Ashwood vs Chadstone

Chadstone is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Ashwood. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. On these figures, Chadstone tends to suit young adults.

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

Ashwood

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Chadstone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($610,000 vs $858,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 31%)

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

Chadstone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs 3.9%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.4% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ashwood Chadstone
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.

Ashwood Chadstone
Walkability 88 / 86
Ashwood — Walkability: 88/100 Chadstone — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 24 / 16
Ashwood — Safety: 24/100 Chadstone — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ashwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Chadstone — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 58 / 72
Ashwood — Low flood risk: 58/100 Chadstone — Low flood risk: 72/100

Demographics

Chadstone has more residents (9,552 vs 7,154); Ashwood skews older (39 vs 35).

Ashwood Chadstone
Population 7,154 9,552
+34% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% +10.5%
Median age 39 35
Median household income $99,268/yr $103,532/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $391/wk $421/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ashwood Chadstone
0-4 5.2% / 5.9%
Ashwood — 0-4: 5.2% Chadstone — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 11.6% / 9.9%
Ashwood — 5-14: 11.6% Chadstone — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 5.7% / 4.1%
Ashwood — 15-19: 5.7% Chadstone — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 6.1% / 7.6%
Ashwood — 20-24: 6.1% Chadstone — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 14.6% / 21.9%
Ashwood — 25-34: 14.6% Chadstone — 25-34: 21.9%
35-44 14.2% / 16.3%
Ashwood — 35-44: 14.2% Chadstone — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 13.4% / 11.6%
Ashwood — 45-54: 13.4% Chadstone — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 11.2% / 9.2%
Ashwood — 55-64: 11.2% Chadstone — 55-64: 9.2%
65-74 8.5% / 6.9%
Ashwood — 65-74: 8.5% Chadstone — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 5.8% / 4.6%
Ashwood — 75-84: 5.8% Chadstone — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 3.6% / 1.9%
Ashwood — 85+: 3.6% Chadstone — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ashwood 41.8% couple families
Ashwood — Couple Families: 41.8% Ashwood — Lone Person: 35.9% Ashwood — One Parent Families: 15.4% Ashwood — Group Household: 5.4% Ashwood — Other Families: 1.5%
Chadstone 40.6% couple families
Chadstone — Couple Families: 40.6% Chadstone — Lone Person: 31.8% Chadstone — One Parent Families: 14.7% Chadstone — Group Household: 10.4% Chadstone — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ashwood 37.8% renting
Ashwood — Owned Outright: 30.1% Ashwood — Mortgage: 32.1% Ashwood — Renting: 37.8%
Chadstone 40.6% renting
Chadstone — Owned Outright: 25.4% Chadstone — Mortgage: 34.0% Chadstone — Renting: 40.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ashwood Chadstone
Bachelor Degree 21.8% / 22.7%
Ashwood — Bachelor Degree: 21.8% Chadstone — Bachelor Degree: 22.7%
Postgraduate Degree 10.0% / 10.4%
Ashwood — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0% Chadstone — Postgraduate Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.1%
Ashwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Chadstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Certificate III & IV 7.0% / 7.8%
Ashwood — Certificate III & IV: 7.0% Chadstone — Certificate III & IV: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 2.4%
Ashwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Chadstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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.

Ashwood Chadstone
China 9.7% / 8.2%
Ashwood — China: 9.7% Chadstone — China: 8.2%
India 3.1% / 5.8%
Ashwood — India: 3.1% Chadstone — India: 5.8%
Sri Lanka 2.1% / 4.0%
Ashwood — Sri Lanka: 2.1% Chadstone — Sri Lanka: 4.0%
Malaysia 2.3% / 2.5%
Ashwood — Malaysia: 2.3% Chadstone — Malaysia: 2.5%
Greece 1.4% / 3.0%
Ashwood — Greece: 1.4% Chadstone — Greece: 3.0%
England 2.5% / —
Ashwood — England: 2.5% Chadstone — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ashwood 58.1% houses
Ashwood — Houses: 58.1% Ashwood — Flats / Apartments: 29.8% Ashwood — Townhouses: 12.1%
Chadstone 55.1% houses
Chadstone — Houses: 55.1% Chadstone — Flats / Apartments: 18.9% Chadstone — Townhouses: 26.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ashwood Chadstone
Median house price $1,415,000 $1,335,000
Median unit price $858,000 $610,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 56 sales
 24 days
from 38 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.

