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Ashfield vs Burwood

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Ashfield profile · Burwood profile

Ashfield Burwood

Ashfield and Burwood are two large, neighbouring areas in Sydney's Inner West. Burwood has a much stronger international character, with 69.2% of people born overseas and 74.1% using a language other than English at home, compared to 50.8% and 49.4% in Ashfield. Ashfield has a higher typical weekly personal income of $890, while Burwood's is $707. Health and wellbeing differ notably, as Ashfield has a far higher share of people with long-term health conditions (25.0%) and mental health conditions (9.4%) than Burwood (14.4% and 4.1%).

Both areas are effectively identical in their transit time to the city, taking about 34 to 36 minutes. They also share similar housing patterns, with around 21% of homes being separate houses. While Burwood has far more public transport departures per 1,000 people, Ashfield provides more walkable amenities for its residents. The two areas remain closely aligned in school advantage scores and the share of residents who have completed Year 12.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 24.7 pts higher in Burwood Born overseas: 18.3 pts higher in Burwood Recent arrivals: 12.4 pts higher in Burwood Limited English: 9.2 pts higher in Burwood Renting: 8.5 pts higher in Burwood

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ashfieldin Burwood +4,788 larger in Ashfield gap narrowing
23,012 90th pct 18,224 89th pct
Median age in Ashfieldin Burwood +4 yrs older in Ashfield gap widening
36 yrs 17th pct 32 yrs 9th pct
First Nations in Ashfieldin Burwood +0.5 pts higher in Ashfield gap steady
0.8% 37th pct 0.2% 31st pct
Aged 65+ in Ashfieldin Burwood +4.2 pts higher in Ashfield gap widening
16.8% 41st pct 12.6% 24th pct
Under 15 in Ashfieldin Burwood +2.2 pts higher in Ashfield gap steady
11.7% 22nd pct 9.5% 14th pct
De facto in Ashfieldin Burwood +3.1 pts higher in Ashfield gap steady
12.7% 54th pct 9.6% 30th pct

Age structure

38.3% Young adults (25–44) +2.5 pts ▸ 40.8%
21.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.7 pts 18.8%
11.8% Youth (15–24) +6.6 pts ▸ 18.3%
16.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.2 pts 12.6%
11.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.2 pts 9.5%

Marital status

44.6% Never married +1.7 pts ▸ 46.3%
39.5% Married +1.0 pts ▸ 40.4%
8.4% Divorced ◂ +1.2 pts 7.2%
4.9% Widowed ◂ +1.3 pts 3.5%
2.8% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Ashfield Burwood

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Ashfieldin Burwood +18.3 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
50.8% 100th pct 69.2% 100th pct

Country of birth

45.4% Australia ◂ +20.3 pts 25.1%
12.2% China +16.6 pts ▸ 28.8%
6.7% Nepal +1.4 pts ▸ 8.2%
1.5% Vietnam +1.8 pts ▸ 3.3%
3.2% India ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%
2.9% Philippines ◂ +1.2 pts 1.7%
2.1% England ◂ +1.5 pts 0.7%
1.6% Italy ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%
1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%
0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

22.1% Chinese +26.2 pts ▸ 48.3%
18.6% English ◂ +10.0 pts 8.6%
14.9% Australian ◂ +9.4 pts 5.5%
8.4% Irish ◂ +5.9 pts 2.4%
5.6% Scottish ◂ +4.0 pts 1.7%
5.6% Italian ◂ +2.6 pts 3.0%
3.8% Filipino ◂ +1.9 pts 2.0%
3.8% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%
2.0% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.7% Greek ◂ +1.0 pts 1.7%
2.1% German ◂ +1.3 pts 0.7%
0.7% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

Language

Other language in Ashfieldin Burwood +24.7 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
49.4% 97th pct 74.1% 100th pct
Limited English in Ashfieldin Burwood +9.2 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
10.0% 100th pct 19.3% 100th pct

Language used at home

46.0% English only ◂ +26.3 pts 19.8%
12.5% Mandarin +19.6 pts ▸ 32.1%
5.3% Cantonese +5.5 pts ▸ 10.8%
1.5% Vietnamese +1.4 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.2% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 1.5%
1.6% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%
1.4% Arabic even 1.4%
1.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%
1.1% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%
0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Ashfieldin Burwood +3.4 pts higher in Burwood gap steady
40.4% 49th pct 43.8% 60th pct

