Ashfield
WA 6054 · Bassendean
1,395 (2021) → 1,472 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ashfield is a moderate growth suburb in Bassendean, WA 6054, about 8km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Ashfield are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 96/100, and is about 17km inland. Ashfield has an overall score of 78/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 72/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.45%), New Zealand (2.72%), India (1.43%), Philippines (1.22%), Malaysia (1%)
Top languages: Mandarin (1.36%), Serbian (1%), Italian (0.79%), Arabic (0.65%), French (0.65%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1034 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Ashfield Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 930
Nearby (within 10km)
- Cyril Jackson Senior CampusSecondary · Government · 0.6kmICSEA 979
- Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Education Support CentreSecondary · Government · 0.6kmICSEA 1016
- St Michael's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.7kmICSEA 1093
- Bassendean Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1077
- Durham Road SchoolCombined · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 993
- Redcliffe Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 994
- Anzac Terrace Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1027
- Casa Mia Montessori Community SchoolPrimary · Independent · 2.1kmICSEA 1106
- Bayswater Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 1093
- St Maria Goretti's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.5kmICSEA 1068
- St Columba's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1115
- Eden Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1003
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Ashfield
Is Ashfield safe?
Ashfield has a residential safety score of 72/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,424 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Ashfield from Perth CBD?
Ashfield is about 8.2 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 24 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Ashfield?
Ashfield has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 930 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ashfield?
Ashfield has a transport score of 96/100, including 1 train station and 12 bus stops.