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Ashford SA 5035

1,070 addresses · 11 streets

Adelaide Electorate › West Torrens LGA › Ashford · 3 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Ashford is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,157 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,605 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 41% of households own their home and 46% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Indian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,157Population
35Median age
$1,605Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Adelaide Showground, 950 m north-east · Tram stop: Forestville (Stop 4), 850 m south-east · Bus interchange: Marion Centre Interchange, 8.1 km south · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 3.9 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 8.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ashford

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

Tree cover measures, Ashford SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 65.3%

Population by age in Ashford
Population by age, Ashford SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-462
5-14138
15-1935
20-2497
25-34237
35-44200
45-5491
55-6473
65-7477
75-8479
85+58
Dwelling types in Ashford
Dwelling types, Ashford SA (ABS Census 2021)
House126
Townhouse169
Apartment196
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ashford
Households by weekly income, Ashford SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65068
$650-1,499151
$1,500-2,999187
$3,000+66
Top ancestries in Ashford
Top ancestries, Ashford SA (ABS Census 2021)
English311
Australian266
Other240
Indian132
Chinese120
Irish65
Housing tenure in Ashford
Housing tenure, Ashford SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned83
Mortgage114
Rented223
Other66
Cars per household in Ashford
Cars per household, Ashford SA (ABS Census 2021)
051
1249
2138
333
4+11
Commute to work in Ashford
Commute to work, Ashford SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car332
Train3
Bus73
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle11
Home58
Top countries of birth in Ashford
Top countries of birth, Ashford SA (ABS Census 2021)
India153
China56
Nepal43
England31
Bangladesh19
Malaysia18
Languages used at home in Ashford
Languages used at home, Ashford SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin77
Nepali49
Hindi40
Punjabi37
Malayalam35
Greek25

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

110,578 bird observations recorded near Ashford — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ashford

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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