Ashfield

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10702701
Total population 41,211
Total dwellings 17,222
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 233
Male 116
Female 117
Median age 27
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 126
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,428
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,983
Median weekly rent $370

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 216 92.7 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 10 4.3 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 7 3.0 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 233 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 116 49.8 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 117 50.2 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Ashfield, there were 233 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 116 (or 49.8%) were male and 117 (or 50.2%) were female.

Age Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 22 9.4 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 39 16.7 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 51 21.9 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 97 41.6 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 12 5.2 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 12 5.2 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 27 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Ashfield the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 27 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 25.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 26 14.9 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 13 7.5 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 14 8.0 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 2.3 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 117 67.2 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Ashfield 14.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 16.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 53 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 49 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 55 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Ashfield for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 22 15.1 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 19 13.0 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 105 71.9 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Ashfield 15.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 26 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Ashfield for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 46 years and in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 5 5.4 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 24 26.1 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 18 19.6 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 16 17.4 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 19 20.7 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 5 5.4 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 5 5.4 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 92 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ashfield, 40.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.1% were attending a primary school, 19.6% were attending a secondary school and 37.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Wiradjuri 3 1.3 109 0.1 136 0.0
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English only spoken at home 211 91.3 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ashfield. The only other response for language at home was Wiradjuri 1.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 74 64.9 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 31 27.2 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 2.6 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 6 5.3 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 114 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 114 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ashfield. Of these 64.9% were employed full time, 27.2% were employed part-time and 5.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 36 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 29 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ashfield who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 29 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 711 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 1,428 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ashfield was $711 and the median weekly household income was $1,428.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Ashfield, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 370 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,983 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Ashfield, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $370 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,983.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 40 32.0 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 17 13.6 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 65 52.0 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 125 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Ashfield there were 125 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 32.0% were separate houses, 13.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 52.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ashfield % Ashfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8 6.3 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 26 20.5 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 90 70.9 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 2.4 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Ashfield, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 6.3% were owned outright, 20.5% were owned with a mortgage and 70.9% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.