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Canterbury (North) - Ashbury vs Ashfield - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.4 km apart · Canterbury (North) - Ashbury profile · Ashfield - South profile
Canterbury (North) - Ashbury Ashfield - South
Ashfield - South and Canterbury (North) - Ashbury are neighbouring areas with distinct housing and community profiles. Ashfield - South is more densely built, with 61.4% of homes being flats or apartments and a much higher number of people living alone (30.4%). It also has a far higher share of people who speak a First Nations language (20.3%) and larger schools, with an average size of 798 students. In contrast, Canterbury (North) - Ashbury has more separate houses (46.1%), more three-bedroom homes, and a higher share of children under 15 (15.2%).
Everyday life in both places is quite similar, with nearly identical typical weekly rents of around $470 to $480 and typical personal incomes near $900. Both areas also have a high proportion of overseas-born residents, though this is well higher in Ashfield - South at 49.1%. While Ashfield - South has more people renting their homes, the gap in home ownership has remained steady as both areas track closely against the national figures for typical household incomes.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,379
- First area, 2016: 10,448
- First area, 2021: 11,999
- Second area, 2021: 12,246
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 0.9% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in Ashfield - South: 1.6% males, 3.1% females
- 80–84 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Ashfield - South: 1.1% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 1.3% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Ashfield - South: 1.4% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 1.7% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Ashfield - South: 1.6% males, 2.1% females
- 65–69 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Ashfield - South: 2.0% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Ashfield - South: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Ashfield - South: 2.6% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 2.8% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Ashfield - South: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 3.0% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Ashfield - South: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Ashfield - South: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 4.5% males, 4.3% females; 35–39 in Ashfield - South: 3.9% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 4.8% males, 4.7% females; 30–34 in Ashfield - South: 5.2% males, 5.1% females
- 25–29 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 4.5% males, 4.3% females; 25–29 in Ashfield - South: 5.4% males, 5.5% females
- 20–24 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 3.4% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Ashfield - South: 4.0% males, 3.9% females
- 15–19 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 2.7% males, 2.2% females; 15–19 in Ashfield - South: 1.9% males, 1.8% females
- 10–14 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Ashfield - South: 2.0% males, 1.7% females
- 5–9 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Ashfield - South: 2.1% males, 1.8% females
- 0–4 in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury: 2.7% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Ashfield - South: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $617
- First area, 2016: $747
- First area, 2021: $921
- Second area, 2021: $872
- First area, 2011: $1,511
- First area, 2016: $1,776
- First area, 2021: $2,092
- Second area, 2021: $1,918
- First area, 2011: $1,741
- First area, 2016: $2,031
- First area, 2021: $2,411
- Second area, 2021: $2,332
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $350
- First area, 2016: $450
- First area, 2021: $480
- Second area, 2021: $470
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,253
- First area, 2021: $2,400
- Second area, 2021: $2,352
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Canterbury (North) - Ashbury vs Ashfield - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/120031392/canterbury-ashbury/vs/120031677/ashfield-south