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Ascot

Queensland · Brisbane Inner - North, Brisbane Inner City

Live · ABS ERP June 2025

A 3-bedroom house rents for $910 a week in postcode 4007, against $670 in the middle Queensland area. Children under 15 are 15.0% of residents, against 18.4% in the middle Queensland area (Census 2021). The weekday morning train from Ascot station reaches the CBD in 20 min, against 42 min from the middle Queensland area with a timetabled station.

Ascot has 1 school (1 government, 0 non-government; ACARA School Profile 2025). Population is 6,454 (ABS ERP June 2025); the AM-peak train journey to the CBD takes 20 min (TransLink, static GTFS, timetable from 31 Oct 2026).

Ascot at a glance

Median rent, 3-bedroom house
$910
per week, postcode 4007
Family-Fit score
65/100
Strong for families
How it is calculated
Schools
1
Area centre zoned to Ascot State School
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Childcare services
0
none matched on the register
Population
6,454
+2.2% in a year
Median age
39
15.0% are children under 15
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Boundaries: ABS Suburbs & Localities 2021. School pins are ACARA's published locations. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, © CARTO. Open the full QLD map →

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How the Family-Fit score is built65/100

Family-Fit score

Method published in full
65 /100
Strong for families

Strong for families - strongest on getting around, weakest on housing affordability.

Schools in the area · 20% of the score
55/100

QLD median 61/100

1 school in this SA2 · average government-school ICSEA 1138

Everyday amenities · 15% of the score
53/100

QLD median 73/100

4 parks · no GP mapped (not counted) · 2 supermarkets · 1 playground

Getting around · 15% of the score
100/100

QLD median 56/100

20 min to the CBD by train from Ascot station

Housing affordability · 15% of the score
48/100

QLD median 51/100

Paying over 30% of income on housing: 15.5% of mortgage-holding households, 28.5% of renting households

Families already here · 10% of the score
52/100

QLD median 64/100

15.0% of residents are children aged 0–14 · 41.1% of families are couples with children

Socio-economic profile · 10% of the score
89/100

QLD median 44/100

SEIFA IRSAD decile 9 of 10 nationally

The grey marker on each bar is the median across the 484 Queensland areas we publish a score for (state median overall: 58/100). It is context, not a pass mark.

Not scored here (no published data for this area, so it is left out rather than counted as zero): Childcare & early years. The remaining inputs were rescaled to 100.

How this score is calculated

Each published figure for the Ascot SA2 is mapped onto 0–100 by fixed thresholds, then weighted. Inputs with no data here are dropped and the rest rescaled - never scored as zero. Every threshold and weight →

Schools in the area 55/100 × 20% → 12.9 points
1 school in this SA2 · average government-school ICSEA 1138
Childcare & early years no data here - not counted
No childcare service matched this area by name
Everyday amenities 53/100 × 15% → 9.3 points
4 parks · no GP mapped (not counted) · 2 supermarkets · 1 playground
Getting around 100/100 × 15% → 17.6 points
20 min to the CBD by train from Ascot station
Housing affordability 48/100 × 15% → 8.5 points
Paying over 30% of income on housing: 15.5% of mortgage-holding households, 28.5% of renting households
Families already here 52/100 × 10% → 6.1 points
15.0% of residents are children aged 0–14 · 41.1% of families are couples with children
Socio-economic profile 89/100 × 10% → 10.5 points
SEIFA IRSAD decile 9 of 10 nationally

School results, crime and flood or bushfire overlays are not graded into this score. Limits of the score →

What families notice
In their own terms

What families notice

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Families often notice
  • This address is zoned to Ascot State School (government, no fees).
  • Ranks in the top 20% for socio-economic advantage in QLD (ABS SEIFA - not a safety or school-quality measure).
  • At least one nearby government school has an above-average ICSEA intake profile (1138 vs. 1000 national average).
Good to know
  • We don't yet have official crime data for QLD (only NSW and VIC) - that's a data gap on our side, not a claim this area is safe.
  • No NQS-rated childcare service matched to this area's postcodes - check neighbouring suburbs.
Source: Templated from the live data on this page - ABS, ACARA, ACECQA, BOCSAR/CSA Victoria, SEIFA 2021.
Living in Ascot: family snapshot
Family snapshot

Living in Ascot

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A smaller suburb. About a 20-minute train to the CBD.

