Suburb report · WA 6109
Maddington
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Maddington suburb profile
Who lives in Maddington
Maddington sits 16km from the Perth CBD, in the middle ring of the capital. Maddington is home to 14,018 people, a scale matched by fewer than 8% of Western Australian suburbs. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it ranks 28 by population. The median age of 35 is a little younger than the 39 of the median Western Australian suburb. Against the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it is older than 54 and younger than 204. That is 5 years younger than the average of 40 in the other suburb of the Maddington-Orange Grove-Martin statistical area.
Income and home ownership
Households here earn a median $78,100, in the lowest fifth of Western Australian suburbs, where the median suburb reaches $105,400. That is 31.3% below the average of $113,700 in the other suburb of the Maddington-Orange Grove-Martin statistical area. On household income it ranks 245 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. A renting share of 29.3% is above the state norm, where the median suburb has 75.2% ownership. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 89 have a lower share of owner-occupiers than Maddington. In the other suburb of the Maddington-Orange Grove-Martin statistical area the ownership share is 89.2%, 18.5 points higher than in Maddington.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 4,282 occupied private dwellings in Maddington, one of the larger housing stocks in Western Australia. Families with children are the largest household type at 48.9%, ahead of couples without children at 19.9% and people living alone at 26.9%. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 158 of 270 have a smaller share of families with children than Maddington. Few Western Australian suburbs have more group households: 4.4% of households, ahead of 81% of the state. Only 19.9% of households are couples without children, at the 6th percentile for Western Australia. The rest of the Maddington-Orange Grove-Martin statistical area averages 48.9% families with children, 0 points below Maddington.
Housing supply
Approvals picked up to 97 in the year to June 2025 across the Maddington-Orange Grove-Martin statistical area, above its 2020 to 2024 average of 91 a year. Supply figures here are for the Maddington-Orange Grove-Martin statistical area, home to 17,572 residents in 2025, which takes in Maddington and neighbouring suburbs. At 5.5 per 1,000 residents of that area, the pipeline sits mid-range for Western Australia, above 59% of areas. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 132 in 2021 and bottomed at 46 in 2023.
Population trend
The population of the Maddington-Orange Grove-Martin statistical area grew 14.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than most of Western Australia, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Western Australian statistical area added 9.7%, putting this area 5 points ahead. It ranks at the 79th percentile of Western Australian statistical areas for population growth over the period. Year by year, the change ran from 1.6% in 2021 to 4.4% in 2023.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Huntingdale differs most on the share of people living alone: 17.7% there against 26.9% in Maddington. Thornlie is the closest match on the share of families with children, at 49.4% against 48.9%. Gosnells sits 4km away, with a median household income of $72,400 against $78,100 here.
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ABS Data by Region to 2025, on ABS Census 2021 suburb baselineHousehold Mix Census 2021
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.