Ashmont, New South Wales

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Ashmont
Wagga Wagga,  New South Wales
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Ashmont
Coordinates 35°7′37.66″S147°19′55.48″E / 35.1271278°S 147.3320778°E / -35.1271278; 147.3320778 Coordinates: 35°7′37.66″S147°19′55.48″E / 35.1271278°S 147.3320778°E / -35.1271278; 147.3320778
Population3,828 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2650
LGA(s) City of Wagga Wagga
County Wynyard
Parish South Wagga Wagga
State electorate(s) Wagga Wagga
Federal division(s) Riverina
Suburbs around Ashmont:
Moorong Moorong Wagga Wagga
San Isidore Ashmont Turvey Park
Kapooka Glenfield Park Mount Austin

Ashmont, known originally as "J.J. Salmon's Estate" is a south-western suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is named after the Salmon family's original homestead that was located where the suburb now stands.

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Ashmont was first urbanised in the late 1950s, and during the 1970s large areas were developed by the then State Housing Commission (now known as Housing NSW). [2] As of 2019, 21% of dwellings in Ashmont are owned by a federal or state housing authority. [3] The suburb has a high rate of social disadvantage and crime, with crime rates significantly higher compared to state-wide averages. [4]

A small shopping centre, the New South Wales State Emergency Service Murrumbidgee Region and New South Wales Rural Fire Service Riverina Zone Headquarters are located within the suburb.

The Carmelite Monastery, a community of monastic, contemplative nuns, is situated on Morsehead Street. [5]

Demographics

At the 2016 census, the median age in Ashmont is 33, younger than the national average of 38. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people constitute 18.0% of the population, significantly higher than the national average of 2.8%.

85.1% of residents were born in Australia, substantially higher than the national average of 66.7%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 28.4%, No Religion 24.5%, Anglican 21.8%, and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.4%. 9.7% of respondents did not answer the question. Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall, at 71.1% (excluding not stated responses).

12.8% of residents reported being unemployed, nearly double the national average. Median incomes in the suburb were notably lower than average. The median weekly personal income reported was $505, compared to $662 nationally. The median weekly household income was $876, compared to $1,438 nationally. A plurality of families with children, 27.3% had neither parent working.

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ashmont (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Morris, S (1999). Wagga Wagga, a history. Bobby Graham Publishers, Wagga Wagga. ISBN   1-875247-12-2
  3. ↑ "Public Housing Heat Map".
  4. ↑ "Is Ashmont Wagga's Struggle Street?". Daily Advertiser . Wagga Wagga. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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