Religious affiliation

40.4% No religion +3.4 pts ▸ 43.8%
34.7% Christianity ◂ +9.7 pts 25.0%
6.5% Buddhism +4.7 pts ▸ 11.2%
9.5% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 10.1%
5.9% Not stated +1.9 pts ▸ 7.8%
2.1% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%
0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Ashfieldin Burwood +0.7 pts higher in Burwood gap narrowing
76.0% 95th pct 76.7% 96th pct
Bachelor+ in Ashfieldin Burwood +4.7 pts higher in Ashfield gap widening
44.4% 96th pct 39.7% 92nd pct
Schools/1k kids in Ashfieldin Burwood +0.25 more in Burwood
1.49 18th pct 1.74 23rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Ashfieldin Burwood +16 more in Ashfield
79 97th pct 63 94th pct
Avg size in Ashfieldin Burwood +37 larger in Burwood
523 75th pct 559 79th pct
ICSEA in Ashfieldin Burwood +10 higher in Ashfield
1,113 94th pct 1,103 92nd pct

Highest year of school

76.0% Year 12 +0.7 pts ▸ 76.7%
7.2% Year 9 or below +1.1 pts ▸ 8.3%
8.0% Year 10 ◂ +2.9 pts 5.1%
2.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

Highest qualification level

38.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.5 pts 37.5%
18.5% Postgraduate degree +0.7 pts ▸ 19.2%
14.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.9 pts ▸ 15.9%
10.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.6 pts 7.6%
3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%
1.0% Certificate I / II even 1.0%

Field of qualification

22.9% Management & commerce +7.3 pts ▸ 30.2%
14.2% Society & culture ◂ +4.9 pts 9.3%
8.6% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 9.3%
7.2% Information technology +2.0 pts ▸ 9.1%
9.0% Health ◂ +0.9 pts 8.1%
7.9% Creative arts ◂ +3.8 pts 4.0%
5.8% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 4.1%
4.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 3.6%
3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services even 3.8%
3.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 2.6%
0.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Income

Personal income in Ashfieldin Burwood +$183 higher in Ashfield gap widening
$890 72nd pct $707 42nd pct
Household income in Ashfieldin Burwood +$217 higher in Ashfield gap widening
$1,888 70th pct $1,671 58th pct
Family income in Ashfieldin Burwood +$394 higher in Ashfield gap widening
$2,256 72nd pct $1,862 48th pct
High earners in Ashfieldin Burwood +4.9 pts higher in Ashfield gap widening
14.2% 77th pct 9.3% 57th pct
High-income homes in Ashfieldin Burwood +3.3 pts higher in Ashfield gap widening
24.6% 73rd pct 21.3% 65th pct

Household income distribution

32.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 29.8%
24.0% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 24.4%
14.3% Under $650 +4.6 pts ▸ 18.8%
13.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 11.5%
11.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 9.7%

