People — demographics & education

People

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Total

22,189

--

4,028,524

--

21,507,717

--

Male

10,845

48.9

1,985,922

49.3

10,634,013

49.4

Female

11,344

51.1

2,042,602

50.7

10,873,704

50.6

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

133

0.6

44,599

1.1

548,369

2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 22,189 people in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs) of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

Age

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People

0-4 years

1,245

5.6

275,673

6.8

1,421,050

6.6

5-9 years

920

4.1

251,039

6.2

1,351,921

6.3

10-14 years

890

4

244,792

6.1

1,371,054

6.4

15-19 years

962

4.3

251,077

6.2

1,405,798

6.5

20-24 years

1,986

8.9

287,150

7.1

1,460,673

6.8

25-29 years

2,715

12.2

322,398

8

1,513,236

7

30-34 years

2,242

10.1

317,043

7.9

1,453,775

6.8

35-39 years

1,824

8.2

311,496

7.7

1,520,138

7.1

40-44 years

1,471

6.6

294,284

7.3

1,542,879

7.2

45-49 years

1,435

6.5

282,288

7

1,504,142

7

50-54 years

1,329

6

262,288

6.5

1,447,404

6.7

55-59 years

1,096

4.9

227,314

5.6

1,297,244

6

60-64 years

996

4.5

203,207

5

1,206,116

5.6

65-69 years

647

2.9

150,040

3.7

919,319

4.3

70-74 years

597

2.7

114,133

2.8

708,090

3.3

75-79 years

570

2.6

89,244

2.2

545,263

2.5

80-84 years

533

2.4

73,577

1.8

436,936

2

85 years and over

732

3.3

71,482

1.8

402,681

1.9

Median age

35

--

36

--

37

--

The median age of people in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.9% of the population.

Registered marital status

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

8,506

44.4

1,623,247

49.8

8,461,114

48.7

Separated

490

2.6

89,513

2.7

529,280

3

Divorced

1,530

8

239,634

7.4

1,460,899

8.4

Widowed

1,130

5.9

161,989

5

949,634

5.5

Never married

7,482

39.1

1,142,639

35.1

5,962,769

34.3

Of people in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 44.4% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

42

--

48

--

50

--

Separated

51

--

48

--

49

--

Divorced

54

--

53

--

54

--

Widowed

82

--

78

--

78

--

Never married

28

--

26

--

25

--

The median age of married people in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs) was 42 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

7,331

44

1,486,475

50.2

7,647,042

49.2

De facto marriage

1,356

8.1

218,492

7.4

1,476,369

9.5

Not married

7,965

47.8

1,258,648

42.5

6,413,399

41.3

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

42

--

48

--

50

--

De facto marriage

34

--

35

--

35

--

Not married

33

--

31

--

33

--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs) was 42 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Pre-school

237

3.3

71,312

5.6

332,844

5.1

Primary - Government

726

10.3

205,234

16

1,181,787

18.2

Primary - Catholic

313

4.4

67,932

5.3

359,062

5.5

Primary - Other Non Government

81

1.1

39,186

3.1

214,359

3.3

Secondary - Government

530

7.5

141,343

11

774,074

11.9

Secondary - Catholic

245

3.5

69,366

5.4

307,142

4.7

Secondary - Other Non Government

197

2.8

47,668

3.7

254,828

3.9

Technical or further education institution

618

8.7

97,149

7.6

473,606

7.3

University or tertiary institution

1,930

27.3

219,088

17.1

932,524

14.3

Other

384

5.4

36,045

2.8

161,660

2.5

Not Stated

1,819

25.7

287,745

22.4

1,511,694

23.2

Total

7,080

--

1,282,068

--

6,503,580

--

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs) 31.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.8% were in primary school, 13.7% in secondary school and 36.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Chinese

5,114

19.1

981,541

19.4

866,208

3.1

English

3,442

12.9

976,130

19.3

7,238,533

25.9

Australian

3,210

12

354,674

7

7,098,486

25.4

Irish

1,568

5.9

323,395

6.4

2,087,758

7.5

Indian

1,417

5.3

242,576

4.8

390,894

1.4

The most common ancestries in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs) were Chinese 19.1%, English 12.9%, Australian 12.0%, Irish 5.9% and Indian 5.3%.

Country of birth

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Australia

8,999

40.6

2,340,472

58.1

15,017,847

69.8

Other top responses

China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)

3,295

14.8

147,429

3.7

318,969

1.5

India

1,215

5.5

134,637

3.3

295,362

1.4

Nepal

942

4.2

87,045

2.2

24,635

0.1

Philippines

560

2.5

78,977

2

171,234

0.8

England

440

2

69,569

1.7

911,593

4.2

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), 40.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 14.8%, India 5.5%, Nepal 4.2%, Philippines 2.5% and England 2.0%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Both parents born overseas

13,995

69.3

1,948,550

52.1

6,876,586

34.3

Father only born overseas

1,067

5.3

262,650

7

1,407,270

7

Mother only born overseas

704

3.5

176,079

4.7

989,220

4.9

Both parents born in Australia

4,419

21.9

1,353,546

36.2

10,757,087

53.7

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), 21.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 69.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

No Religion

5,913

26.6

1,143,736

28.4

4,796,787

22.3

Catholic

5,491

24.7

707,482

17.6

5,439,268

25.3

Hinduism

2,050

9.2

604,324

15

275,535

1.3

Buddhism

1,514

6.8

206,880

5.1

528,978

2.5

Anglican

1,451

6.5

181,111

4.5

3,679,907

17.1

The most common responses for religion in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs) were No Religion 26.6%, Catholic 24.7%, Hinduism 9.2%, Buddhism 6.8% and Anglican 6.5%.

