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Ashtonfield vs Chisholm

Name: Ashtonfield vs Chisholm — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.3 km apart · Ashtonfield profile · Chisholm profile

Ashtonfield Chisholm

Ashtonfield and Chisholm (NSW) are neighbouring areas with very similar population sizes, but they differ in their resident profiles and accessibility. Chisholm (NSW) is a younger area where the typical resident is 32 and 29.2% of people are children, compared to a typical age of 39 and 20.8% children in Ashtonfield. Chisholm (NSW) also has a higher share of high earners, with 40.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, compared to 28.6% in Ashtonfield. Ashtonfield is more accessible by foot and transit, with 85.6% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport and 41.7% within 15 minutes of health services, whereas Chisholm (NSW) has no homes within that distance of health services.

These two places are now seeing a widening gap in how many people have recently moved in, with 75.4% of Chisholm (NSW) residents arriving in the last five years compared to 37.0% in Ashtonfield. Despite this, they share a similar First Nations population of around 4.6% and nearly identical school advantage scores. Both areas also sit well below the national figure for people born overseas, though this is slightly higher in Chisholm (NSW) at 15.6%.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 38.4 pts higher in Chisholm PT commute: 0.4 pts higher in Ashtonfield Owned outright: 15.6 pts higher in Ashtonfield Unpaid child care: 11.9 pts higher in Chisholm Median age: 7 yrs older in Ashtonfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +12 larger in Ashtonfield gap narrowing

4,589 86th pct 4,577 86th pct

Median age in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +7 yrs older in Ashtonfield gap narrowing

39 yrs 26th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

23.9% Young adults (25–44) +12.3 pts ▸ 36.2%

20.8% Children (0–14) +8.4 pts ▸ 29.2%

27.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.3 pts 18.9%

14.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.8 pts 6.9%

13.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +4.4 pts 9.0%

Marital status

54.9% Married +6.3 pts ▸ 61.2%

30.6% Never married ◂ +2.3 pts 28.4%

7.6% Divorced ◂ +1.3 pts 6.3%

3.7% Widowed ◂ +2.4 pts 1.3%

3.3% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Ashtonfield Chisholm

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.2% Australia ◂ +2.4 pts 82.9%

1.2% India +3.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.0% England even 2.0%

1.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.9% China ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.8% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.1% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

43.7% Australian ◂ +1.9 pts 41.8%

42.7% English ◂ +2.2 pts 40.4%

11.4% Irish ◂ +3.0 pts 8.4%

10.6% Scottish ◂ +1.1 pts 9.5%

1.8% Indian +4.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.0% German +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.2% Chinese ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

1.8% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.2% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

88.5% English only ◂ +3.2 pts 85.3%

1.2% Cantonese ◂ +1.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Tagalog even 0.4%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.8% Christianity +3.6 pts ▸ 58.3%

36.5% No religion ◂ +3.5 pts 33.0%

4.2% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.6%

1.6% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.9% Islam ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

0.2% Other religions +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +0.60 more in Ashtonfield

2.09 30th pct 1.50 18th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +2 more in Chisholm

15 86th pct 17 86th pct

Avg size in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +32 larger in Ashtonfield

526 75th pct 494 71st pct

ICSEA in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +3 higher in Chisholm

1,010 62nd pct 1,013 63rd pct

Highest year of school

49.6% Year 12 +11.0 pts ▸ 60.6%

31.6% Year 10 ◂ +6.9 pts 24.7%

8.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.0 pts 6.2%

6.7% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

Highest qualification level

36.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.3 pts 35.1%

22.2% Bachelor degree +4.1 pts ▸ 26.3%

17.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.6 pts ▸ 18.7%

7.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.2 pts 7.5%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

22.6% Management & commerce +1.6 pts ▸ 24.2%

20.7% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 20.4%

11.8% Health +3.3 pts ▸ 15.1%

10.1% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.5% Education +0.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.2% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.7% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

2.4% Creative arts ◂ +1.1 pts 1.3%

2.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 1.7%

1.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +$273 higher in Chisholm gap widening

$891 72nd pct $1,164 89th pct

Household income in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +$607 higher in Chisholm gap narrowing

$2,148 81st pct $2,755 93rd pct

Family income in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +$442 higher in Chisholm gap widening

$2,354 76th pct $2,796 88th pct

Household income distribution

33.6% $1,500–$2,999 +2.8 pts ▸ 36.4%

22.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.6 pts 12.7%

14.0% $3,000–$3,999 +7.6 pts ▸ 21.6%

14.6% $4,000 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 18.8%

9.5% Under $650 ◂ +5.6 pts 3.8%

Personal income distribution

37.7% Under $650 ◂ +8.9 pts 28.9%

32.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 32.0%

22.1% $1,500–$2,999 +9.1 pts ▸ 31.2%

4.5% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 5.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.5% Mental health ◂ +1.9 pts 9.6%

10.0% Asthma ◂ +1.5 pts 8.6%

9.8% Arthritis ◂ +4.6 pts 5.2%

9.2% Other condition ◂ +1.4 pts 7.8%

4.8% Diabetes ◂ +1.6 pts 3.2%

3.6% Heart disease ◂ +1.5 pts 2.1%

2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%

1.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

0.6% Stroke even 0.6%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.6% None +7.7 pts ▸ 69.4%

