architecture. Heritage listings Holden Street: Ashfield Reservoir Demographics According to the , there were 3,329 residents in Ashbury. 65.8% of residents were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were Italy 5.8%, China 2.8% and Lebanon 2.8%. 59.4% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 9.3%, Greek 8.6% and Arabic 4.8%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 40.1%, No Religion 22.1%, Eastern Orthodox 12.5%, Anglican 8.2% and Not stated 6.9%. Christianity was the largest religious group reported (71.4% of those who answered this question). Notable residents The following people were either born or lived in Ashbury: Selina Siggins (née Anderson; 1878–1964): first woman to stand as a candidate for the Australian House of Representatives (in 1903). She lived in Ashbury from 1928 till her death in 1964. Rev Richard Johnson (1753-1827): first chaplain of the colony in Sydney and first landowner in Ashbury, described by Watkin Tench as "the best farmer in the country". Politics Ashbury is located in the Canterbury Ward of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown. Canterbury-Bankstown Council is dominated by Labor councillors. Canterbury Ward has one Labor, Liberal and Greens councillor, elected at the last council elections in 2017. The mayor of Canterbury-Bankstown is Labor's Khal Asfour. Part of Ashbury is also located in the Ashfield Ward of the Inner West Council area. For state government elections, Ashbury was in the Electoral district of Canterbury, held by Labor's Linda Burney, until 2015 when it was moved to the newly created Electoral district of Summer Hill, held by Labor's Jo Haylen since 2015. For federal government elections, it was in the Division of Grayndler, held by Labor's Anthony Albanese since 1996, until 2016 when it was moved to the Division of Watson, held by Labor's Tony Burke since 2004. The table below details polling results from Ashbury Public School, which has remained Ashbury's sole polling location across elections and division changes, and shows a consistently strong Labor vote in both Federal and State elections. References Suburbs of Sydney Inner West Council City of Canterbury-Bankstown