Ashfield, New South Wales
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This article is about the suburb Ashfield. For the former local government area, see Municipality of Ashfield. For the current local government area, see Inner West Council.
Ashfield is a suburb in the Inner West[2] of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Ashfield is about 8 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district.
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Ashfield Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 23,012 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1838 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2131 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 8 km (5 mi) west of Sydney central business district | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Inner West Council | ||||||||||||||
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Ashfield's population is highly multicultural with the majority of the area's dwellings being a mixture of mainly post-war low-rise flats (apartment blocks) and Federation-era detached houses. Amongst these are a number of grand Victorian buildings that offer a hint of Ashfield's rich cultural heritage.