472 ▲ +39.2%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 339
- 2016: 441
- 2021: 472
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ashford · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Ashford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Ashford (L), where the typical resident is now 55. This aging trend is striking, with the typical age climbing 23 years since 2011. The community has grown by 39% over the last decade to reach 472 people.
472
▲ +39.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Ashford — lower than 68% of areas.
| Ashford | 472 |
|---|---|
| 2361, NSW | 927 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This shift is a major change from 2011, when the typical resident was only 32.
55 yrs ▲ +71.9%
Older than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 33.3% of the population, far above the state figure of 17.6%. This rise in older residents is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up only 13.3% of the area.
33.3% ▲ +153.3%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▼ -46.8%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ashford, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 26.1% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the national 3.2%. De facto relationships are also more common than usual, at 15.5%.
26.1% ▲ +201.9%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ashford splits fairly evenly between Married (34%) and Never married (32%), with Widowed at 15%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ashford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122007/ashford/topic/demographics-identity