Suburb report · QLD 4214
Ashmore
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Population
12,673
Ashmore suburb profile
Who lives in Ashmore
Ashmore is 67km from the Brisbane CBD, measured in a straight line. Ashmore is home to 12,673 people, a scale matched by fewer than 10% of Queensland suburbs. Among the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, it ranks 31 by population. Residents are older than the state norm, with a median age of 43 against 39. Of the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 313 have a younger median age.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $91,600 a year, higher than 42% of Queensland suburbs. On household income it ranks 248 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. Owner-occupiers make up 74.1% of households, leaving 25.9% renting, in the upper band for Queensland. On ownership it ranks 208 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 4,494 occupied private dwellings in Ashmore, one of the larger housing stocks in Queensland. Families with children are the largest household type at 44%, ahead of couples without children at 25.7% and people living alone at 26.2%. Among Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 317 of 526 have a smaller share of families with children than Ashmore. The 4.3% share of group households runs above most of Queensland, at the 70th percentile. At 25.7%, couples without children are less common here than in 67% of Queensland suburbs.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 14 new dwellings were approved across the Ashmore statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 8 a year. Supply figures here are for the Ashmore statistical area, home to 12,809 residents in 2025, which closely matches Ashmore. Per head of population the pipeline is thin: 1.1 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 3.2 for the median Queensland area. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 6 in 2020 to 14 in 2025.
Population trend
The population of the Ashmore statistical area grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than most of Queensland, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. The median Queensland statistical area grew 6.3% over the same 5 years, 5 points faster than this one. That rate is faster than 10% of Queensland statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from -0.8% in 2021 to 1.4% in 2023.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Southport differs most on the owner-occupied share: 39.8% there against 74.1% in Ashmore. Benowa is the closest match on the median age, at 45 against 43. At 4km, Surfers Paradise counts 31,884 residents against 12,673 in Ashmore.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.