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Ashfield NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Ashfield NSW is 23,012 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Ashfield is $890 per week ($46,280 per year). Median rent in Ashfield is $440 per week ($1,907 per month). Ashfield has a median age of 36 years, younger than the national median of 38. Ashfield has a population density of 6739.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Ashfield is China. The most common religion is No Religion (43% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Ashfield is $2,210.

There were 334 recorded offences in Ashfield in 2025-26, a rate of 15 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (108 offences).

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Ashfield Population

residents (Census 2021)

Ashfield Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$890/wk

$46,280 per year

#2241 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$440/wk

$1,907 per month

#1252 of 14,663

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Median Age

36years

2 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$2,210/mo

Avg household size: 2.3 · 1 per bedroom

Ashfield Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.0% (11,275) Female 51.0% (11,741)

Population Density

6739.7

people per km²

23,012 people · 3.4 km²

Households

2.3

Avg household size

Persons per bedroom

$2,256

Family income/wk

Ashfield 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)

Ashfield Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

49.5% 2,069 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

50.5% 2,114 dwellings

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

Ashfield Country of Birth

Australia

68.3%

China

16.9%

India

5.5%

England

3.6%

Hong Kong

2.0%

Greece

0.9%

Indonesia

0.9%

Bangladesh

0.9%

Germany

0.5%

Fiji

0.5%

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

Ashfield Religion

No Religion

43.3%

Catholic

22.4%

Hinduism

10.4%

Buddhism

7.1%

Not stated

6.5%

Anglican

5.0%

Eastern Orthodox

3.0%

Islam

2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Ashfield Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

85.9%

Year 10 or equivalent

9.0%

Year 11 or equivalent

3.0%

Year 9 or equivalent

2.1%

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

Ashfield Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin

33.7%

IAL Nepali

23.3%

Cantonese

13.7%

SAL Tot

7.5%

Other

7.1%

Italian

5.7%

Spanish

4.7%

Arabic

4.3%

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

Ashfield Employment

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Employed full-time

38.1% 6,844 people

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Employed part-time

20.7% 3,727 people

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Unemployed

4.5% 802 people

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Not in labour force

36.7% 6,599 people

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

Ashfield Qualifications

Bachelor Degree

45.0%

Postgraduate Degree

21.4%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

16.2%

Certificate III/IV

11.8%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

4.5%

Certificate I/II

1.1%

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

Ashfield Occupation

Professionals

42.3%

Managers

12.6%

Clerical & Administrative

12.3%

Community & Personal Service

9.8%

Technicians & Trade Workers

9.0%

Labourers

5.7%

Sales Workers

5.6%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

2.6%

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

Ashfield Field of Study

Management & Commerce

26.3%

Society & Culture

16.6%

Health

10.7%

Creative Arts

9.3%

Engineering

8.9%

Information Technology

8.9%

Education

6.1%

Natural & Physical Sciences

4.7%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

3.9%

Architecture & Building

3.7%

Agriculture & Environment

1.1%

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

Ashfield Dwelling Types

Separate house

74.8%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

14.1%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

11.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Ashfield Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

2.3%

$1-$149/wk

0.8%

$150-$299/wk

1.3%

$300-$399/wk

2.2%

$400-$499/wk

4.4%

$500-$649/wk

4.0%

$650-$799/wk

5.1%

$800-$999/wk

5.5%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

6.7%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.9%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.2%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.5%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

14.2%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

7.0%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

6.9%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

5.1%

$4,000+/wk

13.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Ashfield Marital Status

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Married

39.4% 8,017

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Separated

2.8% 566

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Divorced

8.4% 1,697

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Widowed

4.9% 987

👤

Never married

44.6% 9,056

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Ashfield Ancestry

Other

20.0%

Chinese

19.7%

English

16.6%

Australian

13.3%

Irish

7.5%

Scottish

5.0%

Italian

5.0%

Filipino

3.4%

Indian

3.4%

Greek

2.4%

German

1.8%

Vietnamese

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Ashfield School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

26.8%

Vocational Education

26.0%

Secondary — Government

16.3%

Pre-school

10.3%

Primary — Catholic

7.3%

Secondary — Catholic

7.2%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

4.2%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

1.9%

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

Ashfield Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

7.2% 3,195

✅

No need for assistance

92.8% 40,916

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

Ashfield Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

11.7% 2,268

—

Not a volunteer

88.3% 17,108

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Ashfield Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

6.8%

$300-$449/mo

1.5%

$450-$599/mo

1.8%

$600-$799/mo

2.5%

$800-$999/mo

3.3%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

9.2%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

11.4%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

28.3%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

17.5%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

17.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Ashfield How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

43.3%

Did not go to work

24.6%

Train

16.4%

Walked only

5.2%

Car (passenger)

3.6%

Bus

2.4%

Bicycle

1.4%

Motorbike/Scooter

1.3%

Other

0.8%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.6%

Truck

0.4%

Ferry

0.0%

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

Ashfield Car Ownership

0 vehicles

23.0%

1 vehicle

53.3%

2 vehicles

18.2%

3 vehicles

3.8%

4+ vehicles

1.7%

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

Ashfield Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

14.4%

2 bedrooms

53.2%

3 bedrooms

20.8%

4 bedrooms

8.4%

5 bedrooms

2.3%

6+ bedrooms

1.0%

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

Ashfield Population Mobility

23.1%

moved in the last year

53.8%

moved in the last 5 years

6.3%

unemployment rate (Census)