Source: ABS population estimates · ACARA · state transit data (GTFS)
Ascot compared with Queensland10 measures
Ascot compared with the QLD average
Measure Ascot QLD average Against QLD
Children aged 0 to 4 4.5% 5.7% Lower
Children aged 5 to 14 10.5% 13.0% Lower
Couple families with children 41.1% 41.0% About the same
One-parent families 11.8% 17.0% Lower
Homes owned outright 27.8% 29.3% Lower
Homes owned with a mortgage 27.5% 35.6% Lower
Homes rented 42.8% 33.2% Higher
Separate houses 41.2% 76.6% Lower
Flats and apartments 48.7% 11.1% Higher
Born overseas 24.4% 22.7% Higher

Source: ABS Census 2021. The QLD figure is the population-weighted average of the 543 QLD areas with a published value. "Higher" and "Lower" describe the number only.

About this area and its boundary

Ascot is a locality in the Brisbane Inner - North area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Ascot SA2.

6,454 residents - 15.0% are children under 15, median age 39.

This profile uses the ABS Ascot statistical area (SA2) - the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries. It covers the gazetted suburb of Ascot (Brisbane - Qld), drawn separately on the map above.

Property market

A 3-bedroom house rents for a median $910 a week in the postcode 4007. Queensland publishes no free suburb sale-price series.

Median rent, 3-bedroom house
$910
per week, postcode 4007

Source: RTA Queensland median rents · Jun 2026

Homes and households

Who owns the homes
28% Owned outright 28% Mortgage 43% Rented
Families
41% Couple with children 45% Couple, no children 12% One parent
Types of home
41% House 10% Townhouse 49% Apartment

Source: ABS Census 2021. Where the shares do not add to 100%, the rest is "other" or "not stated".

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Housing cost pressuremortgage and rent against income
What households here actually pay

Housing cost pressure

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In Ascot, 28.5% of renting households spend more than 30% of their income on rent, and 15.5% of households with a mortgage spend more than 30% on repayments - the ABS's stretched-household threshold (Census 2021).

ABS published figures, not our calculation.

Mortgage over 30% of income
15.5%

QLD avg 11.9%

Share of households WITH a mortgage whose repayments take more than 30% of income. That's 102 of 588 households with a stated repayment.

Rent over 30% of income
28.5%

QLD avg 32.3%

Share of RENTING households whose rent takes more than 30% of income. That's 292 of 951 households with a stated rent.

The two figures cover different households (mortgage-holding vs renting), so never add them. How the ABS counts these → Grey marker: QLD average (520 for mortgage and 528 for rent). Census 2021 - housing costs have moved since. Not financial advice.

Source: ABS Census 2021 - Mortgage & Rent Affordability Indicator Datasets (via ABS Data by Region, SA2)
What's being built herenew homes approved, year by year
Ascot · new dwellings approved

What's being built here

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34 new homes were approved in Ascot in the year to June 2025. Councils approved 604 new dwellings here across the 6 years to June 2025 - an approval is permission to build, not a home that exists yet.

34

Approved in the year to June 2025

Middle QLD area: 31

33

Separate houses

Private sector, over the 5 of these 6 years where the breakdown is published

537

Townhouses & apartments

Private sector, over the 5 of these 6 years where the breakdown is published

Counts are for the whole Ascot statistical area. What these counts include → Dashed line: the median of 487Queensland areas.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by region, 2011-2025 (cat. 1410.0), sourced from ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0) (source, CC BY 4.0). Each year is a year ended 30 June, published for the SA2, not the suburb.
About this data

Rent only: median weekly rent of new tenancies lodged with the Queensland RTA, by postcode. Queensland publishes no free suburb sale-price series, so we show no house price here rather than an estimate. © The State of Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority, CC BY 3.0 AU.

