Summer Hill Plaza
Thu, 11 Mar 10
FAST FACTS

Demographic

  • Population        41,379
  • Median Age        37 years
  • Key industry employers – school education, cafes restaurants & take away food services, hospitals, legal & accounting services and tertiary education

Geographic

  • Area:  8.29 square kilometres
  • Access to Sydney Harbour and the coast via Iron Cove at Haberfield
  • Climate: Ashfield enjoys a temperate climate with a mild winter, and has more than 300 sunny days a year. Temperature is 24 – 25 degrees Celsius in Summer (17 overnight) and 16 – 18 degrees Celsius in Winter (9 overnight). The summer season is from December through to February.
  • Location: To Sydney CBD and Harbour side - 25 minutes by car or 14 minutes by train; international and domestic airports 25 minutes by taxi   

Lifestyle

  • Ashfield Aquatic Centre, cnr. Frederick & Elizabeth Streets, Ashfield  features outdoor heated Olympic pool, water polo and new indoor centre
  • 22 Parks and reserves, many incorporating children’s playgrounds and numerous cycleways
  • Large selection of schools (see separate School’s Sheet)
  • Sydney Private Hospital and nearby Royal Prince Alfred Public Hospital
  • Clubs – West Ashfield, Club Ashfield (Catholic Club), Ashfield RSL, Polish Club, Ashfield Bowling Club and many more
  • Ashfield Library with branch at Haberfield
  • Ashfield Town Hall & Civic Centre and Community Centre at Summer Hill
  • Ashfield CBD – one of the most culturally diverse shopping centres in Australia featuring numerous Asian restaurants, Asian grocery shops, Asian herbalists & alternative medicines and much more
  • Haberfield CBD – famous for its romantic Italian influence featuring fabulous restaurants cafes & take away food services plus many outlets specialising in bakery products, cakes & pastries, hand made chocolates, cheese and deli items
  • Summer Hill CBD – an old world village within a city featuring intimate restaurants, cafes, galleries and specialty stores
  • Croydon Park & Croydon North CBDs (Part) – Ashfield also has commercial areas in Georges River Road, Croydon Park and Edwin/Hennessy Street, Croydon

PLUS minutes from all that the City of Sydney has to offer

Click here to go to the Ashfield Social Atlas for the most comprehensive data source available