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Ashbury vs Croydon Park

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.4 km apart · Ashbury profile · Croydon Park profile

Ashbury Croydon Park

Croydon Park (NSW) and Ashbury are neighbouring areas with very different housing landscapes. Ashbury is dominated by separate houses, which make up 90.2% of homes, while only 47.5% of homes in Croydon Park (NSW) are detached. This contrast extends to wealth and tenure; typical weekly incomes are well higher in Ashbury at $2,571 compared to $1,843 in Croydon Park (NSW), and Ashbury has a much higher share of homes owned outright at 48.9%. In turn, Croydon Park (NSW) has far more renters (31.8% versus 12.3%) and a larger number of people living alone.

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, including a nearly identical share of children under 15 and the same 12-minute drive time to the city. Both areas also see high rates of people working from home, though this is far higher in Ashbury at 51.7%. While Croydon Park (NSW) is more diverse, with a well higher share of people born overseas (37.4%) and those using another language at home (43.5%), both areas sit well above the national figure for these measures.

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Where they differ most

Population: 7,576 larger in Croydon Park Separate houses: 42.6 pts higher in Ashbury 3+ bedrooms: 22.0 pts higher in Ashbury Renting: 19.6 pts higher in Croydon Park Owned outright: 14.6 pts higher in Ashbury

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ashburyin Croydon Park +7,576 larger in Croydon Park gap steady
3,353 86th pct 10,929 87th pct
Median age in Ashburyin Croydon Park +3 yrs older in Ashbury gap steady
44 yrs 46th pct 41 yrs 33rd pct
First Nations in Ashburyin Croydon Park even gap steady
0.8% 38th pct 0.8% 38th pct
Aged 65+ in Ashburyin Croydon Park +1.5 pts higher in Ashbury gap steady
19.2% 52nd pct 17.7% 45th pct
Under 15 in Ashburyin Croydon Park +0.3 pts higher in Croydon Park gap narrowing
17.3% 51st pct 17.5% 53rd pct
De facto in Ashburyin Croydon Park +1.8 pts higher in Croydon Park gap widening
5.0% 11th pct 6.8% 16th pct

Age structure

30.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.1 pts 27.9%
19.5% Young adults (25–44) +5.6 pts ▸ 25.2%
19.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.5 pts 17.7%
17.3% Children (0–14) +0.3 pts ▸ 17.5%
13.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 11.7%

Marital status

55.1% Married ◂ +6.0 pts 49.1%
32.0% Never married +3.1 pts ▸ 35.1%
4.8% Divorced +3.1 pts ▸ 7.9%
5.4% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 4.8%
2.8% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Ashbury Croydon Park

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Ashburyin Croydon Park +6.6 pts higher in Croydon Park gap steady
30.8% 89th pct 37.4% 93rd pct

Country of birth

66.7% Australia ◂ +7.8 pts 58.9%
3.1% China +2.9 pts ▸ 6.0%
5.5% Italy ◂ +1.1 pts 4.3%
1.9% England ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%
0.9% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.0% India +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.6% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.7% Vietnam +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

22.2% Australian ◂ +5.0 pts 17.2%
20.2% English ◂ +5.6 pts 14.6%
16.8% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 17.2%
6.9% Chinese +6.7 pts ▸ 13.7%
10.3% Greek ◂ +5.3 pts 5.1%
9.3% Irish ◂ +1.2 pts 8.1%
4.7% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%
2.6% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%
1.1% Filipino +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.0% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.6% German ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%
0.5% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Other language in Ashburyin Croydon Park +8.3 pts higher in Croydon Park gap steady
35.2% 92nd pct 43.5% 95th pct
Limited English in Ashburyin Croydon Park +2.5 pts higher in Croydon Park gap steady
5.5% 92nd pct 7.9% 96th pct

Language used at home

62.1% English only ◂ +9.4 pts 52.7%
8.0% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 7.1%
7.4% Greek ◂ +4.1 pts 3.3%
5.0% Arabic +1.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
3.4% Mandarin +2.6 pts ▸ 6.0%
1.6% Cantonese +2.7 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.6% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.5% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.1% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Ashburyin Croydon Park +2.2 pts higher in Ashbury gap widening
27.1% 18th pct 25.0% 14th pct