Language, top responses (other than English)

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Mandarin

2,964

13.4

177,820

4.4

336,410

1.6

Cantonese

1,330

6

133,167

3.3

263,673

1.2

Nepali

948

4.3

131,110

3.3

27,153

0.1

Italian

648

2.9

84,794

2.1

299,834

1.4

Greek

416

1.9

79,817

2

252,217

1.2

English only spoken at home

8,942

40.3

2,404,602

59.7

16,509,291

76.8

Households where two or more languages are spoken

4,613

56.2

530,823

38.3

1,579,949

20.4

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs) 40.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 13.4%, Cantonese 6.0%, Nepali 4.3%, Italian 2.9% and Greek 1.9%.

People — employment

Employment

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over

Worked full-time

7,019

59.9

1,264,756

62.5

6,367,554

59.7

Worked part-time

3,257

27.8

533,450

26.4

3,062,976

28.7

Away from work

604

5.2

110,189

5.4

627,797

5.9

Unemployed

832

7.1

114,768

5.7

600,133

5.6

Total in labour force

11,712

--

2,023,163

--

10,658,460

--

There were 11,712 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs). Of these 59.9% were employed full time, 27.8% were employed part-time and 7.1% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

1-15 hours per week

923

8.5

181,757

9.5

1,087,799

10.8

16-24 hours per week

1,309

12

181,355

9.5

947,792

9.4

25-34 hours per week

1,031

9.5

170,337

8.9

1,027,380

10.2

35-39 hours per week

2,431

22.3

352,761

18.5

1,808,879

18

40 hours or more per week

4,583

42.1

911,997

47.8

4,558,678

45.3

Of employed people in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), 8.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.1% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

Employed full-time

37

--

40

--

40

--

Employed part-time

33

--

39

--

40

--

The median age of people employed full-time in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs) was 37 years and for people who were employed part-time was 33 years.

Occupation

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Professionals

3,336

30.7

499,298

26.2

2,145,442

21.3

Clerical and Administrative Workers

1,691

15.5

310,815

16.3

1,483,558

14.7

Technicians and Trades Workers

1,137

10.5

256,599

13.4

1,425,146

14.2

Managers

1,115

10.2

226,572

11.9

1,293,970

12.9

Community and Personal Service Workers

1,086

10

169,254

8.9

971,897

9.7

Sales Workers

997

9.2

164,746

8.6

942,140

9.4

Labourers

863

7.9

135,525

7.1

947,608

9.4

Machinery Operators And Drivers

451

4.1

107,812

5.6

659,551

6.6

The most common occupations in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs) included Professionals 30.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.5%, Managers 10.2%, and Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%.

Industry of employment, top responses

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services

698

6.4

76,173

4

412,804

4.1

School Education

416

3.8

75,547

4

467,373

4.6

Hospitals

385

3.5

60,429

3.2

361,011

3.6

Tertiary Education

366

3.4

55,569

2.9

198,933

2

Computer System Design and Related Services

350

3.2

48,589

2.5

139,409

1.4

Of the employed people in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), 6.4% worked in Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services. Other major industries of employment included School Education 3.8%, Hospitals 3.5%, Tertiary Education 3.4% and Computer System Design and Related Services 3.2%.

Median weekly incomes

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Personal

574

--

632

--

577

--

Family

1,458

--

1,725

--

1,481

--

Household

1,314

--

1,490

--

1,234

--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs) was $574.

Travel to work, top responses

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Car, as driver

3,858

35.5

1,009,349

52.9

6,059,972

60.2

Train

3,242

29.8

182,383

9.6

388,012

3.9

Train, bus

535

4.9

106,367

5.6

83,712

0.8

Walked only

484

4.4

85,518

4.5

377,043

3.7

Bus

433

4

81,579

4.3

301,187

3

People who travelled to work by public transport

4,560

41.9

400,053

21

1,046,721

10.4

People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger

4,234

38.9

1,098,225

57.5

6,620,840

65.8

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 35.5%, Train 29.8% and Train, bus 4.9%. Other common responses were Walked only 4.4% and Bus 4.0%. On the day, 41.9% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 38.9% by car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Did unpaid domestic work (last week)

11,750

61.4

2,192,932

67.3

12,149,347

70

Cared for child/children (last two weeks)

