Ashford
NSW 2361 • New South Wales
About Ashford
Ashford is a small historic village on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, located 56 kilometres north of Inverell and close to the Queensland border at an elevation of 462 metres. With a population of around 659 residents, the town lies within Inverell Shire and is accessed via the Gwydir and Bruxner highways. Ashford's post office dates to 1853 and the town has a rich pastoral heritage, having once been a tobacco-farming district and home to a small coal mine.
Today Ashford is a quiet agricultural community surrounded by grazing properties, with cattle and wool farming the mainstay of the local economy. The town hosts a pub, primary school, oval, and essential rural services that serve surrounding properties. The bushranger Captain Thunderbolt rode through the area in the 1860s, and this colonial history adds character to the New England region. Residents enjoy a close-knit community lifestyle with warm summers and cool winters typical of the Northern Tablelands.
Ashford falls under postcode 2361 and is governed by the Inverell Council (Local Government Area). For federal elections, residents vote in the electorate of Maranoa, while state elections fall under the Northern Tablelands electorate.
Location
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Property Prices 2025
Median sale prices in Ashford for 2025. Based on every residential settlement recorded by the NSW Valuer General in 2025.
Source: NSW Valuer General — Property Sales Information. Strata-titled sales are counted as units; all others as houses. Suburbs with fewer than 5 sales in a category are omitted.
Income
ATO taxable income Postcode 2361
Median taxable income for individual taxpayers in postcode 2361 for the 2023–24 financial year (2019–20 data not published for this postcode).
Source: ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24, Individuals Table 8 (median & average taxable income by postcode). Covers all individuals who lodged a return in postcode 2361; postcodes with fewer than 200 lodgments are suppressed by the ATO.
Transport & Commute
Bus Services
- NSW TrainLink coach — Inverell / Armidale ~1 hr to Inverell
Commute to Sydney CBD
🛣️ Inverell is the nearest regional centre (~56 km south). The Gwydir Highway connects to the coast.
Basic village amenities are walkable within the small town, but most services require driving to Inverell.
Supermarkets Nearby
No major supermarkets listed for this suburb.
Schools
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Ashford Central School ICSEA 8086725 4101 51 Martyn Street
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Bonshaw Public School ICSEA 95107 4653 5147 Texas St
Demographics
Population Growth
Gender Distribution (Census 2021)
Crime Statistics LGA-wide
These are the latest 2025 rates for the Inverell Local Government Area, which contains Ashford. Rates are per 100,000 residents; trends compare 2 and 10 year periods ending Dec 2025.
Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)