Ashwood VIC 3147
Located in Victoria, Ashwood sits 16 km from Melbourne CBD, around 24 minutes by car. The suburb has 7,154 residents, a median age of 39, and a median household income of $99,268 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 3.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $391 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,600. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 5 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Ashwood a good suburb?
Ashwood scores a A (68/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community, weaker on prices and safety.
Mixed results
5 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 88/100 · 16.1 km · 24 min drive to Melbourne
Above the state median
Median $1.42M · Less affordable than 91% of VIC
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 76/100 · Flood 42/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 39 · 7,154 residents
Liveability Rating
68 / 100 · Ranked #176 in VICEach bar is Ashwood's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
68 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataAshwood's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.42 million, roughly 12% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,415,000
12% below its 6 neighbours (median $1,600,000)
Based on 105 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 56 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 8 sales $1.25M
- 3 bed 53 sales $1.35M
- 4 bed 27 sales $1.68M
- 5 bed 13 sales $2.02M
Units
$858,000
39% above its 6 neighbours (median $616,500)
Based on 39 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 21 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 20 sales $778K
- 3 bed 15 sales $1M
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Ashwood are currently listed at around $1.3 million on average. Based on 25 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$1.3M
25 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$811K
6 units listed in the last 6 months.
31 of the suburb's 2,689 dwellings (1.2%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Ashwood rent for around $770 a week on average, based on 16 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$770/wk
9% below its 6 neighbours (median $850/wk)
16 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$665/wk
6 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
22 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,016 rented homes (2.2%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202598 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3147.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$770/week ($40,000 a year) on a $1.3 million median
$665/week ($35,000 a year) on a $811,000 median
Based on a small sample (6 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
7 active Airbnb listings: 4 whole homes and 3 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.1% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Ashwood safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Ashwood sits in the high band, with 558 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 4% on the prior year.
558 offences
4.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20254 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Five schools serve Ashwood, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Ashwood High School leads the pack.
- • 1,340 students across 4 schools (avg 335)
- • Sectors: 3 Government, 2 Independent
- • ICSEA 1023-1098, median 1076 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Ashwood High School (989 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
- 2.0 kmDeakin University, Melbourne Burwood CampusDeakin University · 204 courses
- 5.5 kmMonash CaulfieldMonash University · 198 courses
- 6.2 kmMonash ClaytonMonash University · 383 courses
3.2% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Ashwood is very walkable on foot — at 88/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Ashwood.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 99.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 66.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 38.3 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 19.1 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Ashwood.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 2%
- Premises covered
- 3,259
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Monash: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 17 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 7 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Ashwood is home to about 7,200 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $99,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
7,154
Median Age
39
Median Household Income
$99,268/yr
Census Median Rent
$391/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,600/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$43,160/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
9.9%
Total Dwellings
2,689
Owner-Occupier Rate
62.2%
Houses
58.1%
Rental Stress
20.5%
Mortgage Stress
31.4%
Work From Home
44.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
205 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 145 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 986 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 56.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 59.2%
- Employment Rate
- 58.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 57.7%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
481 residents (6.7%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 6,781 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
22% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (779 of 3,475).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,697 a year through Monash based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 74%
- Infrastructure and transport 13%
- Parks and recreation 10%
- Commercial 3%
Rezoned since Oct 2025
- Neighbourhood Residential Zone → Precinct Zone · GC248, Jul 2026 1.9 ha
Land in this suburb moved from one zone to another by a planning scheme amendment (Vicmap Planning, CC BY 4.0). Exhibited amendments are proposals and can change or lapse.
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Monash
In the year to August 2026, 1,233 new dwellings were approved across Monash. That mix is 616 houses and 617 units. Approvals are down 3.8% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2008).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Air Quality
CLEANPM2.5 averaged 4.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).
From the Box Hill monitoring station, 5.0 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Moorabbin Airport, 12.6 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 52 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 10.6 km
- Annual rainfall
- 644 mm
- 94 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 26.0°C
- 10 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.9°C
- 2 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
5 facilities within 5 km- 3.5 km
- 4.0 km
- 4.3 kmOther Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing n.e.c.Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Zinc and compounds · Copper & compounds
- 4.9 kmMedical and Surgical Equipment ManufacturingTop reported: Ethanol · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
- 4.9 kmScientific Research ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 3147, 320 of 9,903 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.8% (379 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 7.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3147, 1,624 rooftop-solar systems totalling 10.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,897 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 157 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
0 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3147 in 2025-26. The most was 83, in 2006-07.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
4 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 13 across postcode 3147.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $1,415,000 this is $665,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Carina Garland Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Carina Garland | 55.7% | 44.3% | +2.4 |
| 2022 | Carina Garland | 56.4% | 43.6% | -6.9 |
| 2019 | Gladys Liu | 49.4% | 50.6% | -2.3 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Matt Fregon Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Matt Fregon ALP | 56.1% | 56.1% | 43.9% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Ashwood
Is Ashwood a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Ashwood is high (76/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Ashwood?
Ashwood has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (42/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Ashwood a good place to live?
Ashwood has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (68/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Ashwood?
Ashwood, VIC had a population of 7,154 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Ashwood, VIC?
The postcode for Ashwood, VIC is 3147.
How far is Ashwood from Melbourne?
Ashwood is 16 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 24 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Ashwood?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Ashwood was $99,268 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Ashwood?
The median advertised rent in Ashwood is $770 a week for houses (16 listings) and $665 a week for units (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Ashwood?
The median age of residents in Ashwood was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Ashwood?
There are 5 schools inside the Ashwood boundary: 1 above and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Ashwood walkable?
Ashwood scores 88/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Ashwood?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Ashwood (Box Hill) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.3 µg/m³. That puts Ashwood below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Ashwood?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Ashwood, Moorabbin Airport (12.6 km away), summer days average 26°C, winter nights 6.9°C, 644 mm of rain a year over 94 rainy days, and 10 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Ashwood?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Ashwood belong to?
Ashwood sits within the Monash local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Ashwood?
The average residential rates bill through Monash is $1,697 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Ashwood?
Across Monash, 1,233 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 3.8% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Ashwood in?
Ashwood sits within the federal Division of Chisholm, currently held by Carina Garland (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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