East Perth vs MaylandsTwo Perth suburbs compared for a home loan
East Perth (WA 6004) is approximately 2 km east of the Perth CBD, on the Swan River. Maylands (WA 6051) is approximately 4 km north-east of the Perth CBD, on a peninsula of the Swan River. At the 2021 Census, East Perth had 11,681 residents with a median age of 35, and Maylands had 13,199 residents with a median age of 36.
In both suburbs the most common occupied dwelling was flats and apartments. Flats and apartments made up 90% of occupied dwellings in East Perth and 36% in Maylands, while 62% of East Perth households rented compared with 50% in Maylands. 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 6004 · Inner Perth
East Perth
East Perth is an apartment-dominated suburb beside the Perth CBD and the Swan River, where strata records, building condition and lender policy matter.
City of Perth and City of Vincent. Approximately 2 km east of the Perth CBD, on the Swan River.
Read the full East Perth guideWA 6051 · Inner north-east Perth
Maylands
Maylands is an inner Perth peninsula suburb with a near even mix of flats, townhouses and houses, a train station and about half of homes rented.
City of Bayswater. Approximately 4 km north-east of the Perth CBD, on a peninsula of the Swan River.
Read the full Maylands guide
What buying in East Perth and Maylands would mean for the loan
The difference between two suburbs is usually a difference in price, and price drives the deposit, the transfer duty, any lenders mortgage insurance and the repayment. Enter the prices you are seeing and the panel works out each of those for East Perth and Maylands.
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Estimates only. Repayments assume a principal and interest loan at a constant rate, which is an assumption and not a current market rate. Transfer duty is indicative for established homes, first home buyer relief depends on eligibility, and upfront cash includes an allowance of $3,000 for conveyancing and inspections. Lenders mortgage insurance is an estimate and is added to the loan. A lender makes its own assessment.
East Perth and Maylands: 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 | East Perth | Maylands |
|---|---|---|
| People and households | ||
| Residents | 11,681 | 13,199 |
| Median ageAustralia 38 | 35 | 36 |
| Average household sizeAustralia 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Median household income, weeklyAustralia $1,746 | $2,005 | $1,623 |
| Housing costs at the 2021 Census | ||
| Median rent, weeklyAustralia $375 | $410 | $300 |
| Median mortgage repayment, monthlyAustralia $1,863 | $1,950 | $1,733 |
| Who owns and who rents | ||
| Households rentingAustralia 31% | 62% | 50% |
| Owned with a mortgageAustralia 35% | 21% | 31% |
| Owned outrightAustralia 31% | 16% | 18% |
| Types of home | ||
| Separate housesAustralia 72% | 4% | 31% |
| Townhouses, terraces and semi-detachedAustralia 13% | 6% | 33% |
| Flats and apartmentsAustralia 14% | 90% | 36% |
| Homes with two bedrooms or fewer | 72% | 53% |
| Homes with four bedrooms or more | 4% | 11% |
| Dwellings unoccupied on Census night | 21% | 17% |
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 East Perth and Maylands
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.
East Perth
- Investors
- First home buyers
- Downsizers
- Studios and small one-bedroom apartments may fall below the minimum internal floor area that many lenders and mortgage insurers require.
- Some lenders apply lower maximum loan-to-value ratios or exposure limits to high-density buildings and particular inner-city postcodes.
- Serviced, short-stay and mixed-use apartments are assessed more conservatively by some lenders and may need a larger deposit.
- Strata levies, the ten-year maintenance plan and the reserve fund balance affect valuation and reduce assessed borrowing capacity.
- Off-the-plan purchases are valued at completion, so a shortfall against the contract price is possible and must be funded from savings.
- Parts of the foreshore are within mapped Swan River floodplain, which can affect insurance terms and should be checked for a specific building.
Maylands
- First home buyers
- Investors
- Downsizers
- Upgraders
- Small studio and one-bedroom flats may fall below the minimum internal floor area that some lenders and mortgage insurers accept.
- Strata levies reduce borrowing power, and special levies for repairs in ageing blocks affect both valuation and the buyer's budget.
- The seller of a strata lot must provide a precontractual disclosure statement, and minutes, budgets and by-laws warrant review before an offer.
- Western Australian contracts have no mandatory cooling-off period, so finance and inspection conditions need to be included in the offer.
- Low-lying foreshore land is within state floodplain mapping, and a wider flood development control area covers residential streets on the peninsula.
- Character houses are limited in number, so comparable sales can be scarce and a valuation below the contract price is possible.
Housing stock in East Perth and Maylands compared
East Perth
- High-rise apartments
- Apartments in blocks of nine or more storeys accounted for 2,743 of the occupied dwellings counted at the 2021 Census.
- Low and mid-rise apartments
- The 2021 Census counted 1,602 apartments in blocks of four to eight storeys, alongside smaller low-rise buildings near Claisebrook Cove.
- Townhouses and terraces
- Only 338 semi-detached, terrace and townhouse dwellings were counted at the 2021 Census, so this dwelling type is scarce.
Maylands
- Older low-rise flats
- Flats and apartments made up 2,268 of the 6,351 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, most of them in low-rise strata blocks.
- Townhouses and villas
- Semi-detached, terrace and townhouse dwellings accounted for 2,110 occupied homes at the 2021 Census, largely from later infill.
- Character houses
- Early twentieth century houses, some within the Maylands North Character Protection Area or on the City's Heritage List.
- Peninsula Estate houses and newer apartments
- Houses built around the former brickworks lakes from the late 1990s, and apartment buildings in the activity centre beside the station.
Official sale price and rent figures for East Perth and Maylands
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.
East Perth
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for East Perth, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Maylands
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Maylands, 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 East Perth and Maylands
East Perth
Transport
- Claisebrook Station (train)
- East Perth Station (train)
- Transwa regional trains (train)
- Red CAT and Yellow CAT (bus)
Schools and campuses
- Trinity College (combined, catholic)
- North Metropolitan TAFE, East Perth campus (tertiary, tafe)
- Mercedes College (Victoria Square, Perth) (secondary, catholic)
Amenities
- WACA Ground
- Claisebrook Cove
- Queens Gardens
- Mardalup Park
- Matagarup Bridge
- Royal Perth Hospital (Wellington Street, Perth)
Maylands
Transport
- Maylands Station (train)
- Guildford Road and peninsula buses (bus)
- Guildford Road (road)
- Hotham Bridge (road)
Schools and campuses
- Maylands Peninsula Primary School (primary, government)
- Mount Lawley Senior High School (Mount Lawley) (secondary, government)
- Perth College (Mount Lawley) (combined, independent)
Amenities
- The RISE
- Maylands Library
- Maylands Peninsula Public Golf Course
- Bardon Park
- Maylands Waterland
- Peninsula Farm (National Trust WA)
School listings show name, level and sector only. Enrolment areas change, so confirm eligibility for a specific address with the school or the Western Australia education department.
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