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Ashtonfield NSW 2323

1,815 addresses · 75 streets

Paterson Electorate › Maitland LGA › Ashtonfield · 127 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Ashtonfield is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,589 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,148 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

4,589Population
39Median age
$2,148Median household income / wk
$440Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Metford, 2.1 km north-east · Railway halt: East Greta Junction, 6.9 km north-west · Airport: Maitland Airport, 12.7 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 53.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ashtonfield

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

Tree cover measures, Ashtonfield NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202053.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 68.4%

Population by age in Ashtonfield
Population by age, Ashtonfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4225
5-14728
15-19363
20-24255
25-34491
35-44598
45-54661
55-64586
65-74426
75-84194
85+56
Dwelling types in Ashtonfield
Dwelling types, Ashtonfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,468
Townhouse91
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ashtonfield
Households by weekly income, Ashtonfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650148
$650-1,499350
$1,500-2,999526
$3,000+447
Top ancestries in Ashtonfield
Top ancestries, Ashtonfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,007
English1,958
Irish525
Scottish486
Other323
Aboriginal211
Housing tenure in Ashtonfield
Housing tenure, Ashtonfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned531
Mortgage683
Rented337
Other3
Cars per household in Ashtonfield
Cars per household, Ashtonfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
030
1370
2696
3294
4+164
Commute to work in Ashtonfield
Commute to work, Ashtonfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,476
Train3
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle0
Home480
Top countries of birth in Ashtonfield
Top countries of birth, Ashtonfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England91
New Zealand62
India53
China43
Philippines38
South Africa37
Languages used at home in Ashtonfield
Languages used at home, Ashtonfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Cantonese55
Arabic28
Urdu28
Hindi21
Spanish21
Tagalog18

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

57,604 bird observations recorded near Ashtonfield — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ashtonfield

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.