Canterbury (North) - Ashbury
New South Wales · Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield · Sydney - Inner West
Why “Canterbury (North) - Ashbury”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Canterbury 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.
Canterbury (North) - Ashbury 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 Canterbury (North) - Ashbury SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Canterbury (North) - Ashbury SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Canterbury Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Canterbury (North) - Ashbury (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapWe 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 Canterbury (North) - Ashbury
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment722ICSEA1059
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment356ICSEA1111
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment346ICSEA1082
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment31ICSEA851
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 NQSHurlstone Park Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Hurlstone Park
- Meeting NQSSplash CentreCentre-Based Care · 160 places · Ashbury
- Meeting NQSYOUNG ACADEMICS EARLY LEARNING CENTRE CANTERBURYCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Canterbury
- Meeting NQSNoah's Ark Learning Academy Hurlstone ParkCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Hurlstone Park
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Canterbury South Public SchoolCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Canterbury South
- Meeting NQSDulwich Hill Childcare CentreCentre-Based Care · 58 places · Hurlstone Park
- Meeting NQSTWINKLE CHILD CARE CENTRECentre-Based Care · 35 places · Canterbury
- Meeting NQSAshbury Kidz AcademyCentre-Based Care · 32 places · Ashbury
- Meeting NQSCanterbury Community Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 32 places · Ashbury
- Meeting NQSLittle Troopers Childcare AshburyCentre-Based Care · 32 places · Ashbury
- Working Towards NQSThe Learning HouseCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Hurlstone Park
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 367
- vs previous year
- +1%
- vs 2021
- 466
- Theft 188
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 45
- Assault 43
- Malicious damage to property 26
- Against justice procedures 23
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
- 2
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 17
- Train stations
- 2
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Canterbury (North) - Ashbury SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $2,401,000
- House price YoY
- +29.8%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $880/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+130Reading 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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