Ashfield (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10098
People 23,841
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 34
Families 5,715
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.5
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 9,731
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,632
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,058
Median weekly rent $440
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 11,773 49.4 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 12,067 50.6 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 152 0.6 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 23,841 people in Ashfield (NSW). Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,249 5.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 914 3.8 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 784 3.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 992 4.2 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,215 9.3 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3,245 13.6 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,746 11.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,874 7.9 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,505 6.3 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,351 5.7 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,364 5.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,213 5.1 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,058 4.4 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 860 3.6 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 656 2.8 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 588 2.5 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 520 2.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 705 3.0 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Ashfield (NSW) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 9,050 43.3 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 464 2.2 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,681 8.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 994 4.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 8,707 41.7 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Ashfield (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 43.3% were married and 10.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 7,377 40.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,809 9.9 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 9,019 49.5 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Ashfield (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 40.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 272 3.6 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 773 10.2 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 277 3.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 76 1.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 543 7.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 241 3.2 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 157 2.1 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 553 7.3 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 2,516 33.4 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 497 6.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,639 21.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Ashfield (NSW) 31.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 14.9% were in primary school, 12.5% in secondary school and 40.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 8,240 39.4 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,901 9.1 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 358 1.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,096 5.2 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,790 18.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 395 1.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,077 5.2 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 9 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,202 5.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 273 1.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,996 9.6 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Ashfield (NSW), 18.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Chinese 5,588 19.0 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
English 3,726 12.7 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 3,128 10.6 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Nepalese 1,750 6.0 36,248 0.4 62,806 0.2
Irish 1,746 5.9 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Ashfield (NSW) were Chinese 19.0%, English 12.7%, Australian 10.6%, Nepalese 6.0% and Irish 5.9%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Ashfield (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 9,221 38.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3,507 14.7 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Nepal 1,656 7.0 32,117 0.4 54,754 0.2
India 1,205 5.1 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Philippines 624 2.6 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
England 461 1.9 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9

In Ashfield (NSW), 38.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 14.7%, Nepal 7.0%, India 5.1%, Philippines 2.6% and England 1.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 15,731 66.0 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,099 4.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 857 3.6 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,506 18.9 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Ashfield (NSW), 18.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 66.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,384 22.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4,469 18.8 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Nepal 1,791 7.5 36,554 0.5 60,678 0.3
India 1,435 6.0 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Italy 761 3.2 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0

In Ashfield (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 22.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 18.8%, Nepal 7.5%, India 6.0% and Italy 3.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,638 23.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4,468 18.7 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Nepal 1,767 7.4 36,096 0.5 60,021 0.3
India 1,431 6.0 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
Philippines 787 3.3 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4

In Ashfield (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 23.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 18.7%, Nepal 7.4%, India 6.0% and Philippines 3.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 7,905 33.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 4,880 20.5 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Hinduism 2,681 11.2 181,402 2.4 440,300 1.9
Not stated 2,269 9.5 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Buddhism 1,610 6.7 207,956 2.8 563,674 2.4

The most common responses for religion in Ashfield (NSW) were No Religion, so described 33.1%, Catholic 20.5%, Hinduism 11.2%, Not stated 9.5% and Buddhism 6.7%. In Ashfield (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (39.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 3,488 14.7 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Nepali 1,723 7.2 34,606 0.5 62,005 0.3
Cantonese 1,234 5.2 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Italian 586 2.5 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Thai 417 1.8 24,839 0.3 55,444 0.2
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English only spoken at home 9,422 39.6 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4,985 54.6 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Ashfield (NSW) 39.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 14.7%, Nepali 7.2%, Cantonese 5.2%, Italian 2.5% and Thai 1.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7,688 58.5 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 4,005 30.5 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 531 4.0 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 926 7.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 13,150 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ashfield (NSW). Of these 58.5% were employed full time, 30.5% were employed part-time and 7.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,119 9.2 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,679 13.7 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,207 9.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 2,617 21.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 5,073 41.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Ashfield (NSW), 9.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 3,766 30.8 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,640 13.4 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,372 11.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,295 10.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 1,266 10.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 1,163 9.5 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 1,030 8.4 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 464 3.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Ashfield (NSW) included Professionals 30.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.6%, Managers 10.4%, Labourers 9.5%, Sales Workers 8.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 621 5.1 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 437 3.6 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 428 3.5 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Aged Care Residential Services 421 3.5 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Banking 349 2.9 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3

Of the employed people in Ashfield (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 5.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.6%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.5% and Banking 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 681 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,802 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,632 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ashfield (NSW) was $681.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Train 4,119 33.8 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as driver 3,975 32.6 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train, bus 691 5.7 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Walked only 543 4.4 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bus 447 3.7 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 5,648 46.2 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,582 37.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Ashfield (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Train 33.8%, Car, as driver 32.6%, Train, bus 5.7%, Walked only 4.4% and Bus 3.7%. On the day, 46.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 37.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 12,993 62.2 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 4,192 20.1 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,923 9.2 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,236 15.5 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Ashfield (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 62.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.1% provided care for children and 9.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 5,040 24.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 4,977 23.8 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,792 8.6 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,188 5.7 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Ashfield (NSW), 23.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,361 41.3 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,341 40.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 817 14.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 201 3.5 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Ashfield (NSW), 40.9% were couple families with children, 41.3% were couple families without children and 14.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Ashfield (NSW), 17.1% of single parents were male and 82.9% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,264 26.9 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 277 5.9 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 901 19.1 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 802 17.0 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 285 6.1 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 688 14.6 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 222 4.7 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 267 5.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Ashfield (NSW), of couple families with children, 26.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.9% had both employed part-time and 19.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 8,540 93.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 625 6.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Ashfield (NSW), 93.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,983 23.2 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 674 7.9 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 5,665 66.3 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 39 0.5 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Ashfield (NSW), 23.2% were separate houses, 7.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 66.3% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 102 1.2 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 981 11.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 4,357 51.0 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,788 20.9 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 942 11.0 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 375 4.4 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Ashfield (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 11.5% had 1 bedroom, 51.0% had 2 bedrooms and 20.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,921 22.5 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,819 21.3 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 4,381 51.3 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 50 0.6 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 372 4.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Ashfield (NSW), 22.5% were owned outright, 21.3% were owned with a mortgage and 51.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 5,492 64.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,225 26.0 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 827 9.7 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Ashfield (NSW), of all households, 64.3% were family households, 26.0% were single person households and 9.7% were group households.

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Household income Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.9 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 17.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Ashfield (NSW), 17.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 440 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 79.5 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 20.5 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,058 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.6 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.4 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 1,872 21.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 4,130 48.3 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,661 19.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 451 5.3 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 428 5.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Ashfield (NSW), 48.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 19.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 985 11.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 7,166 83.9 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 392 4.6 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Ashfield (NSW), 83.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 62 40.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 93 60.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Ashfield (NSW), 40.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.0% were female. The median age was 24 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,292 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Ashfield (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,292.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ashfield (NSW) % Ashfield (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 410 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,820 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Ashfield (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $410 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,820.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.