Ashtonfield is a suburb in the
City of Maitland
The City of Maitland is a local government area in the lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated adjacent to the New England Highway and the Hunter railway line.
The mayor of the City of Maitland is Cr. Philip ...
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New South Wales
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Australia
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Population
According to the
2016 census of Population, there were 4,645 people in Ashtonfield.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.
* 84.5% of people were born in Australia and 88.1% of people only spoke English at home.
* The most common responses for religion were Anglican 24.7%, Catholic 24.0% and No Religion 22.7%.
Education
Ashtonfield Public School is a government primary school which opened in 2007 on Norfolk Street.
Facilities
Stockland Green Hills is a shopping centre in the neighbouring suburb of East Maitland.
Bloomfield Colliery is an open cut mine operating in Ashtonfield.
References
Suburbs of Maitland, New South Wales
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