62.7%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Ashfield Indigenous Population

0.8%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

338

Indigenous residents

44,175

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Ashfield Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

2,152

Asthma

660

Diabetes

524

Arthritis

480

Heart disease

401

Lung condition

261

Cancer

252

Kidney disease

200

Stroke

198

Dementia

144

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

Ashfield Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

10.9%

$1-$149/wk

2.8%

$150-$299/wk

4.7%

$300-$399/wk

3.5%

$400-$499/wk

3.1%

$500-$649/wk

4.4%

$650-$799/wk

8.8%

$800-$999/wk

10.4%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

11.8%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

9.0%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.3%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.9%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

11.5%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

2.5%

$3,500+/wk

3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Ashfield Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

36.6%

Couple — no children

34.9%

Couple — no children under 15

15.2%

One parent — no children under 15

8.0%

One parent — children under 15

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Ashfield Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.0% 9

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.0% 3

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Previously served

0.9% 178

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Never served

99.0% 19,257

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Ashfield Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

9.2% 1,785

—

Did not provide

90.8% 17,551

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Ashfield Children Ever Born

No children

53.5%

1 child

18.2%

2 children

19.1%

3 children

6.6%

4 children

2.1%

5+ children

0.6%

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

Ashfield When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

258

1961–1970

614

1971–1980

759

1981–1990

1,354

1991–2000

1,463

2001–2010

2,185

2011–2015

1,670

2016

527

2017

673

2018

777

2019

726

2020

204

2021

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

Ashfield Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

20.4%

5–14 hours

28.9%

15–29 hours

10.6%

30+ hours

6.6%

Did not do domestic work

33.7%

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

Ashfield Household Size

1 person

32.1%

2 persons

33.5%

3 persons

16.8%

4 persons

11.5%

5 persons

3.9%

6+ persons

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Ashfield Where Residents Moved From

Same address

16,822

Moved from NSW

3,585

Moved — same area (SA2)

973

Moved from overseas

277

Moved from VIC

Moved from QLD

Moved from ACT

Moved from TAS

Moved from WA

Moved from NT

Moved from SA

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

Ashfield Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

92.9%

Step family — no other children

5.4%

Blended family — no other children

1.0%

Intact family — other children present

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Ashfield Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 334 total

Theft

108

Other Against Property

101

Assault

Drug Offences

Other Against Person

Property Damage

Sexual Offences

Weapons

Traffic

Offence trend by year:

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Ashfield Schools

schools nearby

government

1092

avg ICSEA score

28,730

total students

MLC School Independent

Combined · K-12 · 1,393 students

1177

ICSEA

Fort Street High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 917 students

1176

ICSEA

Trinity Grammar School Independent

Combined · K-12 · 2,296 students

1168

ICSEA

St Columba's Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 180 students

1167

ICSEA

Summer Hill Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 662 students

1167

ICSEA

Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney Independent

Combined · K-12 · 1,495 students

1160

ICSEA

Dobroyd Point Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 116 students

1149

ICSEA

Yeo Park Infants School Government

Primary · K-2 · 48 students

1144

ICSEA

Russell Lea Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 428 students

1140

ICSEA

Petersham Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 232 students

1137

ICSEA

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 163 students

1136

ICSEA

Wilkins Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 508 students

1135

ICSEA

Taverners Hill Infants School Government

Primary · K-2 · 20 students

1129

ICSEA

Haberfield Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 542 students

1125

ICSEA

All Hallows Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 462 students

1125

ICSEA

Showing 15 of 63 schools

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

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Ashfield Rent Prices & Affordability

23%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,888/wk

Median Rent $440/wk

Rent-to-Income 23.3%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Ashfield

Your weekly income

≈ $8,181/month

Median rent $440/wk

Left after rent $1,448/wk

Rent share 23.3%

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Ashfield vs State & National Average

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Pop: 11,513 Income: $1,583/wk Rent: $675/wk

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Pop: 11,521 Income: $631/wk Rent: $463/wk

Sutherland (NSW)

Pop: 11,570 Income: $1,109/wk Rent: $450/wk

Homebush (NSW)

Pop: 11,660 Income: $960/wk Rent: $470/wk

Glebe (NSW)

Pop: 11,680 Income: $1,045/wk Rent: $420/wk

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Pop: 11,772 Income: $1,100/wk Rent: $530/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Ashfield

What is the population of Ashfield NSW?

The population of Ashfield NSW is 23,012 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 6739.7 people per km².Ashfield is ranked #111 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Ashfield?

The median personal income in Ashfield NSW is $890 per week, or $46,280 per year.The median household income is $1,888 per week.Family income is $2,256 per week.Ashfield is ranked #2,241 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Ashfield?

Median rent in Ashfield NSW is $440 per week ($1,907 per month).Rent represents 23.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Ashfield ranks #1,252 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Ashfield?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Ashfield NSW is $2,210. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Ashfield?

The median age in Ashfield NSW is 36 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Ashfield a good suburb to live in?

Ashfield is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 23,012.The median income is $890/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.3% 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: 10099. All dollar figures in AUD.