Ashmont, New South Wales

Ashmont
Ashmont Mall
Ashmont
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Coordinates: 35°7′37.66″S 147°19′55.48″E / 35.1271278°S 147.3320778°E / -35.1271278; 147.3320778
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
CityWagga Wagga
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total3,747 (2021 census)
Postcode
2650
CountyWynyard
ParishSouth Wagga Wagga
Suburbs around Ashmont
Moorong Moorong Wagga Wagga
San Isidore Ashmont Turvey Park
Kapooka Glenfield Park Mount Austin

Ashmont, known originally as "J.J. Salmon's Estate" is a south-western suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is named after the Salmon family's original homestead that was located where the suburb now stands.

Ashmont was first urbanised in the late 1950s, and during the 1970s large areas were developed by the then State Housing Commission (now known as Housing NSW). As of 2019, 21% of dwellings in Ashmont are owned by a federal or state housing authority. The suburb has a high rate of social disadvantage and crime, with crime rates significantly higher compared to state-wide averages.

A small shopping centre, the New South Wales State Emergency Service Murrumbidgee Region and New South Wales Rural Fire Service Riverina Zone Headquarters are located within the suburb.

The Carmelite Monastery, a community of monastic, contemplative nuns, is situated on Morsehead Street.