Ashtonfield is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.

Ashtonfield
Ashtonfield is located in New South Wales
Ashtonfield
Ashtonfield
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
CityMaitland
LGA
Government
  State electorate
  Federal division
Population
  Total4,589 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode
2323
Suburbs around Ashtonfield
East Maitland Metford Thornton
East Maitland, Louth Park Ashtonfield
Four Mile Creek, Louth Park Four Mile Creek Four Mile Creek

Population

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According to the 2021 census of Population, there were 4,589 people in Ashtonfield.

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.7% of the population.
  • 85.2% of people were born in Australia and 88.5% of people only spoke English at home.
  • The most common responses for religion were No Religion 36.2%, Catholic 21.5% and Anglican 19.3%.[1]

Education

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Ashtonfield Public School is a government primary school which opened in 2007 on Norfolk Street.[2]

Facilities

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Stockland Green Hills is a shopping centre in the neighbouring suburb of East Maitland.[3]

Bloomfield Colliery is an open cut mine operating in Ashtonfield.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ashtonfield (suburb and locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 January 2026. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Ashtonfield Public School". Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  3. "Stockland Green Hills". Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. "The Bloomfield Group". Retrieved 18 April 2024.