Population
It is a common misconception that the largest segment of Ashfield’s population is made up of retirees and aged persons. The statistical information below clearly indicates that the majority of people in Ashfield are aged between 20 and 49. In fact the median age of 37 is exactly the same as that for the whole of Australia.
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Age(years)
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Males
|
Males
|
Females
|
Females
|
Persons
|
Persons
|
|
|
2005
|
2025
|
2005
|
2025
|
2005
|
2025
|
|
0 - 4
|
1,160
|
1,108
|
1,066
|
1,036
|
2,226
|
2,144
|
|
5 - 9
|
1,032
|
976
|
953
|
887
|
1,985
|
1,863
|
|
10 - 14
|
1,029
|
932
|
923
|
842
|
1,952
|
1,774
|
|
15 - 19
|
1,142
|
1,094
|
1,027
|
986
|
2,169
|
2,080
|
|
20 - 24
|
1,555
|
1,513
|
1,472
|
1,406
|
3,027
|
2,919
|
|
25 - 29
|
1,851
|
1,870
|
1,852
|
1,832
|
3,703
|
3,702
|
|
30 - 34
|
2,108
|
2,121
|
1,998
|
1,965
|
4,106
|
4,086
|
|
35 - 39
|
1,811
|
1,956
|
1,792
|
1,807
|
3,603
|
3,763
|
|
40 - 44
|
1,679
|
1,687
|
1,684
|
1,620
|
3,363
|
3,307
|
|
45 - 49
|
1,470
|
1,528
|
1,496
|
1,473
|
2,966
|
3,001
|
|
50 - 54
|
1,295
|
1,445
|
1,304
|
1,396
|
2,599
|
2,841
|
|
55 - 59
|
1,085
|
1,259
|
1,027
|
1,200
|
2,112
|
2,459
|
|
60 - 64
|
769
|
1,125
|
798
|
1,099
|
1,567
|
2,224
|
|
65 - 69
|
696
|
955
|
728
|
959
|
1,424
|
1,914
|
|
70 - 74
|
675
|
809
|
702
|
855
|
1,377
|
1,664
|
|
75 - 79
|
554
|
684
|
666
|
748
|
1,220
|
1,432
|
|
80 - 84
|
345
|
459
|
567
|
577
|
912
|
1,036
|
|
85+
|
287
|
538
|
781
|
967
|
1,068
|
1,505
|
|
All Ages
|
20,543
|
22,059
|
20,836
|
21,655
|
41,379
|
43,714
|
Selected Characteristics
|
|
Ashfield
|
% of pop.
|
Australia
|
% of Aust pop.
|
|
Australian Citizenship
|
29,853
|
75.3
|
17,095,569
|
86.1
|
|
Persons born overseas
|
17,020
|
42.9
|
4,416,037
|
22.2
|
|
Overseas visitors
|
505
|
1.3
|
206,358
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Country of Birth
|
Ashfield
|
% of pop
|
Australia
|
% of Aust. pop.
|
|
Australia
|
19,183
|
48.4
|
14,072,944
|
70.9
|
|
China
|
3,912
|
9.9
|
206,591
|
1.0
|
|
Italy
|
1,958
|
4.9
|
199,121
|
1.0
|
|
India
|
1,280
|
3.2
|
147,106
|
0.7
|
|
England
|
921
|
2.3
|
856,939
|
4.3
|
|
Philippines
|
699
|
1.8
|
120,539
|
0.6
|