Ashfield, New South Wales

Ashfield
Sydney, New South Wales
Ashfield
Coordinates33°53′20″S 151°07′30″E / 33.8889°S 151.1249°E / -33.8889; 151.1249
Population23,012 (2021 census)
 • Density6,748/km2 (17,478/sq mi)
Established1838
Postcode(s)2131
Elevation34 m (112 ft)
Area3.41 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Location8 km (5 mi) west of Sydney central business district
LGA(s)Inner West Council
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Ashfield:
Croydon Five Dock Haberfield
Croydon Park Ashfield Summer Hill
Ashbury Hurlstone Park Dulwich Hill

Ashfield is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ashfield is about eight kilometres west of the Sydney central business district.

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.