Ashfield - South
New South Wales · Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield · Sydney - Inner West
Why “Ashfield - South”? 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 - South 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 - South SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Ashfield - South SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Ashbury Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ashfield - South.
The government catchment school for parts of Ashfield - South is Ashbury 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 - South
- Combined · Independent · Years K-12Enrolment2,296ICSEA1168
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment751ICSEA1074
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment474ICSEA1096
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment422ICSEA1018
- Primary · Government · Years K-2Enrolment48ICSEA1144
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSCanterbury OSHC CentreCentre-Based Care · 105 places · Canterbury
- 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
- Exceeding NQSHurlstone Park Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Hurlstone Park
- Meeting NQSSplash CentreCentre-Based Care · 160 places · Ashbury
- Meeting NQSSHARE OOSHCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Summer Hill
- Meeting NQSAshfield Kids Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 135 places · Ashfield
- Meeting NQSRise and Shine Kindergarten - Summer HillCentre-Based Care · 116 places · Summer Hill
- Meeting NQSBlume AcademyCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Ashfield
- Meeting NQSYOUNG ACADEMICS EARLY LEARNING CENTRE CANTERBURYCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Canterbury
+ 24 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
- 8
- Parks
- 17
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Ashfield - South SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $2,206,000
- House price YoY
- +0.3%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $980/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+164Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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