Ashwell vs The Bluff
Ashwell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 56 in The Bluff. 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 The Bluff, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Ashwell tends to suit families with children, while The Bluff suits 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
The Bluff
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 71/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 75%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
The Bluff
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $363/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Ashwell
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (60 min vs 68 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (65.9 km vs 69.5 km)
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)
- The Bluff carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
The Bluff
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (51.4% vs 14.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ashwell and The Bluff 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
Ashwell has more residents (97 vs 53); The Bluff has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $71,500).
| Ashwell | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 97 +45% vs other | 53 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.1% | +51.4% |
| Median age | 47 | 56 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $93,184/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $363/wk +17% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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%).
Development activity
| Ashwell | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,476 across Ipswich same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Ashwell | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 40% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of QLD | Higher than 31% 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 44% of QLD |
Liveability
Ashwell is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Ashwell | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 36).
| Ashwell | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Low 36/100 |
| 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 | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 The Bluff
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Ashwell | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
The Bluff sits further from the CBD (69.5 km vs 65.9 km).
| Ashwell | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 65.9 km | 69.5 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 60 min | 68 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 (81.0%).
Setting
| Ashwell | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 83 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 259 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ashwell | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Climate
| Ashwell | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,713/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ipswich same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ashwell | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ashwell | The Bluff | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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