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Ashfield NSW 2131

14,903 addresses · 113 streets

Grayndler Electorate › Inner West LGA › Ashfield · 8 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A diverse inner-western Sydney suburb known for its heritage homes and food, Ashfield is well-connected by rail. Households average 2.3 people and the median age is 36. Median household income is $1,888 a week, with rent around $440.

Ashfield is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 23,012 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,888 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 46% of households own their home and 51% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

23,012Population
36Median age
$1,888Median household income / wk
$440Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ashfield statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ashfield itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ashfield, 50 m north-west · Metro station: Hurlstone Park, 2.6 km south · Light rail stop: Lewisham West, 1.7 km south-east · Bus interchange: Mount St (501), 6.5 km east · Ferry wharf: Abbotsford, 4.9 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 8.2 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 14.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ashfield

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Ashfield NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.4%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201918.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 62.7%

Population by age in Ashfield
Population by age, Ashfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4981
5-141,715
15-19753
20-241,956
25-345,272
35-443,531
45-542,561
55-642,378
65-741,816
75-841,237
85+816
Dwelling types in Ashfield
Dwelling types, Ashfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,047
Townhouse682
Apartment6,474
Other42
Households by weekly income in Ashfield
Households by weekly income, Ashfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,322
$650-1,4992,222
$1,500-2,9992,980
$3,000+2,276
Top ancestries in Ashfield
Top ancestries, Ashfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other5,148
Chinese5,079
English4,269
Australian3,421
Irish1,922
Scottish1,299
Housing tenure in Ashfield
Housing tenure, Ashfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,069
Mortgage2,114
Rented4,683
Other282
Cars per household in Ashfield
Cars per household, Ashfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
02,091
14,850
21,658
3348
4+156
Commute to work in Ashfield
Commute to work, Ashfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,984
Train1,045
Bus152
Tram/ferry3
Walked332
Bicycle88
Home4,991
Top countries of birth in Ashfield
Top countries of birth, Ashfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China2,814
Nepal1,547
India742
Philippines670
England491
Italy375
Languages used at home in Ashfield
Languages used at home, Ashfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin2,885
Nepali1,557
Cantonese1,214
Italian501
Spanish395
Greek372

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

133,030 bird observations recorded near Ashfield — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ashfield

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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