Alderley vs Ashgrove

Alderley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Ashgrove. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Ashgrove, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ashgrove: a median of $2.02 million, against $1.71 million in Alderley, and rent is higher there too. Ashgrove is closer to the city centre: 6.1 km, against 7.2 km. On these figures, Alderley tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Ashgrove suits couples.

Ashgrove is the larger and more affluent suburb, with nearly double Alderley's population and a median household income of $149,448 compared to $120,640. It also scores higher on liveability (86 versus 73) and walkability (92 versus 86), and sits slightly closer to the CBD at 6.1 km. Alderley offers a quieter, smaller-town feel and has a lower crime risk rating of 75 versus Ashgrove's 56, though rental yields on units are marginally better at 4.0 percent. Both suburbs are equally affluent by decile, carry no bushfire or flood risk, and offer similar house rental yields.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Ashgrove

ahead on 6 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 3)
  • has more parks and reserves (33 vs 9)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Alderley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,708,000 vs $2,015,000)
  • has cheaper units ($811,250 vs $895,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Alderley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($390/wk vs $440/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Alderley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (6% vs 1%)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ashgrove

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 75/100)
  • But Alderley has more units and townhouses to downsize into (43% vs 23%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Alderley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (10.3% vs 3.2%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.3% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Alderley and Ashgrove drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Alderley Ashgrove
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Alderley Ashgrove
Walkability 86 / 92
Alderley — Walkability: 86/100 Ashgrove — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 25 / 44
Alderley — Safety: 25/100 Ashgrove — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Alderley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ashgrove — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ashgrove has more residents (13,450 vs 6,748); Ashgrove has higher household incomes ($149,448 vs $120,640).

Alderley Ashgrove
Population 6,748 13,450
+99% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% +3.2%
Median age 35 38
Median household income $120,640/yr $149,448/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk $440/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alderley Ashgrove
0-4 5.7% / 5.1%
Alderley — 0-4: 5.7% Ashgrove — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 11.4% / 15.7%
Alderley — 5-14: 11.4% Ashgrove — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 6.1% / 8.7%
Alderley — 15-19: 6.1% Ashgrove — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 8.6% / 6.7%
Alderley — 20-24: 8.6% Ashgrove — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 18.1% / 9.9%
Alderley — 25-34: 18.1% Ashgrove — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 15.8% / 13.6%
Alderley — 35-44: 15.8% Ashgrove — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 14.8% / 16.9%
Alderley — 45-54: 14.8% Ashgrove — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 9.4% / 11.5%
Alderley — 55-64: 9.4% Ashgrove — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 6.2% / 7.2%
Alderley — 65-74: 6.2% Ashgrove — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 3.1% / 3.4%
Alderley — 75-84: 3.1% Ashgrove — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 0.9% / 1.4%
Alderley — 85+: 0.9% Ashgrove — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alderley 39.3% couple families
Alderley — Couple Families: 39.3% Alderley — Lone Person: 37.4% Alderley — One Parent Families: 10.7% Alderley — Group Household: 10.1% Alderley — Other Families: 2.5%
Ashgrove 54.1% couple families
Ashgrove — Couple Families: 54.1% Ashgrove — Lone Person: 26.6% Ashgrove — One Parent Families: 11.8% Ashgrove — Group Household: 6.2% Ashgrove — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alderley 41.7% renting
Alderley — Owned Outright: 23.3% Alderley — Mortgage: 35.0% Alderley — Renting: 41.7%
Ashgrove 27.4% renting
Ashgrove — Owned Outright: 31.5% Ashgrove — Mortgage: 41.2% Ashgrove — Renting: 27.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Alderley Ashgrove
Bachelor Degree 26.3% / 24.4%
Alderley — Bachelor Degree: 26.3% Ashgrove — Bachelor Degree: 24.4%
Postgraduate Degree 8.4% / 10.5%
Alderley — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4% Ashgrove — Postgraduate Degree: 10.5%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 6.7%
Alderley — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Ashgrove — Certificate III & IV: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 6.8%
Alderley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Ashgrove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 4.1%
Alderley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Ashgrove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Alderley Ashgrove
England 3.3% / 4.2%
Alderley — England: 3.3% Ashgrove — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.4%
Alderley — New Zealand: 2.5% Ashgrove — New Zealand: 2.4%
India 1.2% / 0.8%
Alderley — India: 1.2% Ashgrove — India: 0.8%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.9%
Alderley — South Africa: 0.7% Ashgrove — South Africa: 0.9%
Nepal 1.0% / —
Alderley — Nepal: 1.0% Ashgrove — Nepal: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Alderley — Philippines: 0.8% Ashgrove — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.6%
Alderley — Scotland: not among its largest Ashgrove — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alderley 57.3% houses
Alderley — Houses: 57.3% Alderley — Flats / Apartments: 28.5% Alderley — Townhouses: 14.2%
Ashgrove 77.3% houses
Ashgrove — Houses: 77.3% Ashgrove — Flats / Apartments: 20.8% Ashgrove — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Alderley Ashgrove
Median house price $1,708,000 $2,015,000
Median unit price $811,250 $895,000
Median land price $1,105,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 56 sales
 23 days
from 160 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Alderley Ashgrove
2 bed $1.43M / $1.41M
Alderley — 2 bed: $1.43M (11 sales) Ashgrove — 2 bed: $1.41M (21 sales)

