Midland contains 4 Long Day Care centres (191 places) and 2 OSHC facilities (132 places), with overall provision relative to the local child population aligning with national benchmarks, though above the Greater Perth average on a resident basis — though likely far tighter supply once significant daily workforce inflows to the area are considered. With no preschool/kindergarten services observed in the area (such services generally provided within schools in WA), only long day care, the ratio of children per place for the under 5 age group is 1.9 - placing the area around the national average for supply per child on a resident basis, though closer to ~2.2 once estimated daytime workforce inflow is factored in. With projected population growth of 15.7% between now and 2041, and 0.3% in the under 5 age group in particular, 20 new places will be needed to maintain today's ratios. As well as this projected growth, other factors worth noting are lower female labour force participation of 50.5%, as well as lower quartile employment and income performance.
In assessing child care markets local school supply is a particularly important factor, given school-run convenience, and enrolment vs child care place analysis can provide useful insight into capacity both for parents seeking child care options and child care operators assessing opportunities in an area. The catchment sees a level of school enrolment relative to population of 5.9 per 100 residents with 410 enrolments across primary and secondary institutions. A lower-than-typical rate which suggests pressure might be taken off local services somewhat by school hubs in nearby areas. Additionally, the level of school places per child care place (LDC+PSK) is moderate. Rather unsurprisingly, out of school hours child care - serving school age children - was found to be much more abundant than other service types in the area. Fee analysis shows fees are notably lower than national averages.
4 school catchments intersect Midland (note; school catchment data provided for public schools only), in which a combined 4,157 children aged under 5 reside, served by 1,763 LDC and preschool places. The overall demand-to-supply ratio across these catchments is 2.4 children per place, with limited variance in this ratio.