Perth vs Mount Lawley

Perth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 38 in Mount Lawley. In Perth, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Mount Lawley, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Mount Lawley: a median of $1.61 million, against $1.19 million in Perth, though rent is higher in Perth. Perth is the city centre itself; Mount Lawley is 2.9 km out. On these figures, Perth tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone.

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 separate houses rather than flats (53% vs 9%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 20%)
  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 97/100)
  • But Perth has more parks and reserves (18 vs 8)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Perth has cheaper houses ($1,189,500 vs $1,610,000)
  • Mount Lawley has cheaper land ($1,325,000 vs $2,690,625)

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

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Perth has a bigger rental market to choose from (67% vs 37%)
  • Mount Lawley has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Perth

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (0.5 km vs 2.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (2 min vs 7 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Perth has more GPs (16 vs 5)
  • Mount Lawley has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Perth

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (19.6% vs 1.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.4% vs 4.3%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.5% vs 5.6%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Perth Mount Lawley
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.

Perth Mount Lawley
Walkability 99 / 92
Perth — Walkability: 99/100 Mount Lawley — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 3 / 35
Perth — Safety: 3/100 Mount Lawley — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Perth — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Lawley — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 41 / 70
Perth — Low flood risk: 41/100 Mount Lawley — Low flood risk: 70/100

Demographics

Mount Lawley skews older (38 vs 33); Perth rents higher ($400/wk vs $350/wk).

Perth Mount Lawley
Population 13,670
+17% vs other
 11,328
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.6% +1.8%
Median age 33 38
Median household income $101,920/yr $109,616/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+12% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Perth Mount Lawley
0-4 3.2% / 4.6%
Perth — 0-4: 3.2% Mount Lawley — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 3.7% / 8.8%
Perth — 5-14: 3.7% Mount Lawley — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 2.3% / 5.2%
Perth — 15-19: 2.3% Mount Lawley — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 11.9% / 7.5%
Perth — 20-24: 11.9% Mount Lawley — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 34.9% / 18.2%
Perth — 25-34: 34.9% Mount Lawley — 25-34: 18.2%
35-44 18.8% / 14.8%
Perth — 35-44: 18.8% Mount Lawley — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 9.9% / 12.5%
Perth — 45-54: 9.9% Mount Lawley — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 8.0% / 11.7%
Perth — 55-64: 8.0% Mount Lawley — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 4.8% / 9.3%
Perth — 65-74: 4.8% Mount Lawley — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 1.9% / 4.4%
Perth — 75-84: 1.9% Mount Lawley — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.6% / 2.8%
Perth — 85+: 0.6% Mount Lawley — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Perth 63.2% lone person
Perth — Lone Person: 63.2% Perth — Couple Families: 14.2% Perth — Group Household: 15.0% Perth — One Parent Families: 5.8% Perth — Other Families: 1.8%
Mount Lawley 47.8% lone person
Mount Lawley — Lone Person: 47.8% Mount Lawley — Couple Families: 33.1% Mount Lawley — Group Household: 8.1% Mount Lawley — One Parent Families: 9.3% Mount Lawley — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Perth 66.9% renting
Perth — Owned Outright: 12.4% Perth — Mortgage: 20.7% Perth — Renting: 66.9%
Mount Lawley 37.4% renting
Mount Lawley — Owned Outright: 30.2% Mount Lawley — Mortgage: 32.4% Mount Lawley — Renting: 37.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Perth Mount Lawley
Bachelor Degree 27.2% / 26.3%
Perth — Bachelor Degree: 27.2% Mount Lawley — Bachelor Degree: 26.3%
Postgraduate Degree 11.2% / 9.4%
Perth — Postgraduate Degree: 11.2% Mount Lawley — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.2%
Perth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Mount Lawley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Certificate III & IV 8.6% / 8.2%
Perth — Certificate III & IV: 8.6% Mount Lawley — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 3.8%
Perth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Mount Lawley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).

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.

Perth Mount Lawley
England 5.1% / 7.0%
Perth — England: 5.1% Mount Lawley — England: 7.0%
China 5.7% / —
Perth — China: 5.7% Mount Lawley — China: not among its largest
India 4.0% / 1.2%
Perth — India: 4.0% Mount Lawley — India: 1.2%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.1%
Perth — New Zealand: 2.3% Mount Lawley — New Zealand: 2.1%
Malaysia 2.4% / 1.2%
Perth — Malaysia: 2.4% Mount Lawley — Malaysia: 1.2%
Italy — / 2.1%
Perth — Italy: not among its largest Mount Lawley — Italy: 2.1%
Scotland — / 1.2%
Perth — Scotland: not among its largest Mount Lawley — Scotland: 1.2%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Perth 80.2% flats / apartments
Perth — Flats / Apartments: 80.2% Perth — Houses: 8.6% Perth — Townhouses: 11.1%
Mount Lawley 27.7% flats / apartments
Mount Lawley — Flats / Apartments: 27.7% Mount Lawley — Houses: 52.6% Mount Lawley — Townhouses: 19.7%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Perth Mount Lawley
Median house price $1,189,500 $1,610,000
Median unit price $590,000 $597,500
Median land price $2,690,625 $1,325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 51 sales
 35 days
from 107 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.

