Ashby vs Sinagra

Sinagra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 39 in Ashby. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sinagra, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sinagra: a median of $900,000, against $806,000 in Ashby. On these figures, Ashby tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Sinagra suits families with children and couples.

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

Sinagra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ashby has cheaper houses ($805,501 vs $900,000)
  • Sinagra leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sinagra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Sinagra

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 43/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (32.5 km vs 35.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Ashby has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 7%)
  • Sinagra is more walkable (58/100 vs 43/100)

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

Investors

Sinagra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.8% vs 6.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ashby Sinagra
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.

Ashby Sinagra
Walkability 43 / 58
Ashby — Walkability: 43/100 Sinagra — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 63 / 58
Ashby — Safety: 63/100 Sinagra — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 69 / 100
Ashby — Low fire risk: 69/100 Sinagra — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Ashby — Low flood risk: 100/100 Sinagra — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sinagra has higher household incomes ($112,372 vs $73,632); Ashby skews older (39 vs 31).

Ashby Sinagra
Population 2,850 3,100
+9% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% +17.8%
Median age 39 31
Median household income $73,632/yr $112,372/yr
+53% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $400/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ashby Sinagra
0-4 7.0% / 9.8%
Ashby — 0-4: 7.0% Sinagra — 0-4: 9.8%
5-14 12.9% / 17.1%
Ashby — 5-14: 12.9% Sinagra — 5-14: 17.1%
15-19 4.1% / 5.1%
Ashby — 15-19: 4.1% Sinagra — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.9% / 6.7%
Ashby — 20-24: 5.9% Sinagra — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 13.0% / 18.9%
Ashby — 25-34: 13.0% Sinagra — 25-34: 18.9%
35-44 13.4% / 16.8%
Ashby — 35-44: 13.4% Sinagra — 35-44: 16.8%
45-54 12.5% / 10.9%
Ashby — 45-54: 12.5% Sinagra — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 9.3% / 7.8%
Ashby — 55-64: 9.3% Sinagra — 55-64: 7.8%
65-74 9.4% / 5.0%
Ashby — 65-74: 9.4% Sinagra — 65-74: 5.0%
75-84 9.2% / 1.8%
Ashby — 75-84: 9.2% Sinagra — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 3.3% / 0.2%
Ashby — 85+: 3.3% Sinagra — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ashby 40.8% couple families
Ashby — Couple Families: 40.8% Ashby — Lone Person: 41.2% Ashby — One Parent Families: 15.5% Ashby — Group Household: 1.9% Ashby — Other Families: 0.7%
Sinagra 55.9% couple families
Sinagra — Couple Families: 55.9% Sinagra — Lone Person: 22.2% Sinagra — One Parent Families: 17.5% Sinagra — Group Household: 2.3% Sinagra — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ashby 23.2% renting
Ashby — Owned Outright: 35.3% Ashby — Mortgage: 41.5% Ashby — Renting: 23.2%
Sinagra 21.7% renting
Sinagra — Owned Outright: 12.9% Sinagra — Mortgage: 65.4% Sinagra — Renting: 21.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ashby Sinagra
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 18.6%
Ashby — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Sinagra — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 9.6%
Ashby — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Sinagra — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 8.6%
Ashby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Sinagra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.5%
Ashby — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Sinagra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.8%
Ashby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Sinagra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

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.

Ashby Sinagra
England 17.0% / 9.5%
Ashby — England: 17.0% Sinagra — England: 9.5%
New Zealand 3.6% / 3.9%
Ashby — New Zealand: 3.6% Sinagra — New Zealand: 3.9%
South Africa 3.1% / 4.3%
Ashby — South Africa: 3.1% Sinagra — South Africa: 4.3%
India 3.1% / 2.2%
Ashby — India: 3.1% Sinagra — India: 2.2%
Scotland 2.2% / 1.4%
Ashby — Scotland: 2.2% Sinagra — Scotland: 1.4%
Ireland 0.9% / 1.8%
Ashby — Ireland: 0.9% Sinagra — Ireland: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ashby 93.2% houses
Ashby — Houses: 93.2% Ashby — Townhouses: 3.7% Ashby — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Sinagra 97.4% houses
Sinagra — Houses: 97.4% Sinagra — Townhouses: 2.7% Sinagra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ashby Sinagra
Median house price $805,501 $900,000
Median unit price $707,500 —
Median land price $520,000 $480,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 10 days
from 19 sales
 34 days
from 68 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.

Ashby Sinagra
3 bed $650K / $815K
Ashby — 3 bed: $650K (13 sales) Sinagra — 3 bed: $815K (33 sales)

13 vs 33 sales

4 bed $848K / $954K
Ashby — 4 bed: $848K (50 sales) Sinagra — 4 bed: $954K (58 sales)

50 vs 58 sales

Development activity

Ashby Sinagra
New dwellings approved 4,125
across Wanneroo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
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.

Ashby Sinagra
Houses 4.5%
$800/wk on $924K
 4.7%
$830/wk on $924K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Ashby Sinagra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 86% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 95% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 70% of WA

Liveability

Sinagra is more walkable (58 vs 43); Sinagra scores higher overall (70 vs 60).

Ashby Sinagra
Grade B A
Score 60/100 70/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Ashby carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0).

Ashby Sinagra
Bushfire Low
31/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Moderate
42/100
Flood None
0/100
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

Ashby Sinagra
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 2.7 km
 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 3.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.5% 1.4%

Amenities in the suburb

Ashby Sinagra
Childcare 3 2
Pharmacies 1 0

Mobility

Ashby sits further from the CBD (35.3 km vs 32.5 km).

Ashby Sinagra
Walkability score 43/100 58/100
Distance to Perth 35.3 km
+8% vs other
 32.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 32 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 33.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 63.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6065
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 6065
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.

Ashby Sinagra
Car (driver) 78.9% / 81.7%
Ashby — Car (driver): 78.9% Sinagra — Car (driver): 81.7%
Worked from Home 7.5% / 8.4%
Ashby — Worked from Home: 7.5% Sinagra — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Train 6.0% / 3.8%
Ashby — Train: 6.0% Sinagra — Train: 3.8%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.6%
Ashby — Car (passenger): 4.6% Sinagra — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Bus 2.0% / 1.4%
Ashby — Bus: 2.0% Sinagra — Bus: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.7%).

Setting

Ashby Sinagra
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.1 km 7.7 km

NBN connectivity

Ashby Sinagra
Connectivity score 81/100 87/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
1,351 premises
 69%
1,352 premises

Climate

Ashby Sinagra
Annual rainfall 592 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Ashby Sinagra
Average residential rate $2,060/yr
same for both
Council Wanneroo
same for both

Federal electorate

Ashby Sinagra
Division Pearce
same for both
Member Tracey Roberts
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ashby Sinagra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ashby

Outer

Sinagra

Family Large Blocks Outer Quiet Young Families

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