Schools and childcare

1 school is located in the area, and the centre of the area is zoned to Ascot State School. No childcare service is matched to this area on the national register.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Ascot State School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ascot.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 631
ICSEA 1138
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Ascot (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Zoned secondary school
Aviation High Government · 7-12 · 610 students · just outside the suburb boundary
ICSEA 1051 intake context

The government Year 7 zone for the centre of Ascot (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

All school zones in the Brisbane council area →

To look beyond Ascot, every Queensland school is on the Australian schools and catchment zones map.

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Schools in Ascot

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). Source: ACARA School Profile 2025. All QLD schools →

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Childcare services, ratings and fees

No childcare services matched to this area on the ACECQA register.

Average subsidised fee - Brisbane Inner - North area
Centre-based day care
$14.68/hr
Outside school hours care
$9.47/hr

Mean hourly fee across CCS-approved services, December quarter 2025 - Dept of Education, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Published at SA3 level (a wider area than this suburb's SA2), so it's an average across Brisbane Inner - North and surrounds, not this specific service list.

Verify locations before visiting. A rating over 3 years old is flagged. What the NQS ratings mean → Childcare places per child, by suburb →

Who lives here

More rented homes than Queensland overall: 42.8% of homes, against 33.2% statewide.

Median age
39
ABS Census 2021
Children under 15
15.0%
Below the QLD average
Born overseas
24.4%
Above the QLD average
Density
2,615
people per km²

Ages of people here

Ascot QLD average

Share of residents in each age band, in years. Source: ABS Census 2021.

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How the area is changingCensus 2011 to 2021
People counted at the Census, 2011 to 2021
+598 people
2011: 5,171 2021: 5,769
Median age, 2011 to 2021
+1 year
2011: 38 2021: 39
Children aged 0 to 14, 2011 to 2021
−0.5 points
2011: 15.5% 2021: 15.0%
Born overseas, 2011 to 2021
+2.2 points
2011: 22.2% 2021: 24.4%
Speak another language at home, 2011 to 2021
+3.0 points
2011: 10.7% 2021: 13.7%

Each line is drawn on its own scale, so compare the numbers, not the heights. Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 and 2021.

Census trends against the middle QLD areafull charts
Three censuses, same boundaries

Which way this area is moving

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The 2011, 2016 and 2021 Censuses for Ascot, counted on today's boundaries.

Since 2011, Ascot has seen more residents born overseas and more residents speaking another language at home.

People counted
+598 people since 2011

Usual residents counted on Census night.

Median age
+1 year since 2011

Half the residents are older than this, half younger.

Children aged 0–14
−0.5 pts since 2011

Share of all residents. The clearest signal of families arriving or moving on.

Born overseas
+2.2 pts since 2011

Share of all residents born outside Australia.

Speak another language at home
+3.0 pts since 2011

Share of residents who stated a language, speaking one other than English at home.

The dashed line is the median across the Queensland areas we profile. How the three Censuses line up →

Source: ABS Census Time Series Profile 2021 (2011, 2016 and 2021 Censuses, SA2)
Where this year's population change came from+2.20% in a year
Population
6,454
ABS estimate, June 2025
Growth in one year
+2.20%
2024 to 2025
Net change
+140
people in a year

Where did the gain come from?

+140
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+16
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+29
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+95

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force - more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Ascot
+2.20%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%
Ages against the state average, band by band
The neighbourhood, in people

Ages of people here

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10.5% of people here are school-age children (5–14) - fewer than the Queensland average of 13%, and 4.5% are under 5. The median age is 39.

