Ashwell vs Tallegalla
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ashwell, about half of households are couple families. In Tallegalla, most households are couple families.
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
Tallegalla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tallegalla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ashwell
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 7%)
- has cheaper rent ($363/wk vs $400/wk)
- But Tallegalla leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ashwell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Ashwell is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- Tallegalla carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ashwell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.1% vs 7.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ashwell and Tallegalla drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Tallegalla has more residents (351 vs 97); Tallegalla has higher household incomes ($114,660 vs $71,500).
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 97 | 351 +262% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.1% | +7.7% |
| Median age | 47 same for both | |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $114,660/yr +60% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $363/wk | $400/wk +10% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,425,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 31 days from 3 sales |
Development activity
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,476 across Ipswich same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 40% of QLD | Higher than 85% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of QLD | Higher than 40% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 62% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of QLD | Higher than 59% of QLD |
Liveability
Ashwell is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Ashwell carries more crime risk (71 vs 34).
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Ashwell
- Ashwell State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Tallegalla
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 9 |
Mobility
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 65.9 km +2% vs other | 64.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 60 min | 57 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4340 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 82 postcode 4340 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).
Setting
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 83 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 133 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises | 0% 129 premises |
Climate
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 897 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.27 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,713/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ipswich same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ashwell | Tallegalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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