Facilities

Ashfield Aquatic Centre features outstanding facilities to meet the health and fitness needs of the community including:

  • Group fitness studio
  • Mind and body studio
  • A wide range of free weights
  • The latest equipment and machines
  • Kiosk and sundeck seating
  • Crèche
  • Sauna
  • Spa pool
  • Indoor program pool
  • Outdoor leisure pooI
  • Outdoor program pool
  • Outdoor 50m olympic pool
  • Steam room

Read more about the facilities below including opening times. Leisure swimming is available at all times, however the location of the leisure lane may vary depending on programming.

For enquiries regarding room bookings at Ashfield Aquatic Centre, please visit our bookings and venue hire page for more information and to submit a booking request.

For casual bookings for the spa, steam room and sauna, please use the link below. 

Casual spa, steam room and sauna bookings

 

More about Ashfield Aquatic Centre facilities

Group fitness studios

Studio 1 is a large group fitness room that provides the facility with a multi-purpose space. Studio 1 will hold a number of different classes such as Body Pump, Pilates, Yoga, Cardio Boxing, Zumba and others.

The mind and body studio has a shock absorbing floor used for yoga, pilates, body balance, and other mind and body classes.

Our studios are available for general use outside of the group fitness timetable times. Please visit our fitness timetable page to check available times.

Health and fitness

This area contains a wide range of cardio and resistance machines as well as a large selection of free weights.

Kiosk and sundeck

Our kiosk offers a variety of hot and cold snack meals. Take the opportunity to sit and relax after a workout and enjoy a light snack meal or visit the café and relax with a coffee and paper.

Crèche

Open 

Monday to Friday: 9am to 1pm

The crèche caters for children between the ages of 8 weeks and until they turn 6 years.

The service is for a maximum of two hours while carers are on site.

It offers members and patrons an opportunity to pursue their health and fitness needs while their children are cared for by professional and friendly staff.

Please visit our crèche page for more information. 

Change rooms

The main building has large male and female change areas as well as two accessible change rooms.

The indoor building also has four unisex toilets, children’s change area, three unisex change cubicles and four open showers out on the pool deck.

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.

Outdoor leisure pool

Closed

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. 

June to September the pool is closed.

The pool’s operating hours vary due to weather and demand – please contact the centre directly for today’s hours on 9392 5400.

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. 

Indoor pool

Open

Monday to Sunday: 6am to 8pm

The L-shaped indoor pool is utilised year round.  This pool is used for shallow water aqua aerobics, general swimming, recovery sessions and swim school classes.

The indoor pool is permanently covered and kept at a warmer temperature.  The L shape consists of 4 x 25m lanes for use as lap swimming and has a varying depth of 1.15m to 1.47m. 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. There is very limited space to the public during swim school times.

Indoor toddlers pool

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.

Spa/steam/sauna

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.

  • Booking session times for the steam/sauna/spa area are for 30-minute allotments.
  • Bookings are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
  • 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.

Outdoor program pool

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.

Outdoor 50m pool

Open

Monday to 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 has a boom option to service different programs.