Ashmont is a well-established residential area in Wagga Wagga, located southwest of the city. It is bound by the Sturt Highway and borders the suburbs of Glenfield, Turvey Park, and Central Wagga Wagga. Traditionally, Ashmont has offered older-style housing for low to middle-income earners. However, new subdivisions in the north and the unofficial suburb of Flowerdale provide newer housing opportunities with modern, attractive designs.
Ashmont features several schools in the immediate and surrounding suburbs, a shopping mall with various stores including an IGA supermarket and an Australia Post outlet, and numerous sporting ovals and parks. Less than 10 minutes from the centre of town, it’s a great location for families and first-home buyers.
Neighbouring suburbs include Glenfield Park and Moorong. Schools in the area are Ashmont Public School on Bardia Street and Holy Trinity Primary School, also on Bardia Street.
Main sporting fields and parks in Ashmont include Ashmont Oval on Lae Avenue & Bardia Street, which features tennis and netball courts, an AFL sporting oval, toilet and canteen facilities, a synthetic cricket pitch, and playground equipment. The West Wagga Wagga Soccer Club and Wagga Wagga & District Cricket Association frequently utilize these facilities. The oval’s lighting and location make it popular for various training and sports.
Best Family Graves Park on Truscott Drive includes play equipment and is a historic site containing graves of the first settlers to the Wagga Wagga district. Other parks include Graham Park on Montgomery Street, Nathan Park on Adams Street, which is a grassy picnic area, and Webb Park on Connorton Street, which has playground equipment, a half basketball court, skate facilities, goal posts, and a BMX track.
Notable places in Ashmont include the Carmelite Monastery, the Historic Pioneer Park Graveyard, The Home of Compassion aged care center, Wagga Wagga Pony Club Grounds, Ashmont Mall, IGA supermarket, and Bunnings Warehouse.