[4] In the 1970s, Jim Donellon, a property investor from Sydney, purchased and developed a housing estate called Ashmore Village.

The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.2%, England 4.9%, Japan 1.1%, Scotland 0.7%, Korea, Republic of 0.7%.

82.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.5% Japanese, 0.9% Korean, 0.6% German, 0.6% Greek, 0.5% Mandarin.

[1] Pre-clearing, the vegetation of Ashmore included substantial areas of blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) tall open forest on lowland metamorphosed sediments.

This ecosystem type is now listed as endangered with extinction in Queensland having been extensively cleared for agriculture and housing development.

The area now occupied by Royal Pines resort once supported established Eucalyptus tereticornis forests and wetlands with patches of rainforest.

This ecosystem was akin to Kakadu with lagoons of lilypads, swamp rainforest and gnarled old paperbark forest filled with palms.

In the 1980s prior to the development of Royal Pines resort, farmland with remnant degraded wetlands and some forest remained, and jabiru, spoonbills, magpie geese and a variety of other birds could be seen there.

Additionally, there are numerous factory retail outlets with well known-brands offering discounted prices, as well as a locally owned florist.

[citation needed] The 738 is a half hourly bus service that runs between Griffith University and Broadbeach South Station and follows the number 741 bus from Heeb Street until Freda Street where it turns onto Nerang-Southport Road and continues onto Ashmore City.