Ascot Vale vs Brunswick West

Brunswick West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Ascot Vale. In Ascot Vale, most households own their home. In Brunswick West, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Brunswick West tends to suit young adults and people living alone.

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

Ascot Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
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.

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Walkability 99 / 92
Ascot Vale — Walkability: 99/100 Brunswick West — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 15 / 23
Ascot Vale — Safety: 15/100 Brunswick West — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ascot Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Brunswick West — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 30 / 61
Ascot Vale — Low flood risk: 30/100 Brunswick West — Low flood risk: 61/100

Demographics

Ascot Vale has higher household incomes ($113,984 vs $93,444); Ascot Vale skews older (37 vs 34).

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Population 15,197
+3% vs other
 14,746
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +4.1%
Median age 37 34
Median household income $113,984/yr
+18% vs other
 $93,444/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+1% vs other
 $366/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
0-4 6.4% / 4.8%
Ascot Vale — 0-4: 6.4% Brunswick West — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.3% / 8.0%
Ascot Vale — 5-14: 11.3% Brunswick West — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 4.3% / 3.6%
Ascot Vale — 15-19: 4.3% Brunswick West — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 6.2% / 8.4%
Ascot Vale — 20-24: 6.2% Brunswick West — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 17.4% / 25.3%
Ascot Vale — 25-34: 17.4% Brunswick West — 25-34: 25.3%
35-44 16.5% / 17.0%
Ascot Vale — 35-44: 16.5% Brunswick West — 35-44: 17.0%
45-54 14.1% / 11.9%
Ascot Vale — 45-54: 14.1% Brunswick West — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 11.2% / 9.0%
Ascot Vale — 55-64: 11.2% Brunswick West — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 7.4% / 6.3%
Ascot Vale — 65-74: 7.4% Brunswick West — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 3.6% / 3.9%
Ascot Vale — 75-84: 3.6% Brunswick West — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.5% / 2.0%
Ascot Vale — 85+: 1.5% Brunswick West — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ascot Vale 37.9% lone person
Ascot Vale — Lone Person: 37.9% Ascot Vale — Couple Families: 39.8% Ascot Vale — One Parent Families: 11.9% Ascot Vale — Group Household: 8.3% Ascot Vale — Other Families: 2.2%
Brunswick West 49.7% lone person
Brunswick West — Lone Person: 49.7% Brunswick West — Couple Families: 26.9% Brunswick West — One Parent Families: 9.0% Brunswick West — Group Household: 12.3% Brunswick West — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ascot Vale 38.8% renting
Ascot Vale — Owned Outright: 27.7% Ascot Vale — Mortgage: 33.5% Ascot Vale — Renting: 38.8%
Brunswick West 48.7% renting
Brunswick West — Owned Outright: 24.0% Brunswick West — Mortgage: 27.3% Brunswick West — Renting: 48.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Bachelor Degree 22.6% / 25.0%
Ascot Vale — Bachelor Degree: 22.6% Brunswick West — Bachelor Degree: 25.0%
Postgraduate Degree 9.9% / 12.7%
Ascot Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 9.9% Brunswick West — Postgraduate Degree: 12.7%
Certificate III & IV 7.5% / 7.9%
Ascot Vale — Certificate III & IV: 7.5% Brunswick West — Certificate III & IV: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 7.4%
Ascot Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Brunswick West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 4.4%
Ascot Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Brunswick West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

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.

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
England 2.3% / 2.6%
Ascot Vale — England: 2.3% Brunswick West — England: 2.6%
Italy 2.0% / 2.9%
Ascot Vale — Italy: 2.0% Brunswick West — Italy: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.5% / 2.2%
Ascot Vale — New Zealand: 1.5% Brunswick West — New Zealand: 2.2%
Greece 1.0% / 2.2%
Ascot Vale — Greece: 1.0% Brunswick West — Greece: 2.2%
India 1.3% / 1.8%
Ascot Vale — India: 1.3% Brunswick West — India: 1.8%
China 1.6% / 1.3%
Ascot Vale — China: 1.6% Brunswick West — China: 1.3%
Vietnam 2.6% / —
Ascot Vale — Vietnam: 2.6% Brunswick West — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ascot Vale 46.0% houses
Ascot Vale — Houses: 46.0% Ascot Vale — Flats / Apartments: 31.0% Ascot Vale — Townhouses: 23.0%
Brunswick West 38.0% houses
Brunswick West — Houses: 38.0% Brunswick West — Flats / Apartments: 41.8% Brunswick West — Townhouses: 20.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Median house price $1,325,000 $1,350,000
Median unit price $515,000 $475,000
Median land price — $1,577,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 82 sales
 25 days
from 80 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
1 bed $345K / $330K
Ascot Vale — 1 bed: $345K (33 sales) Brunswick West — 1 bed: $330K (112 sales)

33 vs 112 sales

2 bed $545K / $528K
Ascot Vale — 2 bed: $545K (77 sales) Brunswick West — 2 bed: $528K (209 sales)

77 vs 209 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.

