Enoggera vs Ashgrove

Enoggera is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 38 in Ashgrove. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Enoggera, about half of households rent. In Ashgrove, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ashgrove: a median of $2.02 million, against $1.45 million in Enoggera, and rent is higher there too. Ashgrove is closer to the city centre: 6.1 km, against 10.2 km. On these figures, Enoggera tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Ashgrove 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

Ashgrove

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (33 vs 5)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (4 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 7)

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

First-home buyers

Enoggera

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,450,000 vs $2,015,000)
  • has cheaper units ($780,000 vs $895,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Enoggera

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($368/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ashgrove

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 39/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (13 min vs 22 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (6.1 km vs 10.2 km)
  • But Enoggera gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (6% vs 1%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Ashgrove

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 39/100)
  • But Enoggera has more units and townhouses to downsize into (37% vs 23%)

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

Investors

Enoggera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.4% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Enoggera Ashgrove
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.

Enoggera Ashgrove
Walkability 39 / 92
Enoggera — Walkability: 39/100 Ashgrove — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 43 / 44
Enoggera — Safety: 43/100 Ashgrove — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Enoggera — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ashgrove — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ashgrove has more residents (13,450 vs 5,849); Ashgrove has higher household incomes ($149,448 vs $112,216).

Enoggera Ashgrove
Population 5,849 13,450
+130% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.4% +3.2%
Median age 31 38
Median household income $112,216/yr $149,448/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $368/wk $440/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Enoggera Ashgrove
0-4 5.9% / 5.1%
Enoggera — 0-4: 5.9% Ashgrove — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 11.7% / 15.7%
Enoggera — 5-14: 11.7% Ashgrove — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 6.5% / 8.7%
Enoggera — 15-19: 6.5% Ashgrove — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 13.2% / 6.7%
Enoggera — 20-24: 13.2% Ashgrove — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 19.7% / 9.9%
Enoggera — 25-34: 19.7% Ashgrove — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 14.4% / 13.6%
Enoggera — 35-44: 14.4% Ashgrove — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 12.3% / 16.9%
Enoggera — 45-54: 12.3% Ashgrove — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 7.3% / 11.5%
Enoggera — 55-64: 7.3% Ashgrove — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 4.7% / 7.2%
Enoggera — 65-74: 4.7% Ashgrove — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 2.8% / 3.4%
Enoggera — 75-84: 2.8% Ashgrove — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 1.4% / 1.4%
Enoggera — 85+: 1.4% Ashgrove — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Enoggera 39.9% couple families
Enoggera — Couple Families: 39.9% Enoggera — Lone Person: 36.8% Enoggera — One Parent Families: 13.5% Enoggera — Group Household: 7.8% Enoggera — Other Families: 1.8%
Ashgrove 54.1% couple families
Ashgrove — Couple Families: 54.1% Ashgrove — Lone Person: 26.6% Ashgrove — One Parent Families: 11.8% Ashgrove — Group Household: 6.2% Ashgrove — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Enoggera 46.3% renting
Enoggera — Owned Outright: 20.5% Enoggera — Mortgage: 33.2% Enoggera — Renting: 46.3%
Ashgrove 27.4% renting
Ashgrove — Owned Outright: 31.5% Ashgrove — Mortgage: 41.2% Ashgrove — Renting: 27.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Enoggera Ashgrove
Bachelor Degree 19.9% / 24.4%
Enoggera — Bachelor Degree: 19.9% Ashgrove — Bachelor Degree: 24.4%
Certificate III & IV 10.8% / 6.7%
Enoggera — Certificate III & IV: 10.8% Ashgrove — Certificate III & IV: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 7.0% / 10.5%
Enoggera — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0% Ashgrove — Postgraduate Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.8%
Enoggera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Ashgrove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 4.1%
Enoggera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Ashgrove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

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.

