Mundaring vs Stoneville
Stoneville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Mundaring. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mundaring, about half of households are couple families. In Stoneville, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mundaring: a median of $1.1 million, against $1 million in Stoneville, though rent is higher in Stoneville. On these figures, Mundaring tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Stoneville suits couples.
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
- Mundaring has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- Stoneville carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Stoneville
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($550,000 vs $1,225,000)
- has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,100,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mundaring
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($343/wk vs $389/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mundaring
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (36.9 km vs 39.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mundaring
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 19%)
- But Stoneville carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 53/100)
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
Mundaring and Stoneville 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
Mundaring has more residents (3,190 vs 2,489); Stoneville has higher household incomes ($108,524 vs $92,196).
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,190 +22% vs other | 2,489 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.9% | +2.3% |
| Median age | 50 | 44 |
| Median household income | $92,196/yr | $108,524/yr +18% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $343/wk | $389/wk +13% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).
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 (19.8%).
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 (13.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,100,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,225,000 | $550,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 38 days from 20 sales | 25 days from 17 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.
23 vs 19 sales
25 vs 22 sales
Development activity
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 216 across Mundaring same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -55% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.9% $900/wk on $954K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 56% of WA | Higher than 74% of WA |
| Schools | Higher than 74% of WA | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of WA | Higher than 5% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 81% of WA | Higher than 82% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of WA | Higher than 69% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 78% of WA | — |
Liveability
Stoneville scores higher overall (53 vs 48).
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | B |
| Score | 48/100 | 53/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Mundaring carries more crime risk (53 vs 30); Mundaring carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 64).
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 76/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Low 30/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
Schools in Mundaring
- Mundaring Christian College Independent · Primary above peers
- Mundaring Primary School Government · Primary below peers
- Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary below peers
Schools in Stoneville
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 3 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 3 |
| Childcare | 4 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Stoneville sits further from the CBD (39.9 km vs 36.9 km).
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 36.9 km | 39.9 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 43 min | 45 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus | 51/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 41.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 21.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 0 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.1% postcode 6073 | 1.1% postcode 6081 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 65 postcode 6073 | 70 postcode 6081 |
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 (79.8%).
Setting
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 268 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 283 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.6 km | 39.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 57/100 | 47/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 22% 1,582 premises | 14% 983 premises |
Climate
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,068 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,151/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mundaring same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bullwinkel same for both | |
| Member | Trish Cook same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mundaring | Stoneville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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