Strathfield (A)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 31,983 people were usually resident in Strathfield (A): of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 17.9% of people usually resident in Strathfield (A) were children aged 0-14 years, and 21.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 73.5% of people usually resident in Strathfield (A) were Australian citizens, 49.9% were born overseas and 1.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 50.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Strathfield (A) were married, 7.4% were either separated or divorced, 5.7% were widowed and 36.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 41.5% of people usually resident in Strathfield (A), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were China 7.8%, Korea, Republic of 7.1%, India 5.3%, Sri Lanka 4.4% and Hong Kong 2.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Strathfield (A) were Catholic 30.7%, No Religion 12.3%, Hinduism 10.3%, Anglican 7.0% and Buddhism 6.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Strathfield (A) were Korean 8.4%, Cantonese 8.4%, Mandarin 6.4%, Tamil 5.8% and Arabic 5.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 36.1%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 14,934 people aged 15 years and over in Strathfield (A) were in the labour force. Of these 61.3% worked full-time, 26.7% worked part-time, 2.8% were away from work, 3.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.9% were unemployed. 9,015 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Strathfield (A) were Professionals 29.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.9%, Managers 12.2%, Sales Workers 10.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.9%, Labourers 6.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Strathfield (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.5%, Medical Services 3.7%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.6%, School Education 3.5% and Hospitals 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census in Strathfield (A), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $458, the median family income was $1,256 and the median household income was $1,093.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 7,960 families in Strathfield (A): of these 27.9% were couple families without children, 53.8% were couple families with children, 15.2% were one parent families and 3.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 11,158 occupied private dwellings were counted in Strathfield (A).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Strathfield (A), 51.0% were separate houses, 6.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 42.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Strathfield (A), 29.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 25.2% were owned with a mortgage and 35.5% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Strathfield (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 72.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 14.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Strathfield (A), the median weekly rent was $280. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000. The average people per household was 2.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Strathfield (A), 69.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.3% were single (or lone) person households and 5.4% were group households.