3,835

20

884,489

27.2

4,827,808

27.8

Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)

1,668

8.7

349,565

10.7

1,896,957

10.9

Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)

2,510

13.1

488,519

15

3,090,874

17.8

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 61.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.0% provided care for children and 8.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Less than 5 hours per week

4,454

23.3

770,436

23.7

3,883,357

22.4

5 to 14 hours per week

4,506

23.5

794,489

24.4

4,444,640

25.6

15 to 29 hours per week

1,643

8.6

346,119

10.6

2,075,154

12

30 hours or more per week

1,143

6

281,887

8.7

1,746,196

10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), 23.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Couple family without children

2,233

40.5

348,873

33.1

2,150,301

37.8

Couple family with children

2,209

40.1

522,269

49.5

2,534,399

44.6

One parent family

856

15.5

162,735

15.4

901,637

15.9

Other family

209

3.8

20,527

1.9

97,722

1.7

Of the families in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), 40.1% were couple families with children, 40.5% were couple families without children and 15.5% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population

Male

--

17.6

--

16.1

--

17.6

Female

--

82.4

--

83.9

--

82.4

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs) 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Families without children

2,077

--

2,333

--

2,081

--

Families with children

2,446

--

2,586

--

2,310

--

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,446 and those without children was $2,077.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over

Both employed, worked full-time

1,055

23.8

210,215

24.1

1,015,165

21.7

Both employed, worked part-time

227

5.1

29,972

3.4

174,795

3.7

One employed full-time, one part-time

796

17.9

173,215

19.9

1,001,907

21.4

One employed full-time, other not working

845

19

154,533

17.7

736,322

15.7

One employed part-time, other not working

251

5.7

47,847

5.5

251,191

5.4

Both not working

716

16.1

153,270

17.6

899,598

19.2

Other

286

6.4

51,793

5.9

291,196

6.2

Labour force status not stated

264

5.9

50,297

5.8

314,529

6.7

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), of couple families, 23.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 17.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling type

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

8,215

92.9

1,387,438

93.3

7,760,320

89.3

Unoccupied private dwellings

630

7.1

99,021

6.7

934,470

10.7

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), 92.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.1% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Separate house

2,227

27.1

816,995

58.9

5,864,574

75.6

Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc

761

9.3

179,828

13

765,980

9.9

Flat, unit or apartment

5,194

63.2

383,072

27.6

1,056,237

13.6

Other dwelling

28

0.3

5,429

0.4

66,666

0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), 27.1% were separate houses, 9.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 63.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

None (includes bedsitters)

114

1.4

13,324

1

42,160

0.5

1 bedroom

980

11.9

95,311

6.9

363,129

4.7

2 bedrooms

4,293

52.3

354,302

25.5

1,481,577

19.1

3 bedrooms

1,815

22.1

503,258

36.3

3,379,930

43.6

4 or more bedrooms

857

10.4

395,963

28.5

2,350,132

30.3

Number of bedrooms not stated

157

1.9

25,279

1.8

143,394

1.8

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

2.3

--

2.9

--

3.1

--

Average number of people per household

2.4

--

2.7

--

2.6

--

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 11.9% had 1 bedroom, 52.3% had 2 bedrooms and 22.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Tenure

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Owned outright

1,985

24.2

415,780

30

2,488,149

32.1

Owned with a mortgage

2,156

26.2

482,422

34.8

2,709,433

34.9

Rented

3,767

45.8

445,826

32.1

2,297,458

29.6

Other tenure type

101

1.2

10,135

0.7

70,069

0.9

Tenure type not stated

208

2.5

33,275

2.4

195,213

2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), 24.2% were owned outright, 26.2% were owned with a mortgage and 45.8% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Family households

5,294

64.4

1,016,875

73.3

5,550,614

71.5

Single (or lone) person households

2,282

27.8

309,190

22.3

1,888,698

24.3

Group households

640

7.8

61,374

4.4

321,007

4.1

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), of all households, 64.4% were family households, 27.8% were single person households and 7.8% were group households.

Household income

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Less than $600 gross weekly income

--

21.5

--

19.6

--

23.7

More than $3,000 gross weekly income

--

11.2

--

16.5

--

11.2

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), 21.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

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)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median rent

365

--

365

--

285

--

Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income

--

80

--

87.2

--

89.6

Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

20

--

12.8

--

10.4

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median mortgage repayments

2,100

--

2,169

--

1,800

--

Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income

--

90.8

--

87.8

--

90.1

Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

9.2

--

12.2

--

9.9

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles

Ashfield (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

None

2,008

24.4

173,003

12.5

665,852

8.6

1 motor vehicle

4,140

50.4

533,634

38.5

2,778,576

35.8

2 motor vehicles

1,496

18.2

454,330

32.7

2,802,468

36.1

3 or more vehicles

330

4

185,701

13.4

1,279,134

16.5

Number of motor vehicles not stated

241

2.9

40,770

2.9

234,292

3

In Ashfield (NSW) (State Suburbs), 50.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 18.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.