Religious affiliation

64.4% Christianity ◂ +2.7 pts 61.7%
27.1% No religion ◂ +2.2 pts 25.0%
4.0% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 4.8%
1.3% Buddhism +1.8 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.3% Islam +1.4 pts ▸ 2.7%
1.3% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Ashburyin Croydon Park +1.7 pts higher in Ashbury gap widening
68.4% 89th pct 66.6% 88th pct
Bachelor+ in Ashburyin Croydon Park +3.1 pts higher in Ashbury gap steady
33.6% 88th pct 30.5% 86th pct
Schools/1k kids in Ashburyin Croydon Park +2.41 more in Ashbury
3.45 47th pct 1.04 8th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Ashburyin Croydon Park +12 more in Croydon Park
62 94th pct 74 96th pct
Avg size in Ashburyin Croydon Park +78 larger in Croydon Park
496 71st pct 574 81st pct
ICSEA in Ashburyin Croydon Park +7 higher in Ashbury
1,094 90th pct 1,087 89th pct

Highest year of school

68.4% Year 12 ◂ +1.7 pts 66.6%
13.8% Year 10 +0.4 pts ▸ 14.2%
12.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.2 pts 10.9%
3.0% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

Highest qualification level

33.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.1 pts 33.6%
18.6% Certificate III / IV +0.5 pts ▸ 19.0%
16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma even 16.2%
15.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.4 pts 12.6%
4.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.1 pts 3.3%
1.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Field of qualification

23.8% Management & commerce +0.7 pts ▸ 24.4%
13.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 12.4%
12.2% Engineering & related ◂ +1.7 pts 10.5%
8.7% Health +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%
8.8% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 8.7%
7.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.4 pts 5.9%
6.4% Creative arts ◂ +1.2 pts 5.3%
4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.4% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.9% Agriculture & environment even 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Ashburyin Croydon Park +$85 higher in Ashbury gap widening
$892 72nd pct $807 60th pct
Household income in Ashburyin Croydon Park +$728 higher in Ashbury gap widening
$2,571 90th pct $1,843 68th pct
Family income in Ashburyin Croydon Park +$551 higher in Ashbury gap widening
$2,869 89th pct $2,318 74th pct
High earners in Ashburyin Croydon Park +5.4 pts higher in Ashbury gap widening
19.7% 89th pct 14.3% 77th pct
High-income homes in Ashburyin Croydon Park +13.7 pts higher in Ashbury gap widening
41.3% 94th pct 27.6% 78th pct

Household income distribution

28.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +11.8 pts 16.3%
24.1% $1,500–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 27.7%
17.4% $650–$1,499 +4.4 pts ▸ 21.8%
12.5% Under $650 +5.1 pts ▸ 17.5%
13.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 11.2%

Personal income distribution

39.8% Under $650 +1.4 pts ▸ 41.2%
24.3% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 27.9%
22.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 20.3%
9.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 5.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Ashburyin Croydon Park +1.0 pts higher in Ashbury
26.4% 38th pct 25.4% 32nd pct
Mental health in Ashburyin Croydon Park +1.1 pts higher in Croydon Park
5.6% 28th pct 6.7% 36th pct
Needs assistance in Ashburyin Croydon Park +0.5 pts higher in Croydon Park gap steady
5.4% 60th pct 5.9% 65th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.6% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 8.1%
7.6% Arthritis ◂ +0.4 pts 7.2%
7.1% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 6.9%
5.6% Mental health +1.1 pts ▸ 6.7%
5.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 5.5%
4.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%
3.1% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 2.6%
1.2% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%
0.5% Dementia even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.9% None +0.5 pts ▸ 68.4%
19.5% One condition ◂ +1.5 pts 18.0%
4.7% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.2% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Ashburyin Croydon Park +1.5 pts higher in Ashbury gap steady
12.9% 24th pct 11.4% 17th pct
Unpaid carers in Ashburyin Croydon Park +1.1 pts higher in Ashbury gap steady
13.7% 60th pct 12.6% 48th pct
Unpaid child care in Ashburyin Croydon Park +1.7 pts higher in Ashbury gap narrowing
26.6% 57th pct 24.9% 48th pct
Defence service in Ashburyin Croydon Park +0.1 pts higher in Ashbury
1.1% 33rd pct 1.0% 32nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Ashburyin Croydon Park +1.9 pts higher in Ashbury gap narrowing
24.0% 49th pct 22.0% 37th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Ashburyin Croydon Park +64 larger in Croydon Park
27 72nd pct 91 86th pct
Median age in Ashburyin Croydon Park +3 yrs older in Croydon Park
26 yrs 50th pct 29 yrs 60th pct
Year 12 in Ashburyin Croydon Park +19.0 pts higher in Ashbury
73.1% 96th pct 54.1% 78th pct
Unemployment in Ashburyin Croydon Park
— 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Ashburyin Croydon Park +$12 higher in Croydon Park
$762 62nd pct $774 63rd pct
Household income in Ashburyin Croydon Park +$562 higher in Ashbury
$2,374 75th pct $1,812 55th pct
Indigenous language in Ashburyin Croydon Park +9.9 pts higher in Croydon Park
0.0% 0th pct 9.9% 76th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ashburyin Croydon Park +0.2 larger in Ashbury gap narrowing
2.9 81st pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Ashburyin Croydon Park +1.5 pts higher in Croydon Park gap narrowing
11.9% 56th pct 13.4% 65th pct
Living alone in Ashburyin Croydon Park +11.0 pts higher in Croydon Park gap steady
15.4% 20th pct 26.3% 59th pct

