Newmarket vs Ashgrove

Newmarket is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 38 in Ashgrove. In Newmarket, about half of households rent. In Ashgrove, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ashgrove: a median of $2.02 million, against $1.7 million in Newmarket, and rent is higher there too. Newmarket is closer to the city centre: 5.2 km, against 6.1 km. On these figures, Newmarket tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Ashgrove suits families with children and 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 6 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (33 vs 5)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

Newmarket

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,695,000 vs $2,015,000)
  • has cheaper units ($783,330 vs $895,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Newmarket

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($383/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Newmarket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (7% 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 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 80/100)
  • But Newmarket has more units and townhouses to downsize into (45% vs 23%)

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

Investors

Newmarket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (3.9% vs 3.4%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Newmarket 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.

Newmarket 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.

Newmarket Ashgrove
Walkability 91 / 92
Newmarket — Walkability: 91/100 Ashgrove — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 20 / 44
Newmarket — Safety: 20/100 Ashgrove — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Newmarket — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ashgrove — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ashgrove has more residents (13,450 vs 5,083); Ashgrove has higher household incomes ($149,448 vs $117,052).

Newmarket Ashgrove
Population 5,083 13,450
+165% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +3.2%
Median age 33 38
Median household income $117,052/yr $149,448/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $383/wk $440/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newmarket Ashgrove
0-4 4.6% / 5.1%
Newmarket — 0-4: 4.6% Ashgrove — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 10.4% / 15.7%
Newmarket — 5-14: 10.4% Ashgrove — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 6.5% / 8.7%
Newmarket — 15-19: 6.5% Ashgrove — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 11.6% / 6.7%
Newmarket — 20-24: 11.6% Ashgrove — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 19.9% / 9.9%
Newmarket — 25-34: 19.9% Ashgrove — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 14.0% / 13.6%
Newmarket — 35-44: 14.0% Ashgrove — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 13.2% / 16.9%
Newmarket — 45-54: 13.2% Ashgrove — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 9.7% / 11.5%
Newmarket — 55-64: 9.7% Ashgrove — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 6.4% / 7.2%
Newmarket — 65-74: 6.4% Ashgrove — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 3.1% / 3.4%
Newmarket — 75-84: 3.1% Ashgrove — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 0.8% / 1.4%
Newmarket — 85+: 0.8% Ashgrove — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Newmarket 38.0% couple families
Newmarket — Couple Families: 38.0% Newmarket — Lone Person: 35.3% Newmarket — One Parent Families: 10.0% Newmarket — Group Household: 13.7% Newmarket — Other Families: 3.0%
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.

Newmarket 46.4% renting
Newmarket — Owned Outright: 23.2% Newmarket — Mortgage: 30.4% Newmarket — Renting: 46.4%
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.

Newmarket Ashgrove
Bachelor Degree 25.9% / 24.4%
Newmarket — Bachelor Degree: 25.9% Ashgrove — Bachelor Degree: 24.4%
Postgraduate Degree 10.1% / 10.5%
Newmarket — Postgraduate Degree: 10.1% Ashgrove — Postgraduate Degree: 10.5%
Certificate III & IV 8.5% / 6.7%
Newmarket — Certificate III & IV: 8.5% Ashgrove — Certificate III & IV: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 6.8%
Newmarket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Ashgrove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 4.1%
Newmarket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Ashgrove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

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.

Newmarket Ashgrove
England 3.7% / 4.2%
Newmarket — England: 3.7% Ashgrove — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.4%
Newmarket — New Zealand: 2.5% Ashgrove — New Zealand: 2.4%
India 2.0% / 0.8%
Newmarket — India: 2.0% Ashgrove — India: 0.8%
Nepal 1.3% / —
Newmarket — Nepal: 1.3% Ashgrove — Nepal: not among its largest
Philippines 1.0% / —
Newmarket — Philippines: 1.0% Ashgrove — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.9%
Newmarket — South Africa: not among its largest Ashgrove — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Newmarket — 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.

Newmarket 54.6% houses
Newmarket — Houses: 54.6% Newmarket — Flats / Apartments: 28.9% Newmarket — Townhouses: 16.5%
Ashgrove 77.3% houses
Ashgrove — Houses: 77.3% Ashgrove — Flats / Apartments: 20.8% Ashgrove — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Newmarket Ashgrove
Median house price $1,695,000 $2,015,000
Median unit price $783,330 $895,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 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.

Newmarket Ashgrove
2 bed $1.26M / $1.41M
Newmarket — 2 bed: $1.26M (12 sales) Ashgrove — 2 bed: $1.41M (21 sales)

12 vs 21 sales

3 bed $1.51M / $1.65M
Newmarket — 3 bed: $1.51M (26 sales) Ashgrove — 3 bed: $1.65M (53 sales)

26 vs 53 sales

4 bed $1.85M / $2.06M
Newmarket — 4 bed: $1.85M (19 sales) Ashgrove — 4 bed: $2.06M (60 sales)

19 vs 60 sales

5 bed $2.71M / $2.67M
Newmarket — 5 bed: $2.71M (18 sales) Ashgrove — 5 bed: $2.67M (44 sales)

18 vs 44 sales

Development activity

Newmarket 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.

Newmarket Ashgrove
Houses — 2.7%
$1,050/wk on $2.05M
Units 3.9%
$590/wk on $789K
 3.4%
$650/wk on $990K

Ranking within QLD

Newmarket Ashgrove
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 94% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 6% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD

Liveability

Ashgrove scores higher overall (89 vs 76).

Newmarket Ashgrove
Grade A A+
Score 76/100 89/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Newmarket carries more crime risk (80 vs 56).

Newmarket Ashgrove
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 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 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Newmarket Ashgrove
Inside the suburb 2 6
Rated above peers 2 4
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Kelvin Grove, 1.6 km
 3
Kelvin Grove, 2.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.6% 4.9%

Schools in Newmarket

  • Newmarket State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Ambrose's Primary School Catholic · Primary above 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

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

Mobility

Newmarket Ashgrove
Walkability score 91/100 92/100
Distance to Brisbane 5.2 km 6.1 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 13 min
Public transport score 89/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 125.8
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.

Newmarket Ashgrove
Car (driver) 51.2% / 49.4%
Newmarket — Car (driver): 51.2% Ashgrove — Car (driver): 49.4%
Worked from Home 26.1% / 35.2%
Newmarket — Worked from Home: 26.1% Ashgrove — Worked from Home: 35.2%
Bus 6.6% / 5.7%
Newmarket — Bus: 6.6% Ashgrove — Bus: 5.7%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.7%
Newmarket — Car (passenger): 4.3% Ashgrove — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 7.4% / 0.9%
Newmarket — Train: 7.4% Ashgrove — Train: 0.9%
Walked Only 2.5% / 2.5%
Newmarket — Walked Only: 2.5% Ashgrove — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.2%).

Setting

Newmarket Ashgrove
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km
2.2 km to a named beach
 13.5 km
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Newmarket Ashgrove
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
2,477 premises
 2%
5,581 premises

Climate

Newmarket 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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Newmarket Ashgrove
Division Brisbane
same for both
Member Madonna Jarrett
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Newmarket

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Urban

Ashgrove

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

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