11 vs 21 sales

3 bed $1.59M / $1.65M
Alderley — 3 bed: $1.59M (32 sales) Ashgrove — 3 bed: $1.65M (53 sales)

32 vs 53 sales

4 bed $1.93M / $2.06M
Alderley — 4 bed: $1.93M (24 sales) Ashgrove — 4 bed: $2.06M (60 sales)

24 vs 60 sales

5 bed $2.6M / $2.67M
Alderley — 5 bed: $2.6M (20 sales) Ashgrove — 5 bed: $2.67M (44 sales)

20 vs 44 sales

Development activity

Alderley Ashgrove
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Alderley Ashgrove
Houses 2.4%
$780/wk on $1.72M
 2.7%
$1,050/wk on $2.05M
Units 4.3%
$615/wk on $745K
 3.4%
$650/wk on $990K

Ranking within QLD

Alderley Ashgrove
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 94% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD

Liveability

Ashgrove scores higher overall (89 vs 78).

Alderley Ashgrove
Grade A A+
Score 78/100 89/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Alderley carries more crime risk (75 vs 56).

Alderley Ashgrove
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Alderley Ashgrove
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0 4
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Kelvin Grove, 2.9 km
same for both
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 4.9%

Schools in Alderley

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Ashgrove

  • Ashgrove State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Marist College Ashgrove Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Mt St Michael's College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • St Finbarr's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Oakleigh State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mater Dei Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Alderley Ashgrove
Supermarkets 2 3
Cafes & restaurants 9 25
Parks & reserves 9 33
Childcare 3 12
GPs 1 6
Pharmacies 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 4
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Alderley Ashgrove
Walkability score 86/100 92/100
Distance to Brisbane 7.2 km
+15% vs other
 6.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 13 min
Public transport score 89/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 141.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 320.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 4051
 3.1%
postcode 4060
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 4051
 49
postcode 4060

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Alderley Ashgrove
Car (driver) 53.5% / 49.4%
Alderley — Car (driver): 53.5% Ashgrove — Car (driver): 49.4%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 35.2%
Alderley — Worked from Home: 28.6% Ashgrove — Worked from Home: 35.2%
Bus 4.4% / 5.7%
Alderley — Bus: 4.4% Ashgrove — Bus: 5.7%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.7%
Alderley — Car (passenger): 4.1% Ashgrove — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 6.1% / 0.9%
Alderley — Train: 6.1% Ashgrove — Train: 0.9%
Walked Only 1.9% / 2.5%
Alderley — Walked Only: 1.9% Ashgrove — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.5%).

Setting

Alderley Ashgrove
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.7 km
2.4 km to a named beach
 13.5 km
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Alderley Ashgrove
Connectivity score 77/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
3,227 premises
 2%
5,581 premises

Climate

Alderley Ashgrove
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Alderley Ashgrove
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Alderley Ashgrove
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Alderley Ashgrove
Division Brisbane
same for both
Member Madonna Jarrett
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alderley Ashgrove
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alderley

Inner Parks Premium Professionals

Ashgrove

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

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