Suburb report · WA 6051
Maylands
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Population
14,774
Maylands suburb profile
Who lives in Maylands
Maylands sits 4km from the Perth CBD, inside the inner ring of the capital. Maylands is home to 14,774 people, a scale matched by fewer than 6% of Western Australian suburbs. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it ranks 24 by population. The median age of 36 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 66 and younger than 181.
Income and home ownership
Median household income is $89,900, below the $105,400 of the median Western Australian suburb. On household income it ranks 217 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. Only 49.8% of households own their home, lower than 92% of Western Australian suburbs, while 50.2% rent. On ownership it ranks 255 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 6,351 occupied private dwellings in Maylands, one of the larger housing stocks in Western Australia. People living alone are the largest household type at 43%, ahead of families with children at 24.2% and couples at 26%. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 9 of 270 have a smaller share of families with children than Maylands. Few Western Australian suburbs have more people living alone: 43% of households, ahead of 98% of the state. At 26%, couples without children are less common here than in 64% of Western Australian suburbs.
Housing supply
Approvals picked up to 35 in the year to June 2025 across the Maylands statistical area, above its 2020 to 2024 average of 28 a year. Supply figures here are for the Maylands statistical area, home to 15,435 residents in 2025, which closely matches Maylands. At 2.3 per 1,000 residents of that area, approvals run lighter than most of Western Australia, at the 23rd percentile. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 38 in 2020 and bottomed at 16 in 2024.
Population trend
The population of the Maylands statistical area grew 12.4% 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 2.7 points ahead. It ranks at the 67th percentile of Western Australian statistical areas for population growth over the period. Growth was strongest in the year to 2023 (4.7%) and weakest in the year to 2021 (0.4%).
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Mount Lawley differs most on the median household income: $120,700 there against $89,900 in Maylands. East Perth is the closest match on the share of families with children, at 17% against 24.2%. Bayswater, 3km away, has 16,350 residents and a median household income of $115,000.
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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.