Suburbs Strathfield (NSW)

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Strathfield NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Strathfield, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Strathfield NSW is 25,915 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Strathfield is $815 per week ($42,380 per year). Median rent in Strathfield is $480 per week ($2,080 per month). Strathfield has a median age of 32 years, younger than the national median of 38. Strathfield has a population density of 3956.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Strathfield is India. The most common religion is No Religion (26% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is IAL Nepali. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Strathfield is $2,765.

There were 394 recorded offences in Strathfield in 2025-26, a rate of 15 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (142 offences).

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📍 Strathfield, New South Wales — 33.8791°S, 151.0812°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (42)

Strathfield Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Strathfield Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$815/wk
$42,380 per year
#3337 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$480/wk
$2,080 per month
#769 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
32years
6 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,765/mo
Avg household size: 2.8 · 1.1 per bedroom

Strathfield Demographics

Gender Split

Male 51.2% (13,258) Female 48.8% (12,659)

Population Density

3956.7
people per km²
25,915 people · 6.5 km²

Households

2.8
Avg household size
1.1
Persons per bedroom
$2,423
Family income/wk

Strathfield Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Strathfield Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
54.8% 2,463 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
45.2% 2,030 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Strathfield Country of Birth

Australia
64.5%
India
13.9%
China
12.4%
Hong Kong
3.2%
England
1.3%
Indonesia
1.3%
Egypt
1.2%
Greece
0.8%
Bangladesh
0.7%
Fiji
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Strathfield Religion

No Religion
25.8%
Catholic
24.3%
Hinduism
23.1%
Buddhism
8.0%
Not stated
7.0%
Anglican
4.2%
Islam
4.0%
Eastern Orthodox
3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Strathfield Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
89.7%
Year 10 or equivalent
6.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
2.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Strathfield Languages Spoken at Home

IAL Nepali
30.7%
Mandarin
15.5%
Korean
12.9%
Cantonese
12.4%
Arabic
9.0%
Other
7.9%
Tamil
6.1%
Vietnamese
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Strathfield Employment

💼
Employed full-time
33.6% 6,831 people
⏰
Employed part-time
24.9% 5,058 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.7% 959 people
🏠
Not in labour force
36.8% 7,478 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Strathfield Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
47.4%
Postgraduate Degree
20.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.9%
Certificate III/IV
8.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.6%
Certificate I/II
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Strathfield Occupation

Professionals
39.8%
Managers
13.4%
Clerical & Administrative
11.5%
Community & Personal Service
9.2%
Labourers
8.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
8.0%
Sales Workers
7.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Strathfield Field of Study

Management & Commerce
30.0%
Health
16.7%
Information Technology
13.5%
Society & Culture
11.2%
Engineering
9.9%
Education
4.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.7%
Creative Arts
3.4%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.4%
Architecture & Building
3.2%
Agriculture & Environment
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Strathfield Dwelling Types

Separate house
90.9%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
7.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Strathfield Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.7%
$150-$299/wk
1.1%
$300-$399/wk
2.0%
$400-$499/wk
3.4%
$500-$649/wk
3.4%
$650-$799/wk
4.4%
$800-$999/wk
4.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.4%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.4%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.5%
$4,000+/wk
23.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Strathfield Marital Status

💍
Married
46.3% 10,642
↔️
Separated
1.9% 448
📋
Divorced
5.1% 1,164
🕊️
Widowed
3.8% 876
👤
Never married
42.9% 9,856

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Strathfield Ancestry

Other
27.5%
Chinese
21.2%
English
8.0%
Australian
7.5%
Korean
7.5%
Indian
7.2%
Lebanese
6.1%
Italian
3.9%
Vietnamese
3.8%
Irish
3.2%
Greek
2.2%
Scottish
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Strathfield School & University Attendance

Vocational Education
27.8%
Primary — Government
16.0%
Secondary — Government
12.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
12.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
8.7%
Primary — Catholic
7.7%
Secondary — Catholic
7.3%
Pre-school
6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Strathfield Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
5.1% 2,503
✅
No need for assistance
94.9% 46,518

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Strathfield Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
11.3% 2,453
—
Not a volunteer
88.7% 19,190

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Strathfield Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
11.1%
$300-$449/mo
1.4%
$450-$599/mo
1.4%
$600-$799/mo
1.5%
$800-$999/mo
2.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
9.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
9.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
26.8%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
17.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
19.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Strathfield How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
46.9%
Train
21.2%
Did not go to work
19.4%
Car (passenger)
4.2%
Walked only
3.4%
Bus
2.2%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.8%
Other
0.6%
Truck
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Bicycle
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Strathfield Car Ownership

0 vehicles
20.9%
1 vehicle
38.2%
2 vehicles
25.5%
3 vehicles
9.6%
4+ vehicles
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Strathfield Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
9.3%
2 bedrooms
36.2%
3 bedrooms
20.2%
4 bedrooms
17.2%
5 bedrooms
12.5%
6+ bedrooms
4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Strathfield Population Mobility