Personal income distribution

35.5% Under $650 +7.7 pts ▸ 43.3%
32.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.1 pts 32.4%
20.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.4 pts 13.7%
4.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 3.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Ashfieldin Burwood +10.7 pts higher in Ashfield
25.0% 31st pct 14.4% 6th pct
Mental health in Ashfieldin Burwood +5.3 pts higher in Ashfield
9.4% 62nd pct 4.1% 21st pct
Needs assistance in Ashfieldin Burwood +2.9 pts higher in Ashfield gap widening
6.9% 74th pct 4.0% 43rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.4% Mental health ◂ +5.3 pts 4.1%
9.4% Other condition ◂ +4.0 pts 5.4%
6.4% Asthma ◂ +3.2 pts 3.3%
6.2% Arthritis ◂ +2.9 pts 3.4%
4.3% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 3.4%
3.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%
2.5% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%
1.9% Dementia ◂ +1.3 pts 0.5%
1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%
0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.2% None +8.9 pts ▸ 78.1%
17.1% One condition ◂ +6.6 pts 10.5%
5.2% Two conditions ◂ +2.5 pts 2.7%
2.6% Three or more ◂ +1.5 pts 1.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Ashfieldin Burwood +3.6 pts higher in Ashfield gap widening
11.2% 16th pct 7.5% 9th pct
Unpaid carers in Ashfieldin Burwood +1.9 pts higher in Ashfield gap steady
8.8% 19th pct 6.9% 12th pct
Unpaid child care in Ashfieldin Burwood +3.1 pts higher in Ashfield gap widening
17.8% 19th pct 14.7% 12th pct
Defence service in Ashfieldin Burwood +0.3 pts higher in Ashfield
1.0% 32nd pct 0.7% 30th pct
Housework 15h+ in Ashfieldin Burwood +1.9 pts higher in Ashfield gap widening
16.3% 13th pct 14.4% 11th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Ashfieldin Burwood +129 larger in Ashfield
173 86th pct 44 76th pct
Median age in Ashfieldin Burwood +5 yrs older in Ashfield
32 yrs 69th pct 27 yrs 54th pct
Year 12 in Ashfieldin Burwood +14.0 pts higher in Ashfield
61.5% 87th pct 47.5% 66th pct
Unemployment in Ashfieldin Burwood +12.4 pts higher in Ashfield
12.4% 60th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Ashfieldin Burwood +$40 higher in Burwood
$909 74th pct $949 76th pct
Household income in Ashfieldin Burwood +$76 higher in Burwood
$1,642 48th pct $1,718 51st pct
Indigenous language in Ashfieldin Burwood +9.9 pts higher in Ashfield
16.8% 86th pct 6.8% 65th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ashfieldin Burwood +0.2 larger in Burwood gap narrowing
2.3 29th pct 2.5 50th pct
One-parent in Ashfieldin Burwood +0.4 pts higher in Burwood gap steady
13.0% 62nd pct 13.4% 65th pct
Living alone in Ashfieldin Burwood +8.1 pts higher in Ashfield gap widening
32.1% 77th pct 24.1% 51st pct

Family composition

50.6% Couples with children ◂ +3.4 pts 47.2%
34.1% Couples without children +1.2 pts ▸ 35.3%
13.0% One-parent families +0.4 pts ▸ 13.4%
2.3% Other families +1.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

Household size

33.5% 2 people +0.8 pts ▸ 34.3%
32.1% 1 person ◂ +8.1 pts 24.1%
16.8% 3 people +2.9 pts ▸ 19.7%
11.6% 4 people +1.9 pts ▸ 13.5%
3.9% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.2% 6 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ashfieldin Burwood +$60 higher in Burwood gap steady
$440 87th pct $500 92nd pct
Mortgage in Ashfieldin Burwood +$239 higher in Burwood gap widening
$2,210 82nd pct $2,449 87th pct
People / bedroom in Ashfieldin Burwood +0.10 higher in Burwood gap widening
1.00 89th pct 1.10 93rd pct
Renting in Ashfieldin Burwood +8.5 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
50.5% 93rd pct 59.0% 96th pct
Owned outright in Ashfieldin Burwood +2.4 pts higher in Ashfield gap narrowing
22.3% 12th pct 19.9% 10th pct
Separate houses in Ashfieldin Burwood +0.9 pts higher in Ashfield gap narrowing
22.1% 0th pct 21.2% 0th pct
3+ bedrooms in Ashfieldin Burwood +3.1 pts higher in Burwood gap narrowing
31.5% 0th pct 34.6% 2nd pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.5% Rented +8.5 pts ▸ 59.0%
22.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.9 pts 16.9%
22.3% Owned outright ◂ +2.4 pts 19.9%
3.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 2.2%
1.3% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

69.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.4 pts 67.5%
22.1% Separate house ◂ +0.9 pts 21.2%
7.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.0 pts ▸ 9.4%
0.5% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Bedrooms per home

51.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.2 pts 46.3%
20.1% 3 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 20.2%
13.9% 1 bedroom +1.3 pts ▸ 15.2%
8.1% 4 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 8.6%
3.2% 5 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 5.8%
1.8% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Weekly rent distribution

