Strathfield - Your Council NSW

2024/25

Strathfield

Strathfield Municipality is located in Sydney’s Inner West about 10.5km from the city centre and halfway between Parramatta and the city.

The area is predominately residential but has significant commercial and industrial areas.

Data for this website has been sourced from Council’s financial statements, Council’s annual report and Council’s data returns. The website also refers to data from a number of agencies and entities. Please refer to the data page of this website for links to definitions, information on performance measures, benchmarks, OLG Groups and the data sources that have been used.

Please contact Council if you would like any further details or explanations regarding individual results and any differences between your Council’s performance and that of another council.

Contacting Council

Address:
65 Homebush Road
Strathfield NSW 2135

Postal Address:
PO Box 120, Strathfield NSW 2135
Phone: 02 9748 9999
Fax: 02 9764 1034

Email:
council@strathfield.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	48495
Area (Km²)	14
Council Classification	Metropolitan
OLG Group	2
State Planning Region	Metropolitan Sydney

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	7	8.7
Population per Councillor (No.)	6927.9	4619.3
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	218	199.80
2024/25 Revenue ($'000)	73,908	79,232
2024/25 Expenses ($'000)	69870	68618.33333
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	6.4	6.8
Population Density (residents per Km²)	3,463.70	3,991.50

* A NSW council group is determined firstly by whether they are Urban or Rural in nature, and then by population size and density. Please refer to OLG Groups in data tab on website for more information on how individual councils are classified. An OLG group average is then calculated by the average of the same group number eg. All Group 5 Regional Towns/City or all Group 8 Rural.

Your Public Facilities	Result	Group Avg.
Public Swimming Pool Complexes (inc rock pools) (No.)	0	2.0
Public Halls (No.)	6	7.2
Public Libraries (No.)	2	1.5
Open Public Space (ha)	27.46	106.1
Total Road Length (km)	97.11	96.70

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

5.7^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	5.7	2.0
Population aged under 20 years (%)	20.8	20.8
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	56.5	56.5
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	22.7	22.7
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	0.5	0.4
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	65.3	34.7
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	111	120.3

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	3.3	3.0
Avg Taxable Income ($)	68168	121096
Avg Household Size (No.)	3	2.6
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	199762	270387
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	6934	5586

Largest Industry Employer

Health care / Social