Ashfield is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in
the state of New South Wales, Australia. Ashfield is
about 9 kilometres south-west of the
Sydney central business district and is the
administrative centre for the local government
area of the Municipality of Ashfield. The official
name for the Ashfield Local Government Area was
changed to Ashfield Council in November 2011.

Ashfield's population is highly multicultural. Its
urban density is relatively high for Australia, with
the majority of the area's dwellings being a
mixture of mainly post-war low-rise flats
(apartment blocks) and Federation-era
detached houses. Amongst these are a number of
grand Victorian buildings that offer a hint of
Ashfield's rich cultural heritage.