Centre facilities
Ashfield Aquatic Centre features outstanding facilities to meet the health and fitness needs of the community, including a fully equipped gym, large group fitness studio, mind and body studio, creche, kiosk with sundeck seating, outdoor 50m Olympic pool, outdoor program and leisure pools, indoor program pool, spa pool, sauna, and steam room.
Learn more about our facilities and their opening hours below. Leisure swimming is available throughout all opening times, though the location of the leisure lane may change depending on scheduled programs.
For enquiries regarding bookings at Ashfield Aquatic Centre, please visit our Bookings and venue hire page for more information and to submit a booking request.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 5.30am to 9pm
Saturday to Sunday: 6am to 8pm
The gym floor is equipped with a comprehensive range of cardio and resistance machines, complemented by an extensive free weights area designed to support all forms of strength training.
Ashfield Aquatic Centre features two group fitness studios.
Studio 1 is our primary and largest group fitness space, used for the majority of our classes. The room was originally designed to be partitioned into two separate areas, known as Studio 1 and Studio 2. Although the space is technically dual‑zoned, we operate it as one open studio, and all classes held there are listed simply under Studio 1 on our timetable.
Studio 3 features a shock‑absorbing floor ideal for yoga, Pilates, Body Balance, and other mind–body classes. When classes are not in session, Studio 3 is available for stretching and quiet exercise.
Our studios are available for general use outside of the group fitness timetable times. Please visit our Group fitness timetables page for class times and to book a class.
As part of our health and fitness offerings, body composition scans are one of the facilities available at Ashfield Aquatic Centre!
Body composition scans measure the amount of bone, fat and muscle you hold. It's a simple scan that takes less than 5 minutes. Body scans provide insights about an individual's body composition and offer beneficial information for individuals and trainers. The body scan offers an in-depth analysis of your body compared to traditional scales. Traditional scales simply give you the mass of your body, without knowing how much is fat and how much is muscle. For many it seems quite scary to have all that information. It's not meant to be an intimidating process; the body scan is designed to help you understand your body better and provide information to help you make informed decisions about your fitness journey.
Did you know?
Muscle weighs more than fat? You could be gaining muscle but traditional scales will tell you your overall body mass has increased which might seem disheartening to some. Body composition scans give you a better breakdown that allows you to accurately see what your body composition is.
Benefits
- Help you plan how to increase muscle mass and decrease fat: Body Scans allow you to see where you currently sit and how you can improve your overall body composition if that's one of your goals. Knowledge = power to make informed choices!
- Monitor visceral fat: for those concerned with the fat surrounding their organs body scans can help you with this. You can see how much you carry and make changes accordingly if desired.
- Understand your weight relative to general health ranges. The body scan will provide data about your current body composition if managing your weight is one of your goals.
- You will also be able to uncover how many calories your body burns on basal metabolic level (how many calories your body burns in a normal day before exercise.) As well as how many calories you are recommended to consume.
When to get a body scan
We recommend a body scan when starting a new exercise program, this will give you a useful starting point to measure your progress against. How frequently you complete a body scan will depend on your fitness goals, speak to our gym staff to determine how frequently you should complete a scan based on your fitness goals.
Request a booking for our body composition scanner through the form here
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 5.30am to 8.30pm
Saturday to Sunday: 6am to 8pm
Our spa, steam room, and sauna is open all year round. This spa is an indoor pool used for shallow water recovery sessions and is kept at a higher temperature than the other pools in the centre.
Please note:
- Booking session times for the steam/sauna/spa area are for 30-minute allotments.
- Bookings are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
- No more than three consecutive sessions may be booked.
- Concession bookings (student, pensioner, senior) cannot be made online. Please call reception directly on (02) 9392 5400 to secure and pay for your booking.
- If you require a carer to accompany you, please call reception directly to secure their booking as two bookings are required (there will be no cost for the booking for your carer).
Accessing the spa, steam and sauna
All patrons accessing this area must pick up a coloured wristband from our reception counter on entry to the centre. This wristband must be worn on their wrist by the patron during their booked time. This is to enable our lifeguards to be able to easily identify patrons as having paid and booked this session, preventing those who haven’t booked from entering at this time.
During your booked session, you may be asked by lifeguards to lift your arms above the water so that your wristband can be sighted.
Patrons are to follow the conditions of entry. All patrons must be respectful to other users and are reminded that the area is a shared space. During your booking time we ask that you space yourself out across the three amenities for patron comfort.
Terms and Conditions
- Users must wear the wristband provided and show this to staff upon request. If you do not have your wrist band, you will be asked to leave this area.
- Prior to using these facilities please always shower and always wear appropriate swimwear.
- All patrons must be respectful to other users of this area. Any aggressive or intimidating behaviour will not be tolerated. This includes swearing or derogatory language.
- Use of oils, fragrances, shampoos, and creams and razors are prohibited.
- No food or drink other than water should be consumed in this area.
For casual bookings for the spa, steam room and sauna, please use the link below.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 5.30am to 8.30pm
Saturday to Sunday: 6am to 8pm
The indoor program pool is a L-shaped pool that is utilised year-round. This warm water pool is used for shallow water aqua aerobics, general swimming, recovery sessions and swim school classes.
The L shape consists of 4 x 25m lanes for use as lap swimming and has a varying depth of 1.1m to 1.4m. It also consists of another section which is 12.5m in length and depth range of 0.85m specifically designed for swim school programs and shallow water recreational swimming outside of the swim school hours.
The swim school operates a range of classes in this pool during school terms in the mornings and after school hours during the week, on Saturday all day and Sunday mornings. Please note there is very limited space available to the public during swim school times.
