Suburbs Ashcroft

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Ashcroft NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Ashcroft, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Ashcroft NSW is 3,634 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Ashcroft is $458 per week ($23,816 per year). Median rent in Ashcroft is $295 per week ($1,278 per month). Ashcroft has a median age of 32 years, younger than the national median of 38. Ashcroft has a population density of 3149.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Ashcroft is Fiji. The most common religion is Islam (27% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Arabic. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Ashcroft is $1,950.

There were 104 recorded offences in Ashcroft in 2025-26, a rate of 29 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was drug offences (21 offences).

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📍 Ashcroft, New South Wales — 33.9163°S, 150.9010°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (35)

Ashcroft Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Ashcroft Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$458/wk
$23,816 per year
#8590 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$295/wk
$1,278 per month
#5069 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
32years
6 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,950/mo
Avg household size: 3.1 · 1 per bedroom

Ashcroft Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.9% (1,779) Female 51.1% (1,856)

Population Density

3149.3
people per km²
3,634 people · 1.2 km²

Households

3.1
Avg household size
1
Persons per bedroom
$1,316
Family income/wk

Ashcroft Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Ashcroft Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
45.3% 207 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
54.7% 250 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Ashcroft Country of Birth

Australia
89.3%
Fiji
3.0%
Cambodia
2.2%
India
1.4%
Croatia
0.9%
Iran
0.9%
Indonesia
0.8%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.7%
Chile
0.5%
China
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Ashcroft Religion

Islam
26.9%
Catholic
19.9%
No Religion
17.4%
Not stated
13.7%
Buddhism
8.8%
Anglican
6.3%
Other Religions Tot
3.7%
Christian (other)
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Ashcroft Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
56.9%
Year 10 or equivalent
24.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
11.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Ashcroft Languages Spoken at Home

Arabic
46.6%
Vietnamese
26.0%
Other
8.6%
Samoan
6.5%
Khmer
3.8%
Hindi
3.3%
Spanish
3.1%
Cantonese
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Ashcroft Employment

💼
Employed full-time
17.8% 399 people
⏰
Employed part-time
11.0% 246 people
🔍
Unemployed
5.4% 120 people
🏠
Not in labour force
65.8% 1,471 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Ashcroft Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
47.6%
Bachelor Degree
21.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.9%
Certificate I/II
5.6%
Postgraduate Degree
5.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Ashcroft Occupation

Professionals
18.8%
Community & Personal Service
17.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
16.0%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
13.9%
Clerical & Administrative
13.4%
Labourers
10.2%
Managers
5.5%
Sales Workers
4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Ashcroft Field of Study

Management & Commerce
21.4%
Engineering
19.7%
Society & Culture
15.5%
Health
14.6%
Education
7.0%
Architecture & Building
5.9%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.1%
Information Technology
3.7%
Agriculture & Environment
2.8%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.5%
Creative Arts
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Ashcroft Dwelling Types

Separate house
99.4%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Ashcroft Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
3.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.4%
$150-$299/wk
3.1%
$300-$399/wk
5.4%
$400-$499/wk
11.2%
$500-$649/wk
6.4%
$650-$799/wk
8.0%
$800-$999/wk
9.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
8.9%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
5.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.9%
$4,000+/wk
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Ashcroft Marital Status

💍
Married
38.9% 1,061
↔️
Separated
4.5% 122
📋
Divorced
10.6% 288
🕊️
Widowed
6.1% 166
👤
Never married
40.0% 1,090

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Ashcroft Ancestry

Other
25.5%
Australian
18.8%
English
14.8%
Lebanese
10.9%
Vietnamese
10.2%
Samoan
4.3%
Chinese
3.6%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.6%
Indian
2.3%
Irish
2.3%
Scottish
2.2%
German
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Ashcroft School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
34.4%
Secondary — Government
28.2%
Vocational Education
11.6%
Pre-school
7.5%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.7%
Primary — Catholic
5.0%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.3%
Secondary — Catholic
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Ashcroft Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
9.5% 615
✅
No need for assistance
90.5% 5,848

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Ashcroft Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
5.8% 139
—
Not a volunteer
94.2% 2,268

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Ashcroft Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
7.8%
$300-$449/mo
2.7%
$600-$799/mo
1.8%
$800-$999/mo
5.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
15.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
16.4%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
26.5%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
15.1%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
9.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Ashcroft How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
67.9%
Did not go to work
20.2%
Car (passenger)
6.8%
Truck
1.9%
Train
1.0%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.9%
Bus
0.9%
Other
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Ashcroft Car Ownership

0 vehicles
16.3%
1 vehicle
35.8%
2 vehicles
29.0%
3 vehicles
11.7%
4+ vehicles
7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Ashcroft Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
4.1%
2 bedrooms
13.2%
3 bedrooms
58.1%
4 bedrooms
19.3%
5 bedrooms
3.8%
6+ bedrooms
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Ashcroft Population Mobility

