Suburb report · QLD 4034
Aspley
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Population
13,586
Aspley suburb profile
Who lives in Aspley
At 12km from the Brisbane CBD, Aspley belongs to the middle suburbs of Brisbane. Aspley is home to 13,586 people, a scale matched by fewer than 8% of Queensland suburbs. By population it is number 44 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. At a median age of 42, Aspley sits in the older band of Queensland suburbs. Among suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 50 of 317 have an older median age.
Income and home ownership
At $106,300, household income here sits in the middle band for Queensland. Among the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 198 report a higher median household income. Owner-occupiers make up 74.4% of households, leaving 25.6% renting, in the upper band for Queensland. 109 of the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD have a higher ownership share.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 5,076 households lived in Aspley, more than in 93% of Queensland suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 41.1%, couples without children 27.4%, people living alone 28.5% and group households 3.1%. Of the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 235 have a higher share of families with children and 81 a lower one. At 28.5%, people living alone are more common here than in 68% of Queensland suburbs. Couples without children, at 27.4%, sit near the Queensland middle, at the 46th percentile.
Housing supply
10 new dwellings were approved across the Aspley statistical area in the year to June 2025, 80% below its 2020 to 2024 average of 51 a year. The Aspley statistical area had 13,789 residents in 2025 and closely matches Aspley. That is 0.7 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, a lighter pipeline than 93% of Queensland statistical areas. The busiest year for approvals since 2020 was 2021, with 91, and the quietest was 2025, with 10.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Aspley statistical area expanded its population by 5.2%, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Queensland statistical area added 6.3%, putting this area 1.1 points behind. It ranks at the 41st percentile of Queensland statistical areas for population growth over the period. The fastest single year was to 2024, at 1.9%, and the slowest to 2021, at -0.3%.
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Bridgeman Downs, where the share of people living alone is 11.5% compared with 28.5% here. On the owner-occupied share, Carseldine comes closest to Aspley: 71.5% against 74.4%. At 3km, Chermside counts 12,616 residents against 13,586 in Aspley.
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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.