Maylands vs RedcliffeTwo Perth suburbs compared for a home loan
Maylands (WA 6051) is approximately 4 km north-east of the Perth CBD, on a peninsula of the Swan River. Redcliffe (WA 6104) is approximately 9 km east of the Perth CBD, bounded by the Perth Airport grounds. At the 2021 Census, Maylands had 13,199 residents with a median age of 36, and Redcliffe had 5,030 residents with a median age of 38.
The most common occupied dwelling was flats and apartments in Maylands and separate houses in Redcliffe. Flats and apartments made up 36% of occupied dwellings in Maylands and 1% in Redcliffe, while 50% of Maylands households rented compared with 41% in Redcliffe. 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 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 guideWA 6104 · Inner eastern suburbs of Perth
Redcliffe
Redcliffe is an inner-eastern Perth suburb bounded by the Perth Airport grounds, with its own Airport line station opened in 2022 and large family homes.
City of Belmont. Approximately 9 km east of the Perth CBD, bounded by the Perth Airport grounds.
Read the full Redcliffe guide
What buying in Maylands and Redcliffe would mean for the loan
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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.
Maylands and Redcliffe: 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 | Maylands | Redcliffe |
|---|---|---|
| People and households | ||
| Residents | 13,199 | 5,030 |
| Median ageAustralia 38 | 36 | 38 |
| Average household sizeAustralia 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Median household income, weeklyAustralia $1,746 | $1,623 | $1,565 |
| Housing costs at the 2021 Census | ||
| Median rent, weeklyAustralia $375 | $300 | $330 |
| Median mortgage repayment, monthlyAustralia $1,863 | $1,733 | $1,733 |
| Who owns and who rents | ||
| Households rentingAustralia 31% | 50% | 41% |
| Owned with a mortgageAustralia 35% | 31% | 36% |
| Owned outrightAustralia 31% | 18% | 22% |
| Types of home | ||
| Separate housesAustralia 72% | 31% | 78% |
| Townhouses, terraces and semi-detachedAustralia 13% | 33% | 21% |
| Flats and apartmentsAustralia 14% | 36% | 1% |
| Homes with two bedrooms or fewer | 53% | 20% |
| Homes with four bedrooms or more | 11% | 36% |
| Dwellings unoccupied on Census night | 17% | 9% |
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 Maylands and Redcliffe
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.
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.
Redcliffe
- First home buyers
- Investors
- Upgraders
- Perth Airport forms the eastern boundary, so aircraft noise is the defining environmental consideration.
- Aircraft movements occur at night as well as during the day, so a single daytime inspection may mislead.
- The suburb is comparatively small, so comparable sales evidence is thinner than in neighbouring suburbs.
- Only 10 flats were recorded, so apartment stock is effectively unavailable despite the station.
- There is no mandatory seller disclosure statement in Western Australia, so noise is unlikely to be volunteered.
Housing stock in Maylands and Redcliffe compared
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.
Redcliffe
- Detached houses
- Separate houses numbered 1,459 at the 2021 Census, 78.3 per cent of occupied homes.
- Four-bedroom family homes
- At 626 dwellings counted at the 2021 Census, a higher share of larger homes than in neighbouring Cloverdale.
- Townhouses
- The 391 semi-detached or townhouse dwellings counted at the 2021 Census, against only 10 flats.
Official sale price and rent figures for Maylands and Redcliffe
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.
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.
Redcliffe
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Redcliffe, 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 Maylands and Redcliffe
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)
Redcliffe
Transport
- Redcliffe Station (train)
- Airport Central Station (train)
- Routes 935 and 940 (bus)
- Great Eastern Highway (road)
- Tonkin Highway (road)
Amenities
- Belmont Forum
- Redcliffe local shops
- Redcliffe reserves
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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