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Ashfield, QLD

Ashfield had a population of 1,152 at the 2021 Census (+45.3% since 2016). Median age 32.8. Median weekly household income $2,388. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Ashfield at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Ashfield's population grew by 45.3% to 1,152, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 32.8, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 16.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.6%.

15.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 32.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 328 households.

The median household earns $2,388 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $390 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,814 a month.

25.6% of residents were born overseas, close to the QLD average of 24.1%. 20.5% use a language other than English at home. 38.7% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Ashfield beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureAshfieldQLDAustralia
Population1,1525,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+45.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age32.838.238.2
Households3281,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting15.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright32.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,388$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$390$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,814$1,740$1,866
Born overseas25.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home20.5%14.1%23.6%
No religion38.7%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+45.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4362011
  2. 7932016
  3. 1,1522021

Age

Median age 32.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Ashfield Queensland
Share of people by age, Ashfield and Queensland
0–916.8%
10–1912.7%
20–2914.3%
30–3918.1%
40–4912.8%
50–597.7%
60–698.5%
70–796.3%
80+2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Ashfield at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian38.9%
  2. English37.8%
  3. Scottish8.7%
  4. German7.6%
  5. Irish6.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin4.2%
  2. Korean3.3%
  3. Malayalam2.5%
  4. Vietnamese1.5%
  5. Cantonese0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. South Korea3.0%
  2. Taiwan2.8%
  3. England2.5%
  4. India2.4%
  5. Vietnam1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Ashfield

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