0–4 years · before school
4.5%

QLD avg 5.7%

5–14 years · school age
10.5%

QLD avg 13%

15–19 years · teens
5.2%

QLD avg 6.1%

20–34 years
22.6%

QLD avg 19.9%

35–54 years
28.6%

QLD avg 26.4%

55–64 years
12.7%

QLD avg 11.9%

65 years and over
16%

QLD avg 17%

Share of all residents of Ascot (ABS Statistical Area 2) at the 2021 Census; the grey marker is the Queensland average. How the bands and averages work →

Source: ABS Census 2021, General Community Profile (SA2)
Households and families
The neighbourhood, in people

Households and families

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53% of families here have children living at home - fewer than the Queensland average of 58%. The largest overseas-born communities are United Kingdom (4.1%), New Zealand (3.9%) and India (1.5%). 43% of homes are rented.

Family make-up

Share of all families in the area. A small "other family" group the ABS also counts is not shown.

Couple with children
41.1%

QLD avg 41%

One-parent family
11.8%

QLD avg 17%

Couple, no children
44.5%

QLD avg 40.4%

What people live in

Share of occupied private dwellings. Other and unstated structures are not shown.

Separate house
41.2%

QLD avg 76.6%

Semi-detached / townhouse
9.8%

QLD avg 11.5%

Flat or apartment
48.7%

QLD avg 11.1%

Owned or rented

Share of occupied private dwellings. Other and unstated tenures are not shown.

Owned outright
27.8%

QLD avg 29.3%

Owned with a mortgage
27.5%

QLD avg 35.6%

Rented
42.8%

QLD avg 33.2%

Figures describe Ascot (ABS Statistical Area 2) at the 2021 Census; the grey marker is the Queensland average. How these are counted →

Source: ABS Census 2021, General Community Profile (SA2)
Birthplaces, languages and communities
The neighbourhood, in people

Who lives in Ascot

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Top 5 overseas birthplaces shown · 88.5% born in Australia or a country not in the top five.

United Kingdom · established by 2016
4.1%

QLD avg 4.4%

New Zealand · established by 2016
3.9%

QLD avg 4%

India · established by 2016
1.5%

QLD avg 1.3%

South Africa · growing since 2016
1%

QLD avg 0.8%

Philippines · growing since 2016
1%

QLD avg 0.7%

Co-located communities
Ascot is home to established United Kingdom and New Zealand communities - each is 2% or more of residents born overseas here, not a ranking of one against another.
Nearby
Albion, Clayfield and Hamilton also have an established United Kingdom community.
Settlement pattern
Of overseas-born residents who stated when they arrived, 22.2% arrived in the last 5 years (2016–2021) (QLD avg 15.8%) and 41.1% arrived before 2001 (QLD avg 45.9%).
English at home
Of residents who speak a language other than English at home and stated their English proficiency, 9.1% report speaking English “not well” or “not at all” (QLD avg 11.3%) - a self-reported ABS figure across all languages combined, not a judgement of any one community.

Figures describe Ascot (ABS Statistical Area 2) at the 2021 Census. The ABS publishes only the five largest communities per area, so a missing name did not rank in the top five. How these are counted →

Source: ABS Census 2021, General Community Profile (SA2)
Socio-economic index (SEIFA)decile 9 of 10
Decile (1 lowest, 10 highest)
Decile 9 of 10
Where this sits in QLD
top 20% of Queensland areas

A relative comparison of the whole area against all of Australia - not a safety, liveability, or school-quality measure. What IRSAD measures → Source: ABS SEIFA 2021, IRSAD index (SA2).

Getting around and lifestyle

The morning-peak train from Ascot station reaches the city in 20 minutes, and the nearest emergency department is Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, 4.3 km away in a straight line.