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
2 bed $1.1M / $1.2M
Ascot Vale — 2 bed: $1.1M (46 sales) Brunswick West — 2 bed: $1.2M (29 sales)

46 vs 29 sales

3 bed $1.28M / $1.31M
Ascot Vale — 3 bed: $1.28M (98 sales) Brunswick West — 3 bed: $1.31M (71 sales)

98 vs 71 sales

4 bed $1.65M / $1.55M
Ascot Vale — 4 bed: $1.65M (47 sales) Brunswick West — 4 bed: $1.55M (40 sales)

47 vs 40 sales

Zoning mix

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Residential 75% 81%
Parks and recreation 15% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 9%
Commercial 3% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
New dwellings approved 702
across Moonee Valley
 1,387
across Merri-bek
Approvals change year on year +82% +68%

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.

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Houses 3.7%
$850/wk on $1.2M
 3.9%
$800/wk on $1.06M
Units 5.1%
$522/wk on $535K
 5.2%
$500/wk on $498K

Ranking within VIC

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
House price Higher than 82% of VIC
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Schools Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 100% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC

Liveability

Brunswick West scores higher overall (63 vs 55).

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Grade B
same for both
Score 55/100 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Ascot Vale carries more flood risk (70 vs 39).

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 High
77/100
Flood High
70/100
 Low
39/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 24
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Inside the suburb 5
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 1 3
Universities within 10 km 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 2.8 km
 3
The University of Melbourne, 2.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 3.6%

Schools in Ascot Vale

  • Ascot Vale West Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Ascot Vale Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - Netball Ascot Vale Independent · Secondary
  • Ascot Vale Heights School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Brunswick West

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Brunswick North Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Brunswick North West Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Brunswick South West Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Sydney Road Community School-The Brunswick Learning Space Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Supermarkets 3 4
Cafes & restaurants 21 22
Parks & reserves 14 13
Childcare 11 9
GPs 4
same for both
Pharmacies 3 4
Banks & Bank@Post 2 4
Fuel stations 5 3
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Walkability score 99/100 92/100
Distance to Melbourne 6.8 km 7.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 17 min
Public transport score 96/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
 80/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 334.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 332.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 3032
 1.4%
postcode 3055
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 15
postcode 3032
 13
postcode 3055

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.

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Worked from Home 46.7% / 44.1%
Ascot Vale — Worked from Home: 46.7% Brunswick West — Worked from Home: 44.1%
Car (driver) 38.8% / 37.4%
Ascot Vale — Car (driver): 38.8% Brunswick West — Car (driver): 37.4%
Tram / Light Rail 2.3% / 5.3%
Ascot Vale — Tram / Light Rail: 2.3% Brunswick West — Tram / Light Rail: 5.3%
Train 5.0% / 2.3%
Ascot Vale — Train: 5.0% Brunswick West — Train: 2.3%
Bicycle 2.1% / 4.4%
Ascot Vale — Bicycle: 2.1% Brunswick West — Bicycle: 4.4%
Walked Only 2.2% / 2.7%
Ascot Vale — Walked Only: 2.2% Brunswick West — Walked Only: 2.7%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 2.3%
Ascot Vale — Car (passenger): 2.4% Brunswick West — Car (passenger): 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (46.7%).

Setting

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.0 km 8.7 km

NBN connectivity

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Connectivity score 80/100 90/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
7,801 premises
 60%
8,591 premises

Climate

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
PM2.5 — 7.9 µg/m³
PM10 18.9 µg/m³ —
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Average residential rate $2,027/yr $1,914/yr
Council Moonee Valley Merri-bek

Federal electorate

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Division Maribyrnong Wills
Member Jo Briskey Peter Khalil
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ascot Vale Brunswick West
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ascot Vale

Apartments Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Trams Transport Hub Urban

Brunswick West

Apartments Gentrifying Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses Trams Transport Hub Urban

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