South Guildford vs Ascot

South Guildford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Ascot. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In South Guildford, about half of households are couple families. Ascot is closer to the city centre: 9.9 km, against 14.7 km. On these figures, South Guildford tends to suit families with children and couples, while Ascot suits people living alone and older residents.

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

South Guildford

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 48%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 70%)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

South Guildford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($600,000 vs $2,200,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ascot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ascot

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (9.9 km vs 14.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (15 min vs 22 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Ascot

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
  • But South Guildford carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Ascot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.3% vs 14.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

South Guildford Ascot
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.

South Guildford Ascot
Walkability 35 / 40
South Guildford — Walkability: 35/100 Ascot — Walkability: 40/100
Safety 39 / 20
South Guildford — Safety: 39/100 Ascot — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
South Guildford — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ascot — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 35 / 13
South Guildford — Low flood risk: 35/100 Ascot — Low flood risk: 13/100

Demographics

Ascot skews older (46 vs 37).

South Guildford Ascot
Population 3,781
+18% vs other
 3,095
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.2% +20.3%
Median age 37 46
Median household income $114,868/yr
+6% vs other
 $107,744/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

South Guildford Ascot
0-4 7.7% / 4.4%
South Guildford — 0-4: 7.7% Ascot — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 14.0% / 7.2%
South Guildford — 5-14: 14.0% Ascot — 5-14: 7.2%
15-19 4.8% / 4.7%
South Guildford — 15-19: 4.8% Ascot — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 4.1% / 6.0%
South Guildford — 20-24: 4.1% Ascot — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 14.3% / 13.2%
South Guildford — 25-34: 14.3% Ascot — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 17.6% / 12.2%
South Guildford — 35-44: 17.6% Ascot — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 13.4% / 14.4%
South Guildford — 45-54: 13.4% Ascot — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 11.5% / 15.8%
South Guildford — 55-64: 11.5% Ascot — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 8.4% / 12.0%
South Guildford — 65-74: 8.4% Ascot — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 3.4% / 6.5%
South Guildford — 75-84: 3.4% Ascot — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 1.0% / 3.6%
South Guildford — 85+: 1.0% Ascot — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

South Guildford 52.6% couple families
South Guildford — Couple Families: 52.6% South Guildford — Lone Person: 27.7% South Guildford — One Parent Families: 13.9% South Guildford — Group Household: 4.1% South Guildford — Other Families: 1.8%
Ascot 38.4% couple families
Ascot — Couple Families: 38.4% Ascot — Lone Person: 40.7% Ascot — One Parent Families: 10.1% Ascot — Group Household: 7.0% Ascot — Other Families: 3.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

South Guildford 18.4% renting
South Guildford — Owned Outright: 26.4% South Guildford — Mortgage: 55.2% South Guildford — Renting: 18.4%
Ascot 31.3% renting
Ascot — Owned Outright: 35.4% Ascot — Mortgage: 33.3% Ascot — Renting: 31.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

South Guildford Ascot
Bachelor Degree 14.7% / 15.9%
South Guildford — Bachelor Degree: 14.7% Ascot — Bachelor Degree: 15.9%
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 12.7%
South Guildford — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Ascot — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.9%
South Guildford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Ascot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 5.5%
South Guildford — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Ascot — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.5%
South Guildford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Ascot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

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.

South Guildford Ascot
England 7.4% / 6.7%
South Guildford — England: 7.4% Ascot — England: 6.7%
New Zealand 3.7% / 2.5%
South Guildford — New Zealand: 3.7% Ascot — New Zealand: 2.5%
India 2.0% / 1.7%
South Guildford — India: 2.0% Ascot — India: 1.7%
South Africa 1.3% / 1.9%
South Guildford — South Africa: 1.3% Ascot — South Africa: 1.9%
China 0.9% / 2.3%
South Guildford — China: 0.9% Ascot — China: 2.3%
Philippines 1.1% / —
South Guildford — Philippines: 1.1% Ascot — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

South Guildford 93.9% houses
South Guildford — Houses: 93.9% South Guildford — Townhouses: 5.5% South Guildford — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Ascot 70.1% houses
Ascot — Houses: 70.1% Ascot — Townhouses: 12.9% Ascot — Flats / Apartments: 17.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

South Guildford Ascot
Median house price $989,000 $1,052,958
Median unit price — $600,000
Median land price $600,000 $2,200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 60 sales
 17 days
from 25 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.

South Guildford Ascot
3 bed $884K / $930K
South Guildford — 3 bed: $884K (38 sales) Ascot — 3 bed: $930K (17 sales)

38 vs 17 sales

4 bed $1M / $1.15M
South Guildford — 4 bed: $1M (68 sales) Ascot — 4 bed: $1.15M (24 sales)

68 vs 24 sales

5 bed $1.32M / $1.69M
South Guildford — 5 bed: $1.32M (7 sales) Ascot — 5 bed: $1.69M (5 sales)

7 vs 5 sales

Development activity

South Guildford Ascot
New dwellings approved 2,486
across Swan
 595
across Belmont
Approvals change year on year +2% +71%

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.

South Guildford Ascot
Houses 4.4%
$850/wk on $996K
 4.1%
$950/wk on $1.2M
Units — 5.2%
$740/wk on $745K

Ranking within WA

South Guildford Ascot
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of WA Higher than 32% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 37% of WA

Liveability

South Guildford scores higher overall (56 vs 51).

South Guildford Ascot
Grade B
same for both
Score 56/100 51/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ascot carries more flood risk (87 vs 65); Ascot carries more crime risk (80 vs 61).

South Guildford Ascot
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 High
80/100
Flood Moderate
65/100
 High
87/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

South Guildford Ascot
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 3
ECU City Campus, 7.1 km

Amenities in the suburb

South Guildford Ascot
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 4 5
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 0 5

Mobility

South Guildford sits further from the CBD (14.7 km vs 9.9 km).

South Guildford Ascot
Walkability score 35/100 40/100
Distance to Perth 14.7 km
+33% vs other
 9.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 15 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 89.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 79.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6055
 1.1%
postcode 6104
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 6055
 39
postcode 6104

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.

South Guildford Ascot
Car (driver) 76.6% / 72.5%
South Guildford — Car (driver): 76.6% Ascot — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 10.9%
South Guildford — Worked from Home: 10.2% Ascot — Worked from Home: 10.9%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 5.6%
South Guildford — Car (passenger): 4.3% Ascot — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Bus 1.6% / 7.3%
South Guildford — Bus: 1.6% Ascot — Bus: 7.3%
Train 5.1% / 2.1%
South Guildford — Train: 5.1% Ascot — Train: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

South Guildford Ascot
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.8 km 16.5 km

NBN connectivity

South Guildford Ascot
Connectivity score 81/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 65%
2,089 premises
 46%
1,788 premises

Climate

South Guildford Ascot
Annual rainfall 663 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

South Guildford Ascot
Average residential rate $2,699/yr $2,937/yr
Council Swan Belmont

Federal electorate

South Guildford Ascot
Division Hasluck Swan
Member Tania Lawrence Zaneta Mascarenhas
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

South Guildford Ascot
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

South Guildford

Large Blocks Middle-Ring

Ascot

Inner

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