10.8%
moved in the last year
32.8%
moved in the last 5 years
12.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
34.9%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Ashcroft Indigenous Population

4.3%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
281
Indigenous residents
6,259
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Ashcroft Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
269
Asthma
122
Diabetes
109
Arthritis
103
Heart disease
60
Lung condition
50
Kidney disease
38
Stroke
38
Cancer
24
Dementia
7

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Ashcroft Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
20.4%
$1-$149/wk
2.9%
$150-$299/wk
12.0%
$300-$399/wk
8.3%
$400-$499/wk
5.8%
$500-$649/wk
5.1%
$650-$799/wk
10.6%
$800-$999/wk
10.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
3.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
1.6%
$3,500+/wk
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Ashcroft Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
46.1%
Couple — no children under 15
16.4%
One parent — children under 15
15.0%
One parent — no children under 15
11.4%
Couple — no children
11.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Ashcroft Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.2% 5
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 4
🏅
Previously served
1.1% 26
👤
Never served
98.6% 2,396

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Ashcroft Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.5% 321
—
Did not provide
86.5% 2,051

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Ashcroft Children Ever Born

No children
32.8%
1 child
10.7%
2 children
21.2%
3 children
17.2%
4 children
12.0%
5+ children
6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Ashcroft When Migrants Arrived

1951–1960
18
1961–1970
33
1971–1980
107
1981–1990
229
1991–2000
228
2001–2010
298
2011–2015
164
2016
118
2017
44
2018
25
2019
47
2020
18
2021
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Ashcroft Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
15.2%
5–14 hours
14.9%
15–29 hours
7.7%
30+ hours
10.6%
Did not do domestic work
51.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Ashcroft Household Size

1 person
24.3%
2 persons
22.2%
3 persons
16.6%
4 persons
13.8%
5 persons
11.4%
6+ persons
11.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Ashcroft Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,856
Moved from NSW
252
Moved — same area (SA2)
64
Moved from overseas
19
Moved from QLD
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Ashcroft Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
87.5%
Step family — no other children
6.0%
Blended family — no other children
4.2%
Intact family — other children present
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Ashcroft Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 104 total

Drug Offences
21
Assault
20
Theft
20
Other Against Property
16
Property Damage
10
Other Against Person
9
Sexual Offences
5
Weapons
2
Traffic
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Ashcroft Schools

35
schools nearby
28
government
948
avg ICSEA score
21,306
total students
Amity College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 2,588 students
1096
ICSEA
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 400 students
1062
ICSEA
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 819 students
1053
ICSEA
All Saints Catholic College Catholic
Combined · K-12 · 2,138 students
1038
ICSEA
St Johns Park Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 673 students
1023
ICSEA
Al Amanah College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 939 students
1012
ICSEA
St Therese Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 315 students
1003
ICSEA
Harrington Street Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 740 students
1000
ICSEA
Casula Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 660 students
980
ICSEA
Marsden Road Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 726 students
977
ICSEA
Bonnyrigg High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,642 students
962
ICSEA
Liverpool Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 562 students
960
ICSEA
Les Powell School Government
Combined · U · 76 students
956
ICSEA
Warwick Farm Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 219 students
951
ICSEA
Mount Pritchard Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 368 students
951
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 35 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Ashcroft Rent Prices & Affordability

27%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,089/wk
Median Rent $295/wk
Rent-to-Income 27.1%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Ashcroft

≈ $4,719/month
Median rent $295/wk
Left after rent $794/wk
Rent share 27.1%

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Income: $451/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $75/wk

Ashcroft vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Denman
Pop: 1,821 Income: $721/wk Rent: $280/wk
Walgett
Pop: 1,824 Income: $823/wk Rent: $175/wk
Merriwa (NSW)
Pop: 1,825 Income: $593/wk Rent: $245/wk
Tullimbar
Pop: 1,840 Income: $988/wk Rent: $520/wk
Springvale (NSW)
Pop: 1,851 Income: $1,148/wk Rent: $420/wk
Marks Point
Pop: 1,861 Income: $659/wk Rent: $318/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Ashcroft

What is the population of Ashcroft NSW?

The population of Ashcroft NSW is 3,634 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 3149.3 people per km².Ashcroft is ranked #2,078 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Ashcroft?

The median personal income in Ashcroft NSW is $458 per week, or $23,816 per year.The median household income is $1,089 per week.Family income is $1,316 per week.Ashcroft is ranked #8,590 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Ashcroft?

Median rent in Ashcroft NSW is $295 per week ($1,278 per month).Rent represents 27.1% of household income, which is considered moderate.Ashcroft ranks #5,069 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Ashcroft?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Ashcroft NSW is $1,950. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Ashcroft?

The median age in Ashcroft NSW is 32 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Ashcroft a good suburb to live in?

Ashcroft is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 3,634.The median income is $458/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (27.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 10098. All dollar figures in AUD.