Visit our Swim page for lap lane availability.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 5.30am to 8.30pm
Saturday to Sunday: 6am to 8pm
The indoor toddler's pool is a varying depth leisure area that is open year-round. The pool is adjacent to the program pool and starts at 0m “beach entry” and gradually increases to a maximum of 0.4m.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 5.30am to 8pm
Saturday and Sunday: 6am to 8pm
The 50m pool is the most used pool at the venue. The pool has 8 lanes and ranges from a minimum depth of 1.2m to 2m. The bulk of public leisure, lap and squad swimming happens here. This outdoor heated pool is open all year round and also includes a moveable boom allowing the pool to be separated into two 25m sections during program times.
Visit our Swim page for lap lane availability.
Opening hours
The outdoor leisure pool operates seasonally and is open during the summer season.
October to mid-April the pool is open 7 days a week.
Mid-April to the end of May the pool is open on weekends only.
June to September the pool is closed.
Monday to Friday: 9am to 6pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8am to 6pm
The outdoor leisure pool is a varying depth leisure area. This pool starts at 0m and gradually increases to a maximum of 0.9m. The pool contains a water feature island and is designed to be utilised by school aged children under the direct supervision of their parents and guardians.
Our centre has one of the very few outdoor adjustable depth floor pools in the southern hemisphere. The outdoor program pool is used for water polo, squad swimming, deep water aqua aerobics, and special activities.
With the pool converted for squad use, the outdoor program pool is capable of having 8 lap lanes and ranges from a minimum depth of 0m to 2.1m. The outdoor program pool is 34m in length.
Any activity organised and run in this area is strictly supervised and the pool can be closed off by raising the floor up to a depth of zero metres and locking it in place.
Please note this pool is predominately used for bookings and programs. However, during peak periods this pool may be utilised for recreational/lap swimming depending on availability.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 7am to 7pm
Saturday to Sunday: 7am to 5pm
Take a break at our café, where you’ll find a variety of hot and cold light bites perfect for refuelling after a workout. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a quick bite to eat, or visit the café area to unwind with a freshly brewed coffee and a newspaper.
In addition to lighter options, the café also serves hot meals and offers a wide range of other food and drink choices to suit every taste. Whether you're after something quick or a more filling meal, we've got you covered.
Please note our café is run by an external operator.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 9am to 1pm
Saturday: 8am to 11am
Our crèche provides quality care for children aged 8 weeks to 6 years for a maximum of two hours while you're at the centre, giving members and patrons the freedom to focus on their health and fitness goals knowing their little ones are safe and happy with our professional and friendly childcare team.
Please visit our Crèche page for more information and to make a booking.
The main building has large male and female change areas which are equipped with lockers available free of charge for use by the public.
The indoor pool area has two family change rooms with shower facilities. There are also 6 open showers located just off pool deck. The are both one unisex and one accessible change room in the indoor pool space. In the accessible change room, you have access to adjustable adult change bed and hoist.
The are four open hot/cold showers out on the indoor pool deck as well as three cold on the 50m pool. These showers are to be used to rinse before and after pool use. No Shampoo or soap is to be used in these showers.
The male and female change rooms have security lockers available free of charge for use by the public.
The main corridor area has lockers with low level access suitable for accessibility.
The indoor pool area has two accessible change rooms with an accessible shower, low height wheelchair toilet and wash areas.
The gym has its own male and female change rooms, accessible change room and free lockers.
You are responsible for your personal belongings at all times. For your convenience, we encourage you to secure any valuables in the lockers located in the main corridor of the facility. These lockers are free to use, simply set a pin code and make a note of your locker number.
The male and female change rooms have security lockers available free of charge for use by the public.
Please be aware that we are unable to accept responsibility for any lost or stolen items.
Contact us
Please feel free to contact the centre on 02 9392 5400 or by email at aac.enquiries@innerwest.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions about our facilities.
Image gallery
Front entrance at Ashfield Aquatic Centre
Outdoor 50m pool at Ashfield Aquatic Centre at sunset
A woman in a pink swimsuit diving into the 50m pool at Ashfield Aquatic Centre
Spa pool at Ashfield Aquatic Centre
Outdoor leisure pool at Ashfield Aquatic Centre
Book a body composition scan
As part of our health and fitness offerings we also provide a body composition scan service at Ashfield Aquatic Centre.
Body composition scans measure the amount of bone, fat and muscle you hold. It’s a simple scan that takes less than 5 minutes. Body scans reveal how healthy an individual is and provides beneficial information for individuals and trainers.
The body scan offers an in-depth analysis of your body compared to traditional scales. Traditional scales simply give you the mass of your body, without knowing how much is fat and how much is muscle. For many it seems quite scary to have all that information. It’s not meant to be an intimidating process; the body scan is designed to help you understand your body better and identify areas you can work on to help you reach your goals.
Did you know?
Muscle weighs more than fat. You could be gaining muscle but traditional scales will tell you your overall body mass has increased which might seem disheartening to some.
Body composition scans give you a better breakdown that allows you to accurately see what your body composition is.
Benefits
Help you plan how to increase muscle mass and decrease fat: body scans allow you to see where you currently sit and how you can improve your overall body composition. Knowledge = power to change!
Monitor visceral fat: for those concerned with the fat surrounding their organs, body scans can help you with this. You can see how much you carry and make changes accordingly.
Find out how to control your weight within a healthy range. The body scan will let you know how much weight you need to gain or lose (if any) to maintain a normal and safe weight.
You will also be able to uncover how many calories your body burns on basal metabolic level (how many calories your body burns in a normal day before exercise), as well as how many calories you are recommended to consume.
When to get a body scan
We recommend a body scan when starting a new exercise program, this will give you a useful starting point to measure your progress against. How frequently you complete a body scan will depend on your fitness goals, speak to our gym staff to determine how frequently you should complete a scan based on your fitness goals.