Strathfield Municipal Council, NSW

Upon incorporation, the new council was given the name “Strathfield.” Strathfield was renamed Strathfield in 1886, along with the town of Redmire and the railway station. In 1892, the Municipal included the suburb of Flemington, and the whole council area became known as “Strathfield.” The Council extended further southward in the twentieth century, absorbing the western portion of old Enfield Council (which became Strathfield South), and northward, absorbing the Municipality of Homebush (north of the railway line).

Strathfield Council now covers an area of 14.1 square kilometres (5.4 square miles) and has an estimated population of 40,312 persons as of the 2016 census. The Council area is comprised of residential neighbourhoods and town centres that feature significant local heritage, open space, lifestyle amenities, public and private schools, and access to tertiary institutions such as an Australian Catholic University campus, the University of Sydney, and TAFE Sydney Institute.

Professionals (31.8 %), clerical and administrative workers (13.9 %), managers (11.6 %), technicians and trades workers (10.3 %), and sales workers (9.2 %) are the most frequent jobs in Strathfield.

Strathfield residents aged 15 years and older have a median weekly personal income of $682.

In Strathfield, 41.8 % of occupied private residences are detached houses, 6.4 % are semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses, or other buildings, 49.9 % are flats or apartments, and 1.0 % are other dwellings.

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