2
Supermarkets
Middle QLD area: 1
None mapped
GPs
Middle QLD area: 0
4
Parks
Middle QLD area: 16
1
Playgrounds
Middle QLD area: 6
2
Train stations
Middle QLD area: 0
None mapped
Libraries
Middle QLD area: 0

Mapped inside the Ascot boundary. A zero can mean "not mapped" rather than "not there". Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Train to the city and nearest emergency department

Train to the city

Timetable published

20 min from Ascot station

Median scheduled weekday morning-peak travel time to the central-city terminus, from the closest station to the middle of this area (0.3 km away in a straight line). Train leg only.

Nearest emergency department

Mapped

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital · 4.3 km

Straight-line distance from the middle of this area - not a drive time. In an emergency call 000; do not plan around this figure.

Community and recreation
None mapped
Places of worship
Middle QLD area: 0
None mapped
Community centres
Middle QLD area: 0
None mapped
Swimming pools
Middle QLD area: 0
3
Sport and fitness venues
Middle QLD area: 1
Out with a baby
1
Baby-change tables
None mapped
Baby-care rooms

Public-toilet facilities recorded on the National Public Toilet Map - not every place in the area that will let you change a baby.

About this data

Counts of features tagged in OpenStreetMap inside the Ascot boundary. “Middle QLD area”: the median of 538 Queensland areas. How these counts and times are made →

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors · baby-facility counts from the National Public Toilet Map (Continence Foundation of Australia, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, CC BY 3.0 AU) · TransLink, static GTFS, timetable from 31 Oct 2026

Crime & safety in Ascot

Official recorded-incident data is only published on this site for NSW and VIC so far - that's a coverage gap on our side, not a claim that Ascot is safe. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe. More on crime & safety →

Risks

1 of the 1 planning and hazard records we hold show something in this area: traffic noise. 6 more are not published for QLD - treat them as not checked.

Traffic noise

Freeway or highway present

Southern Cross Way

Each line is the extent of an official record across the whole Ascot area - not a risk rating, and a specific address may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice.

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All 9 checks and what each one means

Flooding

Not published

No free statewide flood overlay is published for QLD yet, so we show none. Check the local council's planning maps.

Bushfire

Not published

We hold official bushfire mapping for Victoria and New South Wales only - nothing is published here for QLD yet. Check the state fire service's mapping.

Heritage controls

Not published

We hold official heritage overlay mapping for Victoria and New South Wales only - nothing is published here for QLD yet. Check the local council's planning scheme and the state heritage register.

Traffic noise

Freeway or highway present

Southern Cross Way

1 named road through this area carries OpenStreetMap's highest classification - a freeway, motorway or major highway, whatever the road is called locally, alongside 3 named main roads. Roads are counted by name, not by mapped segment. Where a home sits relative to them matters far more than the count - a street two blocks back can be quiet.

Aircraft noise

Not published

We hold official aircraft-noise mapping for Victoria and New South Wales only - nothing is published here for QLD yet. Check the airport's noise contours and the local planning scheme.

Land contamination checks

Not mapped

We hold official contaminated-land overlay mapping for Victoria only - nothing is published here for QLD yet. Check the state environment authority's contaminated land register and the local planning scheme.

Acid sulfate soils

Not published

We hold acid sulfate soil mapping for Victoria and New South Wales only - nothing is published here for QLD yet. Coastal and estuarine land is where these soils occur; check the state's soil mapping and the local planning scheme.

Recorded crime

Not published

QLD does not release the suburb-level incident counts we republish for New South Wales and Victoria, so we show none here.

Social housing

Census figure

3.0% rented from a state or territory housing authority · 0.1% from a community housing provider

Share of occupied private dwellings here with a stated tenure (Census 2021). The middle QLD area is 1.6% public and 0.4% community, across 531 areas. Listed because families ask; it is a fact about who owns the homes, not a judgement about the people in them.

About this data

Every line is an official published record for the Ascot area - we don't rate, score or rank any of them. Where a line is missing, treat it as not checked rather than clear. What each line covers and does not →

Source: ABS Census 2021 (G37 tenure and landlord type) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) - road classification

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