23.2%
moved in the last year
50.8%
moved in the last 5 years
6.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
62.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Strathfield Indigenous Population

0.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
203
Indigenous residents
49,443
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Strathfield Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,035
Diabetes
583
Asthma
534
Heart disease
460
Arthritis
388
Cancer
225
Lung condition
182
Stroke
180
Kidney disease
155
Dementia
100

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Strathfield Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
13.3%
$1-$149/wk
2.8%
$150-$299/wk
3.9%
$300-$399/wk
3.0%
$400-$499/wk
3.7%
$500-$649/wk
5.5%
$650-$799/wk
9.9%
$800-$999/wk
10.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
9.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.7%
$3,500+/wk
6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Strathfield Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
34.7%
Couple — no children
28.7%
Couple — no children under 15
27.0%
One parent — no children under 15
6.2%
One parent — children under 15
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Strathfield Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 18
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.0% 10
🏅
Previously served
0.6% 131
👤
Never served
99.3% 21,574

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Strathfield Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
10.5% 2,266
—
Did not provide
89.5% 19,278

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Strathfield Children Ever Born

No children
50.0%
1 child
13.0%
2 children
22.3%
3 children
10.2%
4 children
3.4%
5+ children
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Strathfield When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
88
1951–1960
350
1961–1970
554
1971–1980
1,125
1981–1990
2,083
1991–2000
1,735
2001–2010
2,103
2011–2015
1,535
2016
608
2017
1,025
2018
1,819
2019
1,577
2020
460
2021
39

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Strathfield Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.1%
5–14 hours
22.4%
15–29 hours
10.1%
30+ hours
7.9%
Did not do domestic work
40.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Strathfield Household Size

1 person
19.8%
2 persons
29.1%
3 persons
19.3%
4 persons
18.4%
5 persons
8.3%
6+ persons
5.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Strathfield Where Residents Moved From

Same address
18,864
Moved from NSW
3,555
Moved — same area (SA2)
1,496
Moved from overseas
336
Moved from VIC
74
Moved from QLD
63
Moved from ACT
17
Moved from SA
12
Moved from WA
10
Moved from TAS
8
Moved from NT
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Strathfield Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
93.3%
Step family — no other children
4.6%
Blended family — no other children
1.0%
Intact family — other children present
0.8%
Other couple — children only
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Strathfield Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 394 total

Theft
142
Traffic
84
Other Against Property
51
Assault
44
Drug Offences
24
Property Damage
18
Other Against Person
15
Weapons
8
Sexual Offences
7
Robbery
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Strathfield Schools

42
schools nearby
18
government
1079
avg ICSEA score
21,371
total students
Meriden School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,761 students
1180
ICSEA
MLC School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,393 students
1177
ICSEA
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 427 students
1140
ICSEA
Santa Sabina College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,320 students
1139
ICSEA
St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 484 students
1133
ICSEA
St Patrick's College, Strathfield Independent
Combined · 5-12 · 1,598 students
1126
ICSEA
The McDonald College Independent
Combined · 1-12 · 265 students
1123
ICSEA
St Martha's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 315 students
1120
ICSEA
Strathfield North Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 508 students
1112
ICSEA
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 216 students
1110
ICSEA
Marie Bashir Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 424 students
1104
ICSEA
Homebush Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 368 students
1094
ICSEA
Burwood Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 476 students
1092
ICSEA
Greenacre Christian College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 322 students
1087
ICSEA
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 101 students
1084
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 42 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Strathfield Rent Prices & Affordability

21%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,262/wk
Median Rent $480/wk
Rent-to-Income 21.2%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Strathfield

≈ $9,802/month
Median rent $480/wk
Left after rent $1,782/wk
Rent share 21.2%

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Income: $898/wk Rent: $450/wk Save: $30/wk

Strathfield vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Botany
Pop: 12,960 Income: $1,153/wk Rent: $550/wk
Fairfield West
Pop: 12,981 Income: $476/wk Rent: $440/wk
Condell Park
Pop: 13,066 Income: $565/wk Rent: $500/wk
Redfern
Pop: 13,072 Income: $1,191/wk Rent: $500/wk
Lavington
Pop: 13,073 Income: $647/wk Rent: $250/wk
Rutherford
Pop: 13,091 Income: $711/wk Rent: $360/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Strathfield

What is the population of Strathfield NSW?

The population of Strathfield NSW is 25,915 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 3956.7 people per km².Strathfield is ranked #71 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Strathfield?

The median personal income in Strathfield NSW is $815 per week, or $42,380 per year.The median household income is $2,262 per week.Family income is $2,423 per week.Strathfield is ranked #3,337 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Strathfield?

Median rent in Strathfield NSW is $480 per week ($2,080 per month).Rent represents 21.2% of household income, which is considered affordable.Strathfield ranks #769 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Strathfield?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Strathfield NSW is $2,765. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Strathfield?

The median age in Strathfield NSW is 32 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Strathfield a good suburb to live in?

Strathfield is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 25,915.The median income is $815/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.2% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 13690. All dollar figures in AUD.