Question 1

Is Ashby a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Ashby is an outer northern suburb of Perth in the City of Wanneroo on the flat coastal plain. It is largely residential with a mix of established brick homes, newer townhouses and estate-style streets, modest verges and neighbourhood parks, playgrounds and sporting fields for everyday outdoor space. The area tends to attract young families, first-home buyers and people wanting practical, lot-based suburban living.

Ashby is a community of 2,850 people with a median age of 39. Typical households have a weekly income of $1,416 a week, roughly $73,632 a year.

The suburb is strongly family-oriented: couple families with children are the largest group at 43.8%. Together with couple families without children (38.8%), they account for 82.6% of families. One-parent families make up 16.6% and other families 0.7%.

Homes in Ashby are predominantly owner-occupied. About three quarters, 76.8%, are owned either outright (35.3%) or with a mortgage (41.5%), while renters comprise 23.2% of dwellings.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Ashby?

Accepted Answer

Renting in Ashby would take a sizeable portion of local incomes as recorded at the last Census. A house at $733 a week is about 51.8% of a typical local household's weekly income, while a unit at $550 a week is about 38.9%. On these figures, house rents would take a large share of a typical local household's income and unit rents a sizeable share, so for renters those are the numbers that matter.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Ashby a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Unit rents in Ashby jumped 45.1% over the past 12 months, a large rise. House values also climbed strongly, up 30.0% over the year, while the rent on houses increased a solid 7.8%.

That means the largest change this year was in unit rents, while house prices showed strong capital growth and house rents rose more moderately. If rental income is your priority, the unit rent figure is the standout; if capital growth matters more, look to the house value change. Whether those movements match your investment goals depends on your objectives and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	30.0%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	8	1
Median days on market Past 12 months	10	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$733	$550
Change in rent Past 12 months	7.8%	45.1%

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