Brabham vs MidvaleTwo Perth suburbs compared for a home loan
Brabham (WA 6055) is approximately 21 km north-east of the Perth CBD, south of Henley Brook. Midvale (WA 6056) is approximately 17 km east of the Perth CBD, adjoining Midland. At the 2021 Census, Brabham had 8,665 residents with a median age of 29, and Midvale had 2,283 residents with a median age of 35.
In both suburbs the most common occupied dwelling was separate houses. Flats and apartments made up 0% of occupied dwellings in Brabham and 0% in Midvale, while 12% of Brabham households rented compared with 32% in Midvale. These differences matter for finance, because lenders assess apartments, strata buildings and houses on land differently.
Both suburbs are in the same state, so transfer duty is calculated on the same scale and the difference in upfront cost comes from the purchase price. The panel below applies that scale, and an estimate of lenders mortgage insurance, to the prices you enter.
WA 6055 · North-eastern growth corridor of Perth
Brabham
Brabham is a City of Swan suburb gazetted in 2011 on the former Caversham Airfield, where 83.4 per cent of households hold a mortgage and only 4.2 per cent own outright.
City of Swan. Approximately 21 km north-east of the Perth CBD, south of Henley Brook.
Read the full Brabham guideWA 6056 · Eastern suburbs of Perth
Midvale
Midvale is a small 1950s suburb beside Midland with a substantial State Housing component, renewed from the 1990s, where the median rent was $275 a week.
City of Swan. Approximately 17 km east of the Perth CBD, adjoining Midland.
Read the full Midvale guide
What buying in Brabham and Midvale would mean for the loan
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Brabham and Midvale: Census profile compared
Figures are from the 2021 Census, so rents, repayments and incomes have moved since. They are most useful for comparing one suburb with another and with Australia as a whole.
| Measure | Brabham | Midvale |
|---|---|---|
| People and households | ||
| Residents | 8,665 | 2,283 |
| Median ageAustralia 38 | 29 | 35 |
| Average household sizeAustralia 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Median household income, weeklyAustralia $1,746 | $2,155 | $1,433 |
| Housing costs at the 2021 Census | ||
| Median rent, weeklyAustralia $375 | $370 | $275 |
| Median mortgage repayment, monthlyAustralia $1,863 | $1,928 | $1,742 |
| Who owns and who rents | ||
| Households rentingAustralia 31% | 12% | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgageAustralia 35% | 83% | 51% |
| Owned outrightAustralia 31% | 4% | 16% |
| Types of home | ||
| Separate housesAustralia 72% | 97% | 82% |
| Townhouses, terraces and semi-detachedAustralia 13% | 2% | 18% |
| Flats and apartmentsAustralia 14% | 0% | 0% |
| Homes with two bedrooms or fewer | 3% | 19% |
| Homes with four bedrooms or more | 52% | 36% |
| Dwellings unoccupied on Census night | 4% | 11% |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0). Tenure shares exclude households that did not state their tenure. Dwelling shares are of occupied private dwellings.
Home loan considerations in Brabham and Midvale
Lenders treat houses on land, townhouses and apartments differently, and some apply extra conditions to small apartments, high-density buildings or particular postcodes. These are the points each guide raises.
Brabham
- First home buyers
- Upgraders
- Investors
- Estate covenants differ between developers across the suburb and run with the land.
- A house and land package is usually two contracts, for the land and for the build.
- A construction loan draws down in stages against an as-if-complete valuation.
- Builder contract variations after loan approval can leave a funding gap.
- Some lenders apply postcode-based limits to high loan-to-value lending in growth corridors.
Midvale
- First home buyers
- Investors
- Some lenders apply lower maximum loan-to-value ratios where social housing is concentrated.
- At 841 occupied dwellings, comparable sales evidence is thin and valuations less predictable.
- The suburb is split between the City of Swan and the Shire of Mundaring.
- Median weekly household income of $1,433 means serviceability commonly binds.
- The Great Eastern Highway and the Eastern Railway bound the suburb on two sides.
Housing stock in Brabham and Midvale compared
Brabham
- Estate housing from 2011 onward
- Separate houses numbered 2,780 at the 2021 Census, 97.4 per cent of occupied homes.
- Four bedroom family homes
- At the 2021 Census, 1,404 dwellings had four bedrooms against 1,269 with three.
- Very limited attached stock
- Only 63 semi-detached or townhouse dwellings and 11 flats were counted at the 2021 Census.
Midvale
- 1950s and renewal-era houses
- Separate houses numbered 687 at the 2021 Census, 81.7 per cent of occupied homes.
- Townhouses and villa units
- At 150 dwellings, or 17.8 per cent of occupied homes, above the national 12.6 per cent.
- Three and four bedroom homes
- At the 2021 Census, 374 dwellings had three bedrooms and 273 had four.
Official sale price and rent figures for Brabham and Midvale
Only figures published free of charge by a government agency are shown. Where none is published the space is left empty rather than filled with an estimate. Each guide charts the full series.
Brabham
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Brabham, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Midvale
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Midvale, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Transport, schools and amenities in Brabham and Midvale
Brabham
Transport
- Whiteman Park Station (train)
- Ellenbrook Station (train)
- Transperth buses (bus)
- Tonkin Highway (road)
Amenities
- Everglades Avenue town centre
- Whiteman Park
- Brabham community facilities
Midvale
Transport
- Midland Station (train)
- Transperth buses (bus)
- Great Eastern Highway (road)
- Roe Highway (road)
Amenities
- Midland town centre
- Helena Vale reserves
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