Median price trend for houses
Based on 77 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,200,000
Down 3.9% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.84m
- 3 bed
- $2.14m
- 4 bed
- $2.43m
- 5+ bed
- $2.89m
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The quick read on
Ashfield
NSW 2131 · Inner West
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,200,000
- Median unit
- $900,000
- Population
- 23,012
- Postcode
- 2131
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ABS 2021
Ashfield, New South Wales
Property market insights for Ashfield (NSW)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Ashfield (NSW) NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 136 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,000 per week
Up 11.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Ashfield (NSW), NSW is currently $2,200,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Ashfield (NSW) has a 12-month growth rate of -3.9% for houses and 4.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,840,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,140,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,430,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,890,000 in Ashfield (NSW).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Ashfield (NSW) is $1,000 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.1% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Ashfield (NSW) is $900,000, which has increased 4.7% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $645,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $920,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,220,000 in Ashfield (NSW). The median rent for units and apartments in Ashfield (NSW) is $675 per week and has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Ashfield safe?
The overall rate for Ashfield is 3,504 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Greater Sydney.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Ashfield.
Overall crime rate
3,504
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withGreater Sydney
AshfieldGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Ashfield?
Ashfield NSW 2131 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
23,012 people call Ashfield home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,888 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 23,012
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,210 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $440 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1511.7%Below
15–3434.7%Above
35–5426.5%Below
55–7418.2%Below
75 and over8.9%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses22.1%Below
Townhouses7.4%Below
Apartments69.9%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright23.3%Below
Paying a mortgage23.8%Below
Renting52.8%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car23.0%Above
One car53.2%Above
Two cars18.2%Below
Three or more5.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home41.9%Above
Drove to work23.1%Below
Train, tram or bus10.0%Above
Walked or cycled3.5%Above
What stands out in Ashfield
41.9% of workers in Ashfield worked from home on Census day.
12.2% of Ashfield residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
39.6% of people in Ashfield described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Ashfield
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Ashfield NSW 2131.
Is Ashfield family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
11.7% of Ashfield's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
5,678 family households lived in Ashfield; 37.5% were couple families and 14.5% were one-parent families.
31.1% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Ashfield?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Ashfield had 23,012 residents at the 2021 Census.
38.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.1% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Ashfield?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 22.1% of occupied private dwellings in Ashfield.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 7.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 69.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Ashfield?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
23.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
23.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
52.8% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Ashfield?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Ashfield had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 32.1% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 33.5%, while 17.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Ashfield?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
41.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
23.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
10.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Ashfield?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
23.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 53.2% of the total.
23.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Ashfield, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
46.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 53.8% reported a different address.
50.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Ashfield?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
46.0% of residents used only English at home.
49.4% used a language other than English at home.
12.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 5.3% spoke Cantonese and 1.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Ashfield residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
50.8% of Ashfield's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 49.2% was born in Australia.
12.2% of residents were born in China.
3.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 71.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Ashfield?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 18.6% of ancestry responses in Ashfield.
Australian ancestry made up 14.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 22.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Ashfield?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
36.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 11.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.8% of workers, and education and training employed 10.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Ashfield?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.7%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
33.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.3%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Ashfield show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
64.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.4% reported asthma, 6.2% arthritis and 4.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Ashfield?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
38.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 18.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 13.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Ashfield?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,888 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,210.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $440 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Ashfield compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 41.9% in Ashfield, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 23.3% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 52.8% in Ashfield, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Ashfield (NSW)
Is Ashfield (NSW) expensive?
The median house price is $2,200,000, while units and apartments sit at $900,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Ashfield (NSW) good for families?
The Census counted 5,678 local families, and 11.7% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Ashfield (NSW)?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,840,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Ashfield (NSW)
114 streets in Ashfield (NSW)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- A'Beckett Ave
- Albert Pde
- Alexandra St
- Alma St
- Alt St
- Armstrong St
- Arthur St
- Ashford St
- Banks St
- Beatrice St
- Benalla Ave
- Blackwood Ave
- Bland St
- Broughton St
- Brown St
- Bruce St
- Brunswick Pde
- Carlisle St
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- Carlton Cr
- Cavill Ave
- Cecil St
- Chandos St
- Charlotte St
- Church St
- Clissold St
- Comet St
- Crimson Ln
- Crimson St
- Curt St
- Dengate Avenue
- Dougan St
- Earle Ave
- Eccles Ave
- Elizabeth St
- Etonville Pde
- Farleigh St
- Federal Ave
- Frederick St
- Goodwin Ave
- Gower St
- Grainger Ave
- Griffiths St
- Hampden St
- Hanks St
- Hardy St
- Hedger Ave
- Heighway Ave
- Henry St
- Hercules St
- Hillcrest Ave
- Holden St
- Holwood Ave
- Hugh St
- Ilford Ave
- John St
- Joseph St
- Julia St
- King St
- Knocklayde St
- Knox St
- Lapish Ave
- Liverpool Rd
- Loftus Street
- Lucy St
- Mackay St
- Margaret St
- Markham Pl
- Miller Ave
- Milton St
- Milton St North
- Murrell St
- New St
- Nixon Ave
- Norton St
- Oak St
- Old Canterbury Rd
- Orchard Cr
- Ormond St
- Orpington St
- Page Ave
- Palace St
- Park Ave
- Parramatta Rd
- Pembroke St
- Prospect Rd
- Pyrmont St
- Queen St
- Rectory Ave
- Richmond Ave
- Robert St
- Rose St
- Seaview St
- Service Ave
- Shepherd St
- Somerville Ave
- Station St
- Taringa St
- Tawa St
- The Avenue
- The Esplanade
- Thomas St
- Tideswell St
- Tintern Rd
- Victoria Sq
- Victoria St
- Vine St
- Wallace St
- Webbs Ave
- West Street
- William St
- Woodlands Road
- Wood St
- Yabsley Ave
- Yeo Ave
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