Ashwood Chadstone
2 bed $778K / $465K
Ashwood — 2 bed: $778K (20 sales) Chadstone — 2 bed: $465K (28 sales)

20 vs 28 sales

3 bed $1M / $932K
Ashwood — 3 bed: $1M (15 sales) Chadstone — 3 bed: $932K (14 sales)

15 vs 14 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.

Ashwood Chadstone
2 bed $1.25M / $1.25M
Ashwood — 2 bed: $1.25M (8 sales) Chadstone — 2 bed: $1.25M (6 sales)

8 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1.35M / $1.27M
Ashwood — 3 bed: $1.35M (53 sales) Chadstone — 3 bed: $1.27M (30 sales)

53 vs 30 sales

4 bed $1.68M / $1.45M
Ashwood — 4 bed: $1.68M (27 sales) Chadstone — 4 bed: $1.45M (21 sales)

27 vs 21 sales

5 bed $2.02M / $1.51M
Ashwood — 5 bed: $2.02M (13 sales) Chadstone — 5 bed: $1.51M (5 sales)

13 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Ashwood Chadstone
Residential 74% 80%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 11%
Parks and recreation 10% 6%
Commercial 3% 4%
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

Ashwood Chadstone
New dwellings approved 1,233
across Monash
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
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.

Ashwood Chadstone
Houses 3.1%
$770/wk on $1.3M
 3.3%
$705/wk on $1.1M
Units 4.3%
$665/wk on $811K
 5.4%
$660/wk on $630K

Ranking within VIC

Ashwood Chadstone
House price Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Income Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Schools Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 99% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC

Liveability

Ashwood scores higher overall (68 vs 60).

Ashwood Chadstone
Grade A B
Score 68/100 60/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ashwood carries more flood risk (42 vs 28).

Ashwood Chadstone
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
76/100
 High
84/100
Flood Moderate
42/100
 Low
28/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Ashwood Chadstone
Inside the suburb 5 3
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 2.0 km
 3
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 3.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2% 4.0%

Schools in Ashwood

  • Ashwood High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Parkhill Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Ashwood School Government · Combined · Special school
  • Berengarra School - Café Education Independent · Secondary · Special school
  • Frank Dando Sports Academy Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Chadstone

  • Salesian College Chadstone Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Mary Magdalen’s School Catholic · Primary
  • Berengarra School - Chadstone Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Ashwood Chadstone
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 12
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 8 4
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 2 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Ashwood Chadstone
Walkability score 88/100 86/100
Distance to Melbourne 16.1 km 17.5 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 23 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 99.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 118.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.2%
postcode 3147
 3.2%
postcode 3148
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3147
 21
postcode 3148

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.

Ashwood Chadstone
Car (driver) 45.8% / 50.3%
Ashwood — Car (driver): 45.8% Chadstone — Car (driver): 50.3%
Worked from Home 44.5% / 38.2%
Ashwood — Worked from Home: 44.5% Chadstone — Worked from Home: 38.2%
Train 4.0% / 5.2%
Ashwood — Train: 4.0% Chadstone — Train: 5.2%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 3.3%
Ashwood — Car (passenger): 2.8% Chadstone — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Bus 1.5% / 1.4%
Ashwood — Bus: 1.5% Chadstone — Bus: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.3%).

Setting

Ashwood Chadstone
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.6 km 10.1 km

NBN connectivity

Ashwood Chadstone
Connectivity score 75/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
3,259 premises
 8%
4,432 premises

Climate

Ashwood Chadstone
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ashwood Chadstone
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Ashwood Chadstone
Average residential rate $1,697/yr
same for both
Council Monash
same for both

Federal electorate

Ashwood Chadstone
Division Chisholm
same for both
Member Carina Garland
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ashwood Chadstone
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ashwood

Middle-Ring Multicultural Premium Professionals River

Chadstone

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Urban

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