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Ashwood VIC 3147

4,034 addresses · 92 streets

Chisholm Electorate › Monash LGA › Ashwood · 14 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Ashwood is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 7,154 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,909 a week, with median rent near $391 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,442,500.

7,154Population
39Median age
$1,909Median household income / wk
$391Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ashwood - Chadstone statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ashwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Jordanville, 1.2 km south-east · Tram stop: Stop 59: Somers Street, 1.9 km north · Railway halt: Box Hill, 7.6 km north · Bus interchange: Chadstone Shopping Centre, 2.8 km south-west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 12.4 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

5 facilities recorded in Ashwood.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$1,442,500House · 2024
$1,127,500Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 12.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ashwood

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Ashwood VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202151.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 62.2%

Population by age in Ashwood
Population by age, Ashwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4373
5-14828
15-19408
20-24439
25-341,041
35-441,017
45-54959
55-64802
65-74605
75-84413
85+259
Dwelling types in Ashwood
Dwelling types, Ashwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,563
Townhouse326
Apartment789
Other3
Households by weekly income in Ashwood
Households by weekly income, Ashwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650534
$650-1,499571
$1,500-2,999623
$3,000+826
Top ancestries in Ashwood
Top ancestries, Ashwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,760
Australian1,528
Chinese1,383
Other1,015
Irish651
Scottish512
Housing tenure in Ashwood
Housing tenure, Ashwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned786
Mortgage839
Rented986
Other39
Cars per household in Ashwood
Cars per household, Ashwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0244
11,062
2972
3251
4+117
Commute to work in Ashwood
Commute to work, Ashwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,465
Train78
Bus33
Tram/ferry4
Walked31
Bicycle7
Home1,341
Top countries of birth in Ashwood
Top countries of birth, Ashwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China693
India219
England178
Malaysia161
Sri Lanka153
Greece97
Languages used at home in Ashwood
Languages used at home, Ashwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin799
Cantonese264
Greek260
Sinhalese129
Hindi95
Korean90

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

296,945 bird observations recorded near Ashwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ashwood

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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