Family composition

68.5% Couples with children ◂ +2.6 pts 65.9%
18.8% Couples without children +0.6 pts ▸ 19.4%
11.9% One-parent families +1.5 pts ▸ 13.4%
1.1% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

29.9% 2 people ◂ +2.6 pts 27.3%
15.4% 1 person +11.0 pts ▸ 26.3%
23.8% 4 people ◂ +6.3 pts 17.5%
18.2% 3 people ◂ +0.4 pts 17.8%
9.5% 5 people ◂ +2.6 pts 6.9%
3.6% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ashburyin Croydon Park +$190 higher in Ashbury gap widening
$600 100th pct $410 84th pct
Mortgage in Ashburyin Croydon Park +$295 higher in Ashbury gap narrowing
$2,817 90th pct $2,522 88th pct
People / bedroom in Ashburyin Croydon Park even gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Ashburyin Croydon Park +19.6 pts higher in Croydon Park gap steady
12.3% 35th pct 31.8% 81st pct
Owned outright in Ashburyin Croydon Park +14.6 pts higher in Ashbury gap narrowing
48.9% 73rd pct 34.2% 31st pct
Separate houses in Ashburyin Croydon Park +42.6 pts higher in Ashbury gap widening
90.2% 32nd pct 47.5% 7th pct
3+ bedrooms in Ashburyin Croydon Park +22.0 pts higher in Ashbury gap steady
84.2% 63rd pct 62.2% 16th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.9% Owned outright ◂ +14.6 pts 34.2%
37.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.6 pts 31.6%
12.3% Rented +19.6 pts ▸ 31.8%
1.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%
0.6% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Types of homes

90.2% Separate house ◂ +42.6 pts 47.5%
7.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +20.9 pts ▸ 28.0%
1.5% Flat or apartment +22.5 pts ▸ 24.0%
0.5% Other dwelling even 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

48.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.4 pts 34.5%
14.2% 2 bedrooms +16.8 pts ▸ 31.0%
25.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.1 pts 20.0%
11.1% 5 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 7.7%
0.7% 1 bedroom +5.0 pts ▸ 5.7%
0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

27.2% $350–$549 +17.9 pts ▸ 45.1%
36.8% $550–$749 ◂ +17.8 pts 18.9%
18.4% $750 or more ◂ +12.4 pts 6.0%
2.2% $200–$349 +14.2 pts ▸ 16.4%
4.4% Under $200 +5.9 pts ▸ 10.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.2 pts 37.9%
23.3% $1,800–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 25.1%
14.3% $1,000–$1,799 +1.7 pts ▸ 16.0%
9.7% Under $1,000 +3.1 pts ▸ 12.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Ashburyin Croydon Park +4.6 pts higher in Croydon Park gap steady
6.4% 79th pct 10.9% 88th pct
Work from home in Ashburyin Croydon Park +10.2 pts higher in Ashbury gap widening
51.7% 99th pct 41.5% 92nd pct
PT commute in Ashburyin Croydon Park +0.2 pts higher in Croydon Park gap narrowing
1.9% 78th pct 2.0% 80th pct
PT stops in Ashburyin Croydon Park +22 more in Croydon Park
16 86th pct 38 87th pct
Stops/1k in Ashburyin Croydon Park +1.29 more in Ashbury
4.77 77th pct 3.48 71st pct
Departures/1k in Ashburyin Croydon Park +185.6 more in Croydon Park
1,701.5 90th pct 1,887.1 91st pct
PT routes in Ashburyin Croydon Park +2 more in Croydon Park
5 86th pct 7 86th pct
Stop walk in Ashburyin Croydon Park +1 longer in Ashbury
3 21st pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in Ashburyin Croydon Park even
12 8th pct 12 8th pct
Reach 30 min in Ashburyin Croydon Park +42,435 more in Croydon Park
36,150 86th pct 78,585 88th pct
Reach 45 min in Ashburyin Croydon Park +44,563 more in Croydon Park
214,439 87th pct 259,002 88th pct
Transit to city in Ashburyin Croydon Park +3 longer in Croydon Park
53 41st pct 56 47th pct