Perth Mount Lawley
1 bed $482K / $486K
Perth — 1 bed: $482K (274 sales) Mount Lawley — 1 bed: $486K (53 sales)

274 vs 53 sales

2 bed $650K / $626K
Perth — 2 bed: $650K (345 sales) Mount Lawley — 2 bed: $626K (98 sales)

345 vs 98 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.

Perth Mount Lawley
2 bed $1.02M / $1.23M
Perth — 2 bed: $1.02M (28 sales) Mount Lawley — 2 bed: $1.23M (22 sales)

28 vs 22 sales

3 bed $1.4M / $1.5M
Perth — 3 bed: $1.4M (23 sales) Mount Lawley — 3 bed: $1.5M (75 sales)

23 vs 75 sales

4 bed $1.5M / $2.17M
Perth — 4 bed: $1.5M (11 sales) Mount Lawley — 4 bed: $2.17M (48 sales)

11 vs 48 sales

Development activity

Perth Mount Lawley
New dwellings approved 242
across Perth
 1,557
across Stirling
Approvals change year on year — +23%

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.

Perth Mount Lawley
Houses 5.4%
$795/wk on $760K
 4.3%
$900/wk on $1.1M
Units 6.5%
$750/wk on $600K
 5.6%
$650/wk on $600K

Ranking within WA

Perth Mount Lawley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Schools Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 97% of WA
Walkability Higher than 100% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 41% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 88% of WA Higher than 62% of WA

Liveability

Mount Lawley scores higher overall (87 vs 73).

Perth Mount Lawley
Grade A A+
Score 73/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Perth carries more flood risk (59 vs 30); Perth carries more crime risk (97 vs 65).

Perth Mount Lawley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
97/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood Moderate
59/100
 Low
30/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Perth Mount Lawley
Inside the suburb 5 4
Rated above peers 3
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
ECU City Campus, 0.0 km
 3
ECU City Campus, 3.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.5% 4.7%

Schools in Perth

  • Highgate Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mercedes College Independent · Secondary above peers
  • St George's Anglican Grammar School Independent · Secondary above peers
  • St George's Anglican Grammar School - Murray Street Campus Independent · Secondary
  • St George's Anglican Grammar School - William Street Campus Independent · Secondary

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

Amenities in the suburb

Perth Mount Lawley
Supermarkets 10 3
Cafes & restaurants 251 46
Parks & reserves 18 8
Childcare 9 11
GPs 16 5
Pharmacies 18 3
Hospitals 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 17 3
Fuel stations 4
same for both
EV chargers 13 1
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Mount Lawley sits further from the CBD (2.9 km vs 0.5 km).

Perth Mount Lawley
Walkability score 99/100 92/100
Distance to Perth 0.5 km 2.9 km
+480% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 2 min 7 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus · Ferry
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2498.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 431.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 6000
 2.7%
postcode 6050
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 6000
 33
postcode 6050

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.

Perth Mount Lawley
Car (driver) 37.6% / 59.6%
Perth — Car (driver): 37.6% Mount Lawley — Car (driver): 59.6%
Walked Only 25.2% / 3.8%
Perth — Walked Only: 25.2% Mount Lawley — Walked Only: 3.8%
Bus 14.1% / 13.0%
Perth — Bus: 14.1% Mount Lawley — Bus: 13.0%
Worked from Home 9.6% / 12.3%
Perth — Worked from Home: 9.6% Mount Lawley — Worked from Home: 12.3%
Train 6.0% / 4.0%
Perth — Train: 6.0% Mount Lawley — Train: 4.0%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 5.1%
Perth — Car (passenger): 4.8% Mount Lawley — Car (passenger): 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.6%).

Setting

Perth Mount Lawley
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 11.3 km

NBN connectivity

Perth Mount Lawley
Connectivity score 73/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 21%
16,249 premises
 33%
6,378 premises

Climate

Perth Mount Lawley
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Perth

Apartments Easy Commute Inner Multicultural Parks Professionals Transport Hub Urban

Mount Lawley

Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub

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