were rented and 156 were other or not stated. The proportion of dwellings rented, 49.2%, is significantly above the state average of 28.3%. The median weekly household income was $1,449, which is lower than the state, which is at $1,595, but slightly above that of the nation as a whole, at $1,438. Major industries that residents worked in were hospitals (4.5%), cafes and restaurants (4.4%), state government administration (3.3%), iron ore mining (2.2%) and computer system design and related services (2.1%). The population of Maylands is predominantly Australian born, with 49.8% of residents born in Australia, although this is below the state average of 60.3%. The next-most-common birthplaces are India (6.5%), England (6.1%), New Zealand (2.4%), Ireland (1.6%) and China, excluding Taiwan and special administrative regions (1.3%). 28.2% of residents had both parents born in Australia, and 51.1% had neither parent born in Australia. The most popular religious affiliations were none (35.8%), Catholic (19.9%), Anglican (7.9%) and Hinduism (5.1%). Education The only school in Maylands is Maylands Peninsula Primary School, a public primary school with approximately 670 students from Kindergarten to year 6. It opened in 2004 as an amalgamation of Maylands Primary School and East Maylands Primary School. Maylands Primary School was the first school in Maylands, opening in 1903. East Maylands Primary School was established in 1954. The former site of Maylands Primary School is now used by the Constable Care Safety School. There are no secondary schools in Maylands, but the suburb is within the local intake areas of John Forrest Secondary College and Mount Lawley Senior High School. Maylands is also home to the Western Australian Department of Education's Instrumental Music School Services, which provides instrumental music services to public schools in Western Australia, including instrumental teachers, curricula, instrument loans and other services for the provision of music lessons at schools. See also Albany Bell Castle References Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Bayswater