Ashfield - North
New South Wales · Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield · Sydney - Inner West
Why “Ashfield - North”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Ashfield into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Ashfield - North is a locality in the Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Ashfield - North SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Ashfield - North SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Ashfield Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ashfield - North.
The government catchment school for parts of Ashfield - North is Ashfield Public School — just outside the suburb boundary (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Ashfield - North
- Combined · Catholic · Years K-12Enrolment1,092ICSEA1043
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSThe Infants' Home Child & Family Services - Gorton HouseCentre-Based Care · 84 places · Ashfield
- Exceeding NQSSt John's Pre- School- AshfieldCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Ashfield
- Exceeding NQSThe Infants' Home Child & Family Services - Johnson HouseCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Ashfield
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning AshfieldCentre-Based Care · 46 places · Ashfield
- Meeting NQSAshfield Kids Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 135 places · Ashfield
- Meeting NQSBlume AcademyCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Ashfield
- Meeting NQSPLC Sydney Preschool AshfieldCentre-Based Care · 57 places · Ashfield
- Meeting NQSAshfield Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Ashfield
- Meeting NQSLittle Scribblers Early Learning Centre AshfieldCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Ashfield
- Meeting NQSThe Infants' Home Child & Family Services - Murray HouseCentre-Based Care · 48 places · Ashfield
- Meeting NQSIntegricare Early Learning Centre AshfieldCentre-Based Care · 36 places · Ashfield
- Meeting NQSThe After School Klub Yeo ParkCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Ashfield
+ 5 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 1,289
- vs previous year
- -11%
- vs 2021
- 1,496
- Theft 457
- Against justice procedures 209
- Assault 167
- Malicious damage to property 96
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 91
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 3
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 12
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Ashfield - North SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Where did the gain come from?
+203Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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