59.0% $350–$549 ◂ +16.1 pts 42.9%
15.5% $550–$749 +16.1 pts ▸ 31.7%
13.6% $200–$349 ◂ +2.9 pts 10.6%
4.9% Under $200 +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%
4.7% $750 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 32.1%
28.6% $3,000 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 33.2%
16.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.1 pts 13.3%
12.8% Under $1,000 +0.8 pts ▸ 13.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Ashfieldin Burwood +8.4 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
23.0% 97th pct 31.3% 100th pct
Work from home in Ashfieldin Burwood +8.1 pts higher in Ashfield gap widening
41.9% 92nd pct 33.8% 86th pct
PT commute in Ashfieldin Burwood +5.1 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
10.1% 100th pct 15.2% 100th pct
PT stops in Ashfieldin Burwood +44 more in Ashfield
99 89th pct 55 87th pct
Stops/1k in Ashfieldin Burwood +1.28 more in Ashfield
4.30 75th pct 3.02 69th pct
Departures/1k in Ashfieldin Burwood +1,141.0 more in Burwood
1,683.6 90th pct 2,824.6 96th pct
PT routes in Ashfieldin Burwood +16 more in Burwood
15 86th pct 31 87th pct
Stop walk in Ashfieldin Burwood +1 longer in Ashfield
1 0th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Ashfieldin Burwood +2 longer in Burwood
11 6th pct 13 9th pct
Reach 30 min in Ashfieldin Burwood +88,572 more in Burwood
187,646 94th pct 276,218 99th pct
Reach 45 min in Ashfieldin Burwood +98,551 more in Burwood
793,300 96th pct 891,851 98th pct
Transit to city in Ashfieldin Burwood +2 longer in Burwood
34 11th pct 36 13th pct

How people get to work

41.9% Worked at home ◂ +8.1 pts 33.8%
23.1% Car (driver) ◂ +1.7 pts 21.4%
8.8% Train +4.4 pts ▸ 13.1%
2.8% Walked +1.9 pts ▸ 4.7%
1.9% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.3% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

53.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.0 pts 47.2%
23.0% No vehicle +8.4 pts ▸ 31.3%
18.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.1 pts 16.1%
3.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%
1.7% 4 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Ashfieldin Burwood +8.0 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
51.1% 91st pct 59.2% 97th pct
Recent arrivals in Ashfieldin Burwood +12.4 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
20.8% 88th pct 33.2% 97th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Ashfieldin Burwood +2.0 pts higher in Burwood gap steady
6.3% 79th pct 8.3% 87th pct
Participation in Ashfieldin Burwood +6.7 pts higher in Ashfield gap widening
62.7% 57th pct 56.0% 35th pct
Full-time in Ashfieldin Burwood +7.5 pts higher in Ashfield gap widening
57.4% 46th pct 49.9% 15th pct

Industries people work in

15.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.7 pts 14.0%
12.2% Professional & technical ◂ +0.7 pts 11.5%
7.8% Accommodation & food +3.2 pts ▸ 11.0%
10.0% Education & training ◂ +3.7 pts 6.3%
7.9% Retail trade +1.6 pts ▸ 9.5%
7.6% Finance & insurance +0.2 pts ▸ 7.8%
6.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.8 pts 3.3%
4.9% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 5.5%
3.7% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 4.8%
3.9% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.6% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.3% Media & telecommunications ◂ +1.2 pts 2.0%

Occupations people work in

36.1% Professionals ◂ +5.9 pts 30.2%
12.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 11.9%
11.9% Managers ◂ +1.1 pts 10.8%
10.2% Community & personal service +0.7 pts ▸ 10.9%
7.8% Labourers +3.0 pts ▸ 10.8%
9.3% Technicians & trades +0.1 pts ▸ 9.4%
6.9% Sales workers +1.8 pts ▸ 8.7%
3.5% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Ashfieldin Burwood +0.2 higher in Burwood
8.9 100th pct 9.1 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Ashfieldin Burwood even
8.0 100th pct 8.0 100th pct
15-min city in Ashfieldin Burwood even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Ashfieldin Burwood +0.5 pts higher in Ashfield
100.0% 100th pct 99.5% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Ashfieldin Burwood even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Ashfieldin Burwood even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Ashfieldin Burwood even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Ashfieldin Burwood +1.1 pts higher in Burwood
98.9% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Ashfieldin Burwood +5.5 more in Ashfield
13.2 49th pct 7.7 36th pct
Intersections/km² in Ashfieldin Burwood +6 higher in Burwood
437 100th pct 443 100th pct
Mean slope in Ashfieldin Burwood +0.1 pts higher in Burwood
5.0% 42nd pct 5.1% 43rd pct

Compare Ashfield with nearby areas

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Compare Burwood with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ashfield vs Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10099/ashfield/vs/SAL10716/burwood