Around 8 km south-west
of Sydney CBD, Ashfield is an Inner Western suburb of Sydney, in NSW,
Australia. From conveniently
available public transport and public facilities, family parks and multi-ethnic
restaurants are only a few things that the residents of Ashfield revel in.
Most of the population
in Ashfield is mainly multicultural. Its urban communities are relatively huge
for Australia, with the widely held dwellings in this area showing a blend of
typical post-war small flats or apartment blocks with detached houses of
Federation-era. And Among all these, plenty of splendid Victorian buildings
which give an impression of the rich cultural heritage of Ashfield.
This Inner Western
Suburb of Ashfield, Sydney offers a blended lifestyle of Suburban and urban,
with an active residential housing market for both houses and units.
In regards to the
range of properties offered, Ashfield attracts families, individuals and
couples; all credit goes to the local public transport and infrastructure.
The Sydney Central
Business District is just nine kilometres, making it stress-free to travel at
any time of the day via Homebush train line or several bus serviced routes in
the area.
Ashfield also acquires
an active local economy which lets the locals enjoy a lively night-life, not
limited till Liverpool Road only, but further comprising of various
establishments and restaurants appropriate for every age group.
The Suburb has many
playgrounds, centres for community events, child daycare centres and some of
the sporting clubs in all over Ashfield that also contribute in making the area
more appealing to each type of homebuyer, owner and renter.
Parks
On Parramatta Road,
Ashfield Park has one of the most spacious landscapes in the urban inner west
of Sydney. The park features huge phoenix palms, a playground for children, a
war memorial, and a statue of Mary Poppins. Park is also home to a monument dedicated
to International Mother Language Day created by former artist and resident Ian
Marr in collaboration with Bangladeshi community, a statue of the national hero
of Philippines Jose Rizal, a sporting pitch and one of the ancient bowling
clubs of Sydney.
The main sporting
ground in this area is Pratten Park, home to the Western Suburbs District
Cricket Club for the summer season and also used by the Canterbury &
District Soccer Football Association in the winters. A Tennis courts and
bowling club is even there nearby the central oval.
The additional
sporting park in this area includes Hammond Park on Frederick Street, which
came before both Pratten Park and Ashfield Park, having come in existence in
1877 as a reserved cricket ground. It is also known for the location, for the
first succession of a parachute with a hot air balloon, intended in 1888, in
Australia. Which regrettably, missed the mark and grounded in Homebush, around
4 km far. The park is also known as the locations for an old ice skating rink.
Some other notorious
parks in the area are Yeo Park and Explorers constructed which also some
features remnant images of initial indigenous locals of Sydney.
