Aspley vs Carseldine

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Carseldine, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Carseldine: a median of $1.34 million, against $1.22 million in Aspley. Aspley is closer to the city centre: 12.8 km, against 15.3 km. On these figures, Aspley tends to suit people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Aspley has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • Carseldine carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land 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

Aspley

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 72/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (12.8 km vs 15.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Aspley

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 72/100)
  • But Carseldine carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Aspley Carseldine
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.

Aspley Carseldine
Walkability 88 / 72
Aspley — Walkability: 88/100 Carseldine — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 33 / 63
Aspley — Safety: 33/100 Carseldine — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Aspley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Carseldine — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Aspley has more residents (12,871 vs 10,093); Carseldine has higher household incomes ($106,496 vs $94,536).

Aspley Carseldine
Population 12,871
+22% vs other
 10,093
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.3% +5.8%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $94,536/yr $106,496/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $415/wk $435/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aspley Carseldine
0-4 5.1% / 5.7%
Aspley — 0-4: 5.1% Carseldine — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.7% / 11.8%
Aspley — 5-14: 11.7% Carseldine — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 5.4% / 5.6%
Aspley — 15-19: 5.4% Carseldine — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.1% / 5.7%
Aspley — 20-24: 5.1% Carseldine — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 11.1% / 11.5%
Aspley — 25-34: 11.1% Carseldine — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 13.3% / 14.5%
Aspley — 35-44: 13.3% Carseldine — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 12.8% / 12.0%
Aspley — 45-54: 12.8% Carseldine — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 11.8% / 10.3%
Aspley — 55-64: 11.8% Carseldine — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 10.8% / 9.6%
Aspley — 65-74: 10.8% Carseldine — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 8.4% / 8.1%
Aspley — 75-84: 8.4% Carseldine — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 4.6% / 5.0%
Aspley — 85+: 4.6% Carseldine — 85+: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aspley 41.9% couple families
Aspley — Couple Families: 41.9% Aspley — Lone Person: 39.0% Aspley — One Parent Families: 12.8% Aspley — Group Household: 4.3% Aspley — Other Families: 2.0%
Carseldine 49.8% couple families
Carseldine — Couple Families: 49.8% Carseldine — Lone Person: 29.5% Carseldine — One Parent Families: 14.7% Carseldine — Group Household: 4.1% Carseldine — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Aspley 25.6% renting
Aspley — Owned Outright: 39.0% Aspley — Mortgage: 35.3% Aspley — Renting: 25.6%
Carseldine 28.5% renting
Carseldine — Owned Outright: 35.8% Carseldine — Mortgage: 35.7% Carseldine — Renting: 28.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Aspley Carseldine
Bachelor Degree 16.8% / 17.1%
Aspley — Bachelor Degree: 16.8% Carseldine — Bachelor Degree: 17.1%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 11.1%
Aspley — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Carseldine — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.6%
Aspley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Carseldine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 5.8%
Aspley — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Carseldine — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.5%
Aspley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Carseldine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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.

Aspley Carseldine
India 2.3% / 6.3%
Aspley — India: 2.3% Carseldine — India: 6.3%
New Zealand 4.2% / 4.1%
Aspley — New Zealand: 4.2% Carseldine — New Zealand: 4.1%
England 3.5% / 2.9%
Aspley — England: 3.5% Carseldine — England: 2.9%
China 1.5% / 1.4%
Aspley — China: 1.5% Carseldine — China: 1.4%
Philippines 1.1% / 1.7%
Aspley — Philippines: 1.1% Carseldine — Philippines: 1.7%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.5%
Aspley — South Africa: 1.1% Carseldine — South Africa: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aspley 72.1% houses
Aspley — Houses: 72.1% Aspley — Townhouses: 23.8% Aspley — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Carseldine 71.3% houses
Carseldine — Houses: 71.3% Carseldine — Townhouses: 27.5% Carseldine — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Aspley Carseldine
Median house price $1,220,000 $1,340,000
Median unit price $765,000 $710,000
Median land price $1,000,000 $870,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 14 days
from 166 sales
 20 days
from 74 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.

Aspley Carseldine
2 bed $730K / $670K
Aspley — 2 bed: $730K (11 sales) Carseldine — 2 bed: $670K (5 sales)

11 vs 5 sales

3 bed $855K / $842K
Aspley — 3 bed: $855K (9 sales) Carseldine — 3 bed: $842K (18 sales)

9 vs 18 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.

Aspley Carseldine
3 bed $1.14M / $1.03M
Aspley — 3 bed: $1.14M (130 sales) Carseldine — 3 bed: $1.03M (29 sales)

130 vs 29 sales

4 bed $1.34M / $1.37M
Aspley — 4 bed: $1.34M (100 sales) Carseldine — 4 bed: $1.37M (51 sales)

100 vs 51 sales

5 bed $1.44M / $1.5M
Aspley — 5 bed: $1.44M (37 sales) Carseldine — 5 bed: $1.5M (23 sales)

37 vs 23 sales

6 bed $1.54M / $1.5M
Aspley — 6 bed: $1.54M (10 sales) Carseldine — 6 bed: $1.5M (5 sales)

10 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Aspley Carseldine
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Aspley Carseldine
Houses 3.3%
$765/wk on $1.2M
 3.4%
$780/wk on $1.2M
Units — 4.7%
$550/wk on $612K

Ranking within QLD

Aspley Carseldine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Schools Higher than 55% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 60% of QLD

Liveability

Aspley is more walkable (88 vs 72); Carseldine scores higher overall (84 vs 70).

Aspley Carseldine
Grade A A+
Score 70/100 84/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Aspley carries more crime risk (67 vs 37).

Aspley Carseldine
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Low
37/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Aspley Carseldine
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 6.5 km
 2
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 7.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.2% 2.3%

Schools in Aspley

  • St Dympna's Parish School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Aspley East State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Aspley State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Aspley State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Aspley Special School Government · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Carseldine

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

Amenities in the suburb

Aspley Carseldine
Supermarkets 4 2
Cafes & restaurants 10 4
Parks & reserves 17
same for both
Childcare 10 2
GPs 6 1
Pharmacies 6 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 4 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 16 5

Mobility

Carseldine sits further from the CBD (15.3 km vs 12.8 km).

Aspley Carseldine
Walkability score 88/100 72/100
Distance to Brisbane 12.8 km 15.3 km
+20% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 24 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 166.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 137.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 4034
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 4034
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.

Aspley Carseldine
Car (driver) 62.9% / 64.6%
Aspley — Car (driver): 62.9% Carseldine — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 22.9% / 21.6%
Aspley — Worked from Home: 22.9% Carseldine — Worked from Home: 21.6%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.3%
Aspley — Car (passenger): 5.0% Carseldine — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 2.9% / 6.0%
Aspley — Train: 2.9% Carseldine — Train: 6.0%
Bus 4.2% / 2.6%
Aspley — Bus: 4.2% Carseldine — Bus: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

Aspley Carseldine
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.5 km 6.4 km

NBN connectivity

Aspley Carseldine
Connectivity score 98/100 89/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 92%
6,263 premises
 68%
4,481 premises

Climate

Aspley Carseldine
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Aspley Carseldine
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.74 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Aspley Carseldine
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Aspley Carseldine
Division Lilley Petrie
Member Anika Wells Emma Comer
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Aspley Carseldine
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Aspley

Middle-Ring Parks River Townhouses

Carseldine

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet Townhouses

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