2022/23
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

Your Local Government Area

Result
Population (No.) 46,230
Area (Km2) 14
Council Classification Metropolitan
OLG Group 2
State Planning Region Metropolitan Sydney

Your Council

Result Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.) 7 9
Population per Councillor (No.) 6,561 4,389
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.) 228 196
2022/23 Revenue ($'000) 60,301 76,339
2022/23 Expenses ($'000) 56,403 59,106
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%) 6 6
Population Density (residents per Km2) 3,416 3,936
* 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
Public Halls (No.) 4 7
Public Libraries (No.) 2 2
Open Public Space (ha) 129.2 3,009.00
Total Road Length (km) 97.10 97.40

Demographics of Population

under 20 years
20 - 59 years
60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

2.4%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population

Latest Outcome Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%) 2.4 -3.5
Population aged under 20 years (%) 19.4 21.3
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%) 64.2 55.8
Population aged 60 years and older (%) 16.5 23
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%) 0.4 0.4
Speaks language other than English at home (%) 65.3 34.7
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high) 95 N/A

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)


Your Local Economy

Result Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%) 3.4 2.6
Avg Taxable Income ($) 68,168 121,096
Avg Household Size (No.) 3 2.6
Value of DA's determined ($'000) 164,184,391 482,916,541
Active Businesses in LGA (No.) 6,770 5,568

Largest Industry Employer

Health care and social assistance