min (Jul) — 8.5°C

Council rates

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Average residential rate $1,615/yr
same for both
Council Stirling
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Division Perth
same for both
Member Patrick Gorman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Lawley Inglewood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Lawley

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Inglewood

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