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Ashfield WA 6054

736 addresses · 25 streets

Perth Electorate › Bassendean LGA › Ashfield · 8 km from Perth

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Living Here

Ashfield is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,395 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,666 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,395Population
38Median age
$1,666Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bassendean - Eden Hill - 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, 550 m north · Metro station: Airport Central, 4.6 km south-east · Bus interchange: Long Term Parking B Bus Transfer, 2.3 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Mandoon Jetty, 7.6 km north-east · Airport: Perth Airport, 3.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 6.8% 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 WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 60.6%

Population by age in Ashfield
Population by age, Ashfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-486
5-14140
15-1976
20-2474
25-34228
35-44217
45-54194
55-64151
65-74128
75-8478
85+26
Dwelling types in Ashfield
Dwelling types, Ashfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
House489
Townhouse44
Apartment8
Other5
Households by weekly income in Ashfield
Households by weekly income, Ashfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650116
$650-1,499130
$1,500-2,999138
$3,000+131
Top ancestries in Ashfield
Top ancestries, Ashfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
English526
Australian456
Other188
Scottish153
Irish133
Ancestry NS107
Housing tenure in Ashfield
Housing tenure, Ashfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned134
Mortgage195
Rented208
Other11
Cars per household in Ashfield
Cars per household, Ashfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
043
1208
2206
353
4+31
Commute to work in Ashfield
Commute to work, Ashfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car416
Train37
Bus13
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle3
Home51
Top countries of birth in Ashfield
Top countries of birth, Ashfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
England76
New Zealand38
India20
Philippines17
Malaysia14
Bosnia & Herzegovina12
Languages used at home in Ashfield
Languages used at home, Ashfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin19
Serbian14
Italian11
Arabic9
French9
Nepali8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

69,571 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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