22.3% One condition ◂ +3.5 pts 18.8%

7.2% Two conditions ◂ +2.6 pts 4.6%

2.8% Three or more ◂ +1.4 pts 1.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +7 larger in Ashtonfield

215 86th pct 208 86th pct

Median age in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +10 yrs older in Ashtonfield

26 yrs 50th pct 16 yrs 13th pct

Median income in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +$336 higher in Chisholm

$766 62nd pct $1,102 84th pct

Household income in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +$670 higher in Chisholm

$2,107 66th pct $2,777 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +0.4 larger in Chisholm gap widening

2.8 76th pct 3.2 89th pct

Family composition

63.6% Couples with children +10.5 pts ▸ 74.2%

23.5% Couples without children ◂ +3.6 pts 19.9%

12.7% One-parent families ◂ +7.2 pts 5.5%

0.2% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Household size

32.5% 2 people ◂ +3.0 pts 29.4%

19.4% 4 people +7.9 pts ▸ 27.4%

19.0% 3 people +1.6 pts ▸ 20.6%

16.2% 1 person ◂ +9.6 pts 6.6%

9.3% 5 people +3.0 pts ▸ 12.4%

3.3% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +$110 higher in Chisholm gap widening

$440 87th pct $550 96th pct

Mortgage in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +$394 higher in Chisholm gap widening

$1,950 69th pct $2,344 86th pct

People / bedroom in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +0.10 higher in Chisholm gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.7% Owned with a mortgage +17.3 pts ▸ 61.0%

34.0% Owned outright ◂ +15.6 pts 18.3%

21.5% Rented ◂ +2.5 pts 19.1%

0.4% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Types of homes

93.9% Separate house +5.6 pts ▸ 99.4%

5.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.4 pts 0.4%

0.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

56.2% 4 bedrooms +25.2 pts ▸ 81.4%

27.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +21.9 pts 5.9%

12.1% 5 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 11.5%

3.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 0.4%

0.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

74.5% $350–$549 ◂ +33.4 pts 41.0%

6.2% $550–$749 +45.6 pts ▸ 51.9%

12.5% $200–$349 ◂ +10.2 pts 2.2%

1.8% Under $200 ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

0.9% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.0% $1,800–$2,999 +17.7 pts ▸ 58.7%

28.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +13.8 pts 14.5%

12.2% $3,000 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 19.1%

13.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +10.5 pts 3.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +11 more in Ashtonfield

26 86th pct 15 85th pct

Stops/1k in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +2.39 more in Ashtonfield

5.67 80th pct 3.28 70th pct

Departures/1k in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +233.9 more in Ashtonfield

521.9 79th pct 288.0 74th pct

PT routes in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +4 more in Ashtonfield

5 86th pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +47 longer in Ashtonfield

48 78th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +3 longer in Chisholm

100 69th pct 103 71st pct

How people get to work

57.9% Car (driver) ◂ +1.5 pts 56.4%

20.0% Worked at home +2.4 pts ▸ 22.4%

3.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

0.8% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.8% 2 vehicles +14.5 pts ▸ 59.3%

23.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.6 pts 15.2%

18.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.8 pts 17.1%

10.6% 4 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 7.8%

1.9% No vehicle ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.7% Health care & social assistance +0.4 pts ▸ 17.1%

10.9% Retail trade ◂ +2.5 pts 8.4%

8.3% Education & training +0.1 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.6% Construction +1.7 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.9% Public administration & safety +0.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.2 pts 5.7%

6.9% Mining ◂ +2.2 pts 4.7%

6.5% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.1% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 5.7%

4.0% Transport & warehousing +0.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

2.2% Finance & insurance +1.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

20.7% Professionals +2.7 pts ▸ 23.4%

14.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.7 pts 14.2%

13.1% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 14.2%

12.3% Managers +0.5 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.6% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 11.2%

9.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 8.9%

8.1% Labourers ◂ +2.3 pts 5.9%

8.0% Machinery operators & drivers +0.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +1.4 higher in Ashtonfield

4.3 79th pct 2.9 72nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +1.4 more in Ashtonfield

3.9 77th pct 2.5 69th pct

15-min city in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +21.3 pts higher in Ashtonfield

21.3% 72nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +17.5 pts higher in Ashtonfield

17.5% 70th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +20.5 pts higher in Ashtonfield

85.6% 83rd pct 65.1% 77th pct

Walk to school in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +11.4 pts higher in Ashtonfield

76.1% 84th pct 64.7% 80th pct

Walk to a park in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +15.2 pts higher in Ashtonfield

99.1% 85th pct 83.9% 76th pct

Walk to health in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +41.7 pts higher in Ashtonfield

41.7% 82nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +36.7 more in Chisholm

11.8 46th pct 48.5 81st pct

Intersections/km² in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +100 higher in Chisholm

53 79th pct 152 88th pct

Mean slope in Ashtonfield in Chisholm +0.3 pts higher in Ashtonfield

6.3% 57th pct 6.0% 54th pct

Compare Ashtonfield with nearby areas

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Compare Chisholm with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ashtonfield vs Chisholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10103/ashtonfield/vs/SAL10908/chisholm