Strathfield

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED10077
People 93,962
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 33
Families 22,927
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 34,624
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,703
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $480
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 46,455 49.4 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 47,513 50.6 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 358 0.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 93,962 people in Strathfield. Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

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Age Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 33 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 4,925 5.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 4,389 4.7 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 4,149 4.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 5,438 5.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 9,807 10.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 11,771 12.5 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 9,434 10.0 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 6,582 7.0 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 5,605 6.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 5,459 5.8 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 5,620 6.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 5,008 5.3 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 4,063 4.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 3,292 3.5 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 2,504 2.7 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 2,142 2.3 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,792 1.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,985 2.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Strathfield was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 38,567 47.9 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,747 2.2 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 4,684 5.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3,330 4.1 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 32,168 40.0 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Strathfield aged 15 years and over, 47.9% were married and 8.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 32,614 44.8 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 4,326 5.9 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 35,794 49.2 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Strathfield, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,172 3.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 3,405 10.8 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,409 4.5 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 694 2.2 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 2,844 9.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,361 4.3 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,073 3.4 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,134 6.7 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9,915 31.3 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 1,582 5.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 6,066 19.2 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Strathfield 33.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.4% were in primary school, 16.7% in secondary school and 38.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 29,630 36.8 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 6,910 8.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,192 1.5 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 4,431 5.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 16,896 21.0 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,949 2.4 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 4,576 5.7 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 14 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 7 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 4,678 5.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 1,178 1.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 6,859 8.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Strathfield, 21.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Chinese 24,289 21.9 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
English 10,215 9.2 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 9,585 8.6 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Indian 8,047 7.3 211,927 2.1 619,164 2.0
Italian 6,484 5.8 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Strathfield were Chinese 21.9%, English 9.2%, Australian 8.6%, Indian 7.3% and Italian 5.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Strathfield (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 35,861 38.2 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 13,690 14.6 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
India 6,816 7.3 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Korea, Republic of (South) 5,234 5.6 51,816 0.7 98,776 0.4
Nepal 2,844 3.0 32,117 0.4 54,754 0.2
Vietnam 2,001 2.1 84,130 1.1 219,355 0.9

In Strathfield, 38.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 14.6%, India 7.3%, Korea, Republic of (South) 5.6%, Nepal 3.0% and Vietnam 2.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 67,106 71.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 3,813 4.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 2,882 3.1 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 14,192 15.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Strathfield, 15.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 71.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 18,387 19.6 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Australia 17,139 18.2 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
India 8,177 8.7 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Korea, Republic of (South) 6,210 6.6 63,494 0.8 116,045 0.5
Italy 4,172 4.4 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0

In Strathfield, the most common countries of birth for male parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 19.6%, Australia 18.2%, India 8.7%, Korea, Republic of (South) 6.6% and Italy 4.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 18,325 19.5 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Australia 18,088 19.3 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
India 8,127 8.7 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
Korea, Republic of (South) 6,355 6.8 65,642 0.9 120,878 0.5
Italy 3,791 4.0 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7

In Strathfield, the most common countries of birth for female parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 19.5%, Australia 19.3%, India 8.7%, Korea, Republic of (South) 6.8% and Italy 4.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 26,068 27.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 23,025 24.5 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Hinduism 10,491 11.2 181,402 2.4 440,300 1.9
Not stated 8,261 8.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Buddhism 5,597 6.0 207,956 2.8 563,674 2.4

The most common responses for religion in Strathfield were No Religion, so described 27.7%, Catholic 24.5%, Hinduism 11.2%, Not stated 8.8% and Buddhism 6.0%. In Strathfield, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (46.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 13,607 14.5 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 6,962 7.4 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Korean 5,982 6.4 59,912 0.8 108,997 0.5
Arabic 3,314 3.5 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Italian 3,144 3.3 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 30,759 32.7 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 21,269 65.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Strathfield 32.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 14.5%, Cantonese 7.4%, Korean 6.4%, Arabic 3.5% and Italian 3.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 29,008 58.7 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 14,696 29.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 2,208 4.5 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3,480 7.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 49,392 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Strathfield. Of these 58.7% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 7.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 4,555 9.9 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 5,887 12.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 4,249 9.3 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 9,472 20.6 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 19,539 42.6 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Strathfield, 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 14,022 30.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 6,421 14.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 5,276 11.5 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 4,856 10.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 4,455 9.7 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 4,270 9.3 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 3,749 8.2 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,740 3.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Strathfield included Professionals 30.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Managers 11.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.6%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Labourers 8.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 2,006 4.4 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,935 4.2 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Banking 1,553 3.4 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,520 3.3 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 958 2.1 41,390 1.2 131,908 1.2

Of the employed people in Strathfield, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 4.4%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.2%, Banking 3.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.3% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 644 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,851 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,703 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Strathfield was $644.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 18,683 40.7 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 12,158 26.5 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Train, bus 2,611 5.7 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Walked only 1,743 3.8 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 1,581 3.4 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 17,520 38.2 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 21,542 46.9 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Strathfield, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 40.7%, Train 26.5%, Train, bus 5.7%, Walked only 3.8% and Car, as passenger 3.4%. On the day, 38.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 46.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 49,218 61.1 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 17,446 21.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 8,203 10.2 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 11,911 14.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Strathfield, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.7% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 19,066 23.7 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 17,388 21.6 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 7,268 9.0 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 5,491 6.8 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Strathfield, 21.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 7,798 34.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 11,136 48.6 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 3,286 14.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 714 3.1 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Strathfield, 48.6% were couple families with children, 34.0% were couple families without children and 14.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Strathfield, 16.1% of single parents were male and 83.9% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4,690 24.8 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 946 5.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 3,409 18.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3,362 17.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,260 6.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3,275 17.3 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 901 4.8 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,088 5.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Strathfield, of couple families with children, 24.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 18.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 30,596 93.4 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,151 6.6 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Strathfield, 93.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 11,921 39.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,666 12.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 14,542 47.5 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 234 0.8 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Strathfield, 39.0% were separate houses, 12.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 47.5% were flats or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 203 0.7 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 2,152 7.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 11,901 38.9 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 8,454 27.6 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 6,949 22.7 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 941 3.1 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Strathfield, of occupied private dwellings 7.0% had 1 bedroom, 38.9% had 2 bedrooms and 27.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8,288 27.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 8,047 26.3 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 13,042 42.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 214 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,010 3.3 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Strathfield, 27.1% were owned outright, 26.3% were owned with a mortgage and 42.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 21,834 71.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 5,884 19.2 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 2,880 9.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Strathfield, of all households, 71.4% were family households, 19.2% were single person households and 9.4% were group households.

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Household income Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 22.3 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Strathfield, 17.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 480 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 81.2 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 18.8 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.3 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 5,078 16.6 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 12,807 41.9 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 8,039 26.3 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 3,470 11.3 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,206 3.9 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Strathfield, 41.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 3,362 11.0 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 26,221 85.7 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,022 3.3 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Strathfield, 85.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 178 49.6 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 181 50.4 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Strathfield, 49.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.4% were female. The median age was 26 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,687 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Strathfield, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,687.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Strathfield % Strathfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 435 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Strathfield, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $435 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.