How people get to work

51.7% Worked at home ◂ +10.2 pts 41.5%
22.7% Car (driver) +9.2 pts ▸ 32.0%
1.6% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.4% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%
1.1% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.5% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

32.6% 1 vehicle +7.7 pts ▸ 40.3%
40.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.3 pts 33.0%
13.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.9 pts 10.5%
6.4% No vehicle +4.6 pts ▸ 10.9%
6.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 5.2%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Ashburyin Croydon Park +6.7 pts higher in Croydon Park gap narrowing
22.7% 22nd pct 29.4% 44th pct
Recent arrivals in Ashburyin Croydon Park +2.2 pts higher in Croydon Park gap steady
2.9% 35th pct 5.1% 42nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Ashburyin Croydon Park +1.0 pts higher in Croydon Park gap steady
3.1% 43rd pct 4.1% 58th pct
Participation in Ashburyin Croydon Park +2.1 pts higher in Ashbury gap steady
59.6% 46th pct 57.4% 39th pct
Full-time in Ashburyin Croydon Park +0.3 pts higher in Ashbury gap steady
56.2% 39th pct 55.9% 38th pct

Industries people work in

13.2% Health care & social assistance +0.6 pts ▸ 13.8%
13.3% Education & training ◂ +1.6 pts 11.8%
11.6% Professional & technical ◂ +1.6 pts 10.0%
8.0% Construction +1.6 pts ▸ 9.6%
5.6% Retail trade +3.0 pts ▸ 8.6%
7.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.9 pts 6.6%
6.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 6.0%
3.8% Transport & warehousing +1.3 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.3% Accommodation & food +0.5 pts ▸ 4.8%
3.6% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.8% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%
3.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

33.7% Professionals ◂ +4.1 pts 29.7%
19.9% Managers ◂ +4.6 pts 15.3%
15.1% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 16.6%
9.0% Technicians & trades +1.6 pts ▸ 10.6%
6.1% Community & personal service +2.1 pts ▸ 8.2%
7.6% Sales workers +0.4 pts ▸ 7.9%
4.7% Labourers +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%
3.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Ashburyin Croydon Park +0.6 higher in Croydon Park
7.6 96th pct 8.3 99th pct
Types ≤15 min in Ashburyin Croydon Park +0.4 more in Croydon Park
7.6 98th pct 8.0 100th pct
15-min city in Ashburyin Croydon Park even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Ashburyin Croydon Park +5.7 pts higher in Croydon Park
94.3% 97th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Ashburyin Croydon Park even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Ashburyin Croydon Park even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Ashburyin Croydon Park even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Ashburyin Croydon Park +29.2 pts higher in Croydon Park
70.8% 90th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Ashburyin Croydon Park +7.3 more in Ashbury
16.4 57th pct 9.1 39th pct
Intersections/km² in Ashburyin Croydon Park +61 higher in Croydon Park
321 96th pct 382 99th pct
Mean slope in Ashburyin Croydon Park +0.9 pts higher in Ashbury
5.2% 45th pct 4.4% 33rd pct

Compare Ashbury with nearby areas

Ashfield Canterbury Hurlstone Park Croydon Park Burwood Heights Summer Hill Campsie Dulwich Hill

Compare Croydon Park with nearby areas

Burwood Heights Enfield Campsie Ashbury Burwood Belfield Canterbury Croydon

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ashbury vs Croydon Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10094/ashbury/vs/SAL11136/croydon-park