Enoggera Ashgrove
England 2.7% / 4.2%
Enoggera — England: 2.7% Ashgrove — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 1.9% / 2.4%
Enoggera — New Zealand: 1.9% Ashgrove — New Zealand: 2.4%
India 1.9% / 0.8%
Enoggera — India: 1.9% Ashgrove — India: 0.8%
China 0.8% / 0.6%
Enoggera — China: 0.8% Ashgrove — China: 0.6%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.9%
Enoggera — South Africa: 0.5% Ashgrove — South Africa: 0.9%
Philippines 0.6% / —
Enoggera — Philippines: 0.6% Ashgrove — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.6%
Enoggera — Scotland: not among its largest Ashgrove — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Enoggera 63.3% houses
Enoggera — Houses: 63.3% Enoggera — Flats / Apartments: 23.6% Enoggera — Townhouses: 13.1%
Ashgrove 77.3% houses
Ashgrove — Houses: 77.3% Ashgrove — Flats / Apartments: 20.8% Ashgrove — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Enoggera Ashgrove
Median house price $1,450,000 $2,015,000
Median unit price $780,000 $895,000
Median land price $1,412,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 34 sales
 23 days
from 160 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.

Enoggera Ashgrove
2 bed $1.45M / $1.41M
Enoggera — 2 bed: $1.45M (10 sales) Ashgrove — 2 bed: $1.41M (21 sales)

10 vs 21 sales

3 bed $1.4M / $1.65M
Enoggera — 3 bed: $1.4M (41 sales) Ashgrove — 3 bed: $1.65M (53 sales)

41 vs 53 sales

4 bed $1.22M / $2.06M
Enoggera — 4 bed: $1.22M (7 sales) Ashgrove — 4 bed: $2.06M (60 sales)

7 vs 60 sales

5 bed $2.18M / $2.67M
Enoggera — 5 bed: $2.18M (10 sales) Ashgrove — 5 bed: $2.67M (44 sales)

10 vs 44 sales

Development activity

Enoggera Ashgrove
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.

Enoggera Ashgrove
Houses — 2.7%
$1,050/wk on $2.05M
Units — 3.4%
$650/wk on $990K

Ranking within QLD

Enoggera Ashgrove
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Schools Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 6% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 11% of QLD

Liveability

Ashgrove is more walkable (92 vs 39); Ashgrove scores higher overall (89 vs 74).

Enoggera Ashgrove
Grade A A+
Score 74/100 89/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Enoggera Ashgrove
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood —
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Enoggera Ashgrove
Inside the suburb 3 6
Rated above peers 1 4
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Kelvin Grove, 4.4 km
 3
Kelvin Grove, 2.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 4.9%

Schools in Enoggera

  • Hillbrook Anglican School Independent · Secondary above peers
  • Enoggera State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Our Lady of the Assumption School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Ashgrove

  • Ashgrove State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Marist College Ashgrove Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Mt St Michael's College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • St Finbarr's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Oakleigh State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mater Dei Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Enoggera Ashgrove
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 6 25
Parks & reserves 5 33
Childcare 7 12
GPs 1 6
Pharmacies 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 2 4
Fuel stations 2 3
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Enoggera sits further from the CBD (10.2 km vs 6.1 km).

Enoggera Ashgrove
Walkability score 39/100 92/100
Distance to Brisbane 10.2 km
+40% vs other
 6.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 13 min
Public transport score 89/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 107.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 320.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 4051
 3.1%
postcode 4060
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 4051
 49
postcode 4060

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.

Enoggera Ashgrove
Car (driver) 48.4% / 49.4%
Enoggera — Car (driver): 48.4% Ashgrove — Car (driver): 49.4%
Worked from Home 26.0% / 35.2%
Enoggera — Worked from Home: 26.0% Ashgrove — Worked from Home: 35.2%
Walked Only 9.5% / 2.5%
Enoggera — Walked Only: 9.5% Ashgrove — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bus 2.5% / 5.7%
Enoggera — Bus: 2.5% Ashgrove — Bus: 5.7%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 4.7%
Enoggera — Car (passenger): 3.4% Ashgrove — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 6.5% / 0.9%
Enoggera — Train: 6.5% Ashgrove — Train: 0.9%
Bicycle 3.6% / 1.6%
Enoggera — Bicycle: 3.6% Ashgrove — Bicycle: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.4%).

Setting

Enoggera Ashgrove
Elevation 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.4 km 13.5 km
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Enoggera Ashgrove
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
2,632 premises
 2%
5,581 premises

Climate

Enoggera Ashgrove
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)

Enoggera Ashgrove
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Enoggera Ashgrove
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Enoggera Ashgrove
Division Ryan Brisbane
Member Elizabeth Watson-Brown Madonna Jarrett
Party The Greens Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Enoggera Ashgrove
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Enoggera

Inner Premium Professionals

Ashgrove

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

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