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Ashfield, New South Wales

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Ashfield is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Ashfield is located approximately 9 kms south-west of the Sydney business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Ashfield.

Ashfields population is highly multicultural. It's urban density is relatively high for Australia, with the majority of the areas 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 Ashfields rich cultural heritage.

The main shopping precinct is located along Liverpool Road south of Ashfield railway station. Along this strip there a few medium-sized office blocks, many street level shops and Ashfield Mall, a shopping centre containing supermarkets, a discount department store and speciality shops. This commercial area also extends into Charlotte Street and Elizabeth Street on the northern side of the station. A second commercial precinct is located along Parramatta Road consisting mostly of automotive-related retail and light industry.

Ashfield railway station is on the Inner West line of the City Rail network. Ashfield was opened in 1855 as part of the original NSW Railways Sydney to Parramatta rail line. It was renovated and reopened in 2002. There are express and all stations services to the City Circle, Bankstown, Liverpool and Campbeltown.

Ashfield has three primary schools; Ashfield Public, St Vincent's Catholic, and Yeo Park Infants School. It also has three high schools; Ashfield Boys High School, Bethlehem College and De La Salle College Catholic Boys School.

Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashfield,_New_South_Wales