Ashfield
QLD 4670 · Bundaberg
1,152 (2021) → 1,191 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ashfield is a suburb in Bundaberg, QLD 4670, about 296km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Ashfield are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Ashfield has an overall score of 34/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 91/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: South Korea (2.86%), Taiwan (2.69%), England (2.43%), India (2.34%), Vietnam (1.65%)
Top languages: Mandarin (3.99%), Korean (3.12%), Malayalam (2.34%), Vietnamese (1.39%), Cantonese (0.78%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Bundaberg local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 959 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Bundaberg Christian CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1035
Nearby (within 10km)
- Woongarra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 997
- Kepnock State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 932
- St Luke's Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.3kmICSEA 1087
- Bundaberg East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 942
- YMCA Vocational School - Moreton Bay - Kepnock CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.9km
- Kalkie State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 975
- St John's Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 3.4kmICSEA 1035
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.5kmICSEA 1010
- Bundaberg South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 897
- Walkervale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 885
- Thabeban State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 840
- Bundaberg State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 955
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Ashfield
Is Ashfield safe?
Ashfield has a residential safety score of 91/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 5,653 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Ashfield from Brisbane CBD?
Ashfield is about 295.5 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Ashfield?
Ashfield has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1035 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ashfield?
Ashfield has a transport score of 0/100.