Ascot vs Redcliffe

Redcliffe is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Ascot. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Ascot: a median of $1.05 million, against $905,000 in Redcliffe, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Redcliffe tends to suit families with children.

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

Redcliffe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Redcliffe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($905,000 vs $1,052,958)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Redcliffe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Redcliffe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 40/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Ascot has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)
  • Redcliffe is more walkable (78/100 vs 40/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Ascot is growing faster (20.3% vs 1.2%)
  • Redcliffe returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.8% vs 4.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Ascot and Redcliffe 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 Redcliffe
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 Redcliffe
Walkability 40 / 78
Ascot — Walkability: 40/100 Redcliffe — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 20 / 13
Ascot — Safety: 20/100 Redcliffe — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ascot — Low fire risk: 100/100 Redcliffe — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 13 / 100
Ascot — Low flood risk: 13/100 Redcliffe — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Redcliffe has more residents (5,030 vs 3,095); Ascot has higher household incomes ($107,744 vs $81,380).

Ascot Redcliffe
Population 3,095 5,030
+63% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.3% +1.2%
Median age 46 38
Median household income $107,744/yr
+24% vs other
 $81,380/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+18% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ascot Redcliffe
0-4 4.4% / 6.4%
Ascot — 0-4: 4.4% Redcliffe — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 7.2% / 11.6%
Ascot — 5-14: 7.2% Redcliffe — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 4.7% / 4.5%
Ascot — 15-19: 4.7% Redcliffe — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 6.0% / 5.4%
Ascot — 20-24: 6.0% Redcliffe — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 13.2% / 15.7%
Ascot — 25-34: 13.2% Redcliffe — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 12.2% / 15.2%
Ascot — 35-44: 12.2% Redcliffe — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 14.4% / 13.0%
Ascot — 45-54: 14.4% Redcliffe — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 15.8% / 11.3%
Ascot — 55-64: 15.8% Redcliffe — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 12.0% / 7.8%
Ascot — 65-74: 12.0% Redcliffe — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 6.5% / 5.2%
Ascot — 75-84: 6.5% Redcliffe — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 3.6% / 3.8%
Ascot — 85+: 3.6% Redcliffe — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ascot 40.7% lone person
Ascot — Lone Person: 40.7% Ascot — Couple Families: 38.4% Ascot — One Parent Families: 10.1% Ascot — Group Household: 7.0% Ascot — Other Families: 3.8%
Redcliffe 40.5% lone person
Redcliffe — Lone Person: 40.5% Redcliffe — Couple Families: 35.4% Redcliffe — One Parent Families: 16.3% Redcliffe — Group Household: 6.1% Redcliffe — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ascot 31.3% renting
Ascot — Owned Outright: 35.4% Ascot — Mortgage: 33.3% Ascot — Renting: 31.3%
Redcliffe 41.2% renting
Redcliffe — Owned Outright: 22.3% Redcliffe — Mortgage: 36.5% Redcliffe — Renting: 41.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ascot Redcliffe
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 11.6%
Ascot — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Redcliffe — Bachelor Degree: 11.6%
Certificate III & IV 12.7% / 13.0%
Ascot — Certificate III & IV: 12.7% Redcliffe — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 7.5%
Ascot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Redcliffe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.5% / 3.3%
Ascot — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5% Redcliffe — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.2%
Ascot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Redcliffe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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 Redcliffe
England 6.7% / 4.4%
Ascot — England: 6.7% Redcliffe — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 2.5% / 4.1%
Ascot — New Zealand: 2.5% Redcliffe — New Zealand: 4.1%
India 1.7% / 3.1%
Ascot — India: 1.7% Redcliffe — India: 3.1%
China 2.3% / 1.6%
Ascot — China: 2.3% Redcliffe — China: 1.6%
Philippines — / 2.0%
Ascot — Philippines: not among its largest Redcliffe — Philippines: 2.0%
South Africa 1.9% / —
Ascot — South Africa: 1.9% Redcliffe — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ascot 70.1% houses
Ascot — Houses: 70.1% Ascot — Townhouses: 12.9% Ascot — Flats / Apartments: 17.0%
Redcliffe 78.3% houses
Redcliffe — Houses: 78.3% Redcliffe — Townhouses: 21.0% Redcliffe — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ascot Redcliffe
Median house price $1,052,958 $905,000
Median unit price $600,000 $635,000
Median land price $2,200,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 25 sales
 14 days
from 32 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 Redcliffe
3 bed $930K / $880K
Ascot — 3 bed: $930K (17 sales) Redcliffe — 3 bed: $880K (35 sales)

17 vs 35 sales

4 bed $1.15M / $918K
Ascot — 4 bed: $1.15M (24 sales) Redcliffe — 4 bed: $918K (24 sales)

24 vs 24 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 Redcliffe
2 bed $620K / $624K
Ascot — 2 bed: $620K (25 sales) Redcliffe — 2 bed: $624K (8 sales)

25 vs 8 sales

3 bed $1.12M / $798K
Ascot — 3 bed: $1.12M (7 sales) Redcliffe — 3 bed: $798K (6 sales)

7 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Ascot Redcliffe
New dwellings approved 595
across Belmont
same for both
Approvals change year on year +71%
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.

Ascot Redcliffe
Houses 4.1%
$950/wk on $1.2M
 4.8%
$760/wk on $829K
Units 5.2%
$740/wk on $745K
 —

Ranking within WA

Ascot Redcliffe
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 44% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 37% of WA —

Liveability

Redcliffe is more walkable (78 vs 40); Redcliffe scores higher overall (61 vs 51).

Ascot Redcliffe
Grade B
same for both
Score 51/100 61/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Ascot carries more flood risk (87 vs 0).

Ascot Redcliffe
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 High
87/100
Flood High
87/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 18
within 5 km

Schools

Ascot Redcliffe
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
ECU City Campus, 7.1 km
 3
Curtin University of Technology, 8.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.1% 1.5%

Schools in Ascot

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

Schools in Redcliffe

  • Redcliffe Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Maria Goretti's Catholic School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ascot Redcliffe
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 5 3
Childcare 1 2
GPs 1
same for both
Fuel stations 5 2

Mobility

Ascot Redcliffe
Walkability score 40/100 78/100
Distance to Perth 9.9 km 10.7 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 79.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 281.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 6104
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 6104
same for both

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 Redcliffe
Car (driver) 72.5% / 76.5%
Ascot — Car (driver): 72.5% Redcliffe — Car (driver): 76.5%
Worked from Home 10.9% / 6.0%
Ascot — Worked from Home: 10.9% Redcliffe — Worked from Home: 6.0%
Bus 7.3% / 6.0%
Ascot — Bus: 7.3% Redcliffe — Bus: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 6.9%
Ascot — Car (passenger): 5.6% Redcliffe — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Train 2.1% / 2.5%
Ascot — Train: 2.1% Redcliffe — Train: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.5%).

Setting

Ascot Redcliffe
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.5 km 18.1 km

NBN connectivity

Ascot Redcliffe
Connectivity score 70/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
1,788 premises
 45%
2,444 premises

Climate

Ascot Redcliffe
Annual rainfall 663 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Ascot Redcliffe
Average residential rate $2,937/yr
same for both
Council Belmont
same for both

Federal electorate

Ascot Redcliffe
Division Swan
same for both
Member Zaneta Mascarenhas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ascot Redcliffe
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ascot

Inner

Redcliffe

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Townhouses Transport Hub

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