Strathfield vs North Strathfield

In both, about half of households rent. In Strathfield, about half of homes are flats or apartments. In North Strathfield, most homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are couple families. Units cost more in North Strathfield: a median of $865,000, against $742,000 in Strathfield.

Strathfield and North Strathfield are neighbouring suburbs with notably different scales and character. Strathfield is significantly larger with a population of 25,915 compared to North Strathfield's 4,618, and median house prices are substantially higher at $4,480,000 versus $2,739,000. North Strathfield stands out for walkability, scoring 94 compared to Strathfield's 62, and has a lower crime risk score of 38 against Strathfield's 63. Both suburbs are affluent with median household incomes around $121,000 and $117,624 respectively, and both sit in the highest socio-economic decile. North Strathfield may suit those prioritising walkable, quieter living, while Strathfield offers a more established, larger community if you're willing to accept higher property prices and crime risk.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Strathfield

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (12 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (15 vs 7)
  • But North Strathfield carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 64/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Strathfield has cheaper units ($742,000 vs $865,000)
  • North Strathfield has cheaper houses ($2,642,000 vs $4,490,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Strathfield gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (22% vs 11%)
  • North Strathfield is more walkable (94/100 vs 62/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

North Strathfield

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 64/100)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 62/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (66% vs 55%)
  • But Strathfield has more GPs (6 vs 1)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Strathfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.5% vs 5.0%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Strathfield and North Strathfield drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Strathfield North Strathfield
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Strathfield North Strathfield
Walkability 62 / 94
Strathfield — Walkability: 62/100 North Strathfield — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 36 / 58
Strathfield — Safety: 36/100 North Strathfield — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Strathfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 North Strathfield — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Strathfield has more residents (25,915 vs 4,618); North Strathfield skews older (34 vs 32).

Strathfield North Strathfield
Population 25,915
+82% vs other
 4,618
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.4% -3.1%
Median age 32 34
Median household income $117,624/yr $121,316/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $480/wk $495/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Strathfield North Strathfield
0-4 3.2% / 6.1%
Strathfield — 0-4: 3.2% North Strathfield — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 8.0% / 10.5%
Strathfield — 5-14: 8.0% North Strathfield — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 4.7% / 4.3%
Strathfield — 15-19: 4.7% North Strathfield — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 15.0% / 9.8%
Strathfield — 20-24: 15.0% North Strathfield — 20-24: 9.8%
25-34 22.6% / 21.4%
Strathfield — 25-34: 22.6% North Strathfield — 25-34: 21.4%
35-44 11.1% / 16.5%
Strathfield — 35-44: 11.1% North Strathfield — 35-44: 16.5%
45-54 9.9% / 12.6%
Strathfield — 45-54: 9.9% North Strathfield — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 10.5% / 9.4%
Strathfield — 55-64: 10.5% North Strathfield — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 7.4% / 5.0%
Strathfield — 65-74: 7.4% North Strathfield — 65-74: 5.0%
75-84 4.8% / 2.9%
Strathfield — 75-84: 4.8% North Strathfield — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 2.7% / 1.4%
Strathfield — 85+: 2.7% North Strathfield — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Strathfield 43.5% couple families
Strathfield — Couple Families: 43.5% Strathfield — Lone Person: 26.4% Strathfield — Group Household: 15.6% Strathfield — One Parent Families: 10.2% Strathfield — Other Families: 4.2%
North Strathfield 45.9% couple families
North Strathfield — Couple Families: 45.9% North Strathfield — Lone Person: 27.0% North Strathfield — Group Household: 12.1% North Strathfield — One Parent Families: 12.9% North Strathfield — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Strathfield 45.6% renting
Strathfield — Owned Outright: 29.8% Strathfield — Mortgage: 24.6% Strathfield — Renting: 45.6%
North Strathfield 49.9% renting
North Strathfield — Owned Outright: 23.3% North Strathfield — Mortgage: 26.7% North Strathfield — Renting: 49.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Strathfield North Strathfield
Bachelor Degree 25.8% / 23.1%
Strathfield — Bachelor Degree: 25.8% North Strathfield — Bachelor Degree: 23.1%
Postgraduate Degree 11.2% / 11.2%
Strathfield — Postgraduate Degree: 11.2% North Strathfield — Postgraduate Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 8.4%
Strathfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% North Strathfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Certificate III & IV 4.7% / 7.7%
Strathfield — Certificate III & IV: 4.7% North Strathfield — Certificate III & IV: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.0%
Strathfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% North Strathfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Strathfield North Strathfield
China 8.6% / 9.0%
Strathfield — China: 8.6% North Strathfield — China: 9.0%
Nepal 13.6% / 3.1%
Strathfield — Nepal: 13.6% North Strathfield — Nepal: 3.1%
India 6.8% / 6.2%
Strathfield — India: 6.8% North Strathfield — India: 6.2%
Vietnam 3.1% / 1.7%
Strathfield — Vietnam: 3.1% North Strathfield — Vietnam: 1.7%
Philippines 1.1% / 2.9%
Strathfield — Philippines: 1.1% North Strathfield — Philippines: 2.9%
Sri Lanka 2.4% / —
Strathfield — Sri Lanka: 2.4% North Strathfield — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Strathfield 50.0% flats / apartments
Strathfield — Flats / Apartments: 50.0% Strathfield — Houses: 45.4% Strathfield — Townhouses: 4.6%
North Strathfield 57.5% flats / apartments
North Strathfield — Flats / Apartments: 57.5% North Strathfield — Houses: 34.2% North Strathfield — Townhouses: 8.3%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Strathfield North Strathfield
Median house price $4,490,000 $2,642,000
Median unit price $742,000 $865,000
Median land price $158,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 198 sales
 28 days
from 9 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Strathfield North Strathfield
2 bed $762K / $831K
Strathfield — 2 bed: $762K (166 sales) North Strathfield — 2 bed: $831K (29 sales)

166 vs 29 sales

3 bed $929K / $940K
Strathfield — 3 bed: $929K (28 sales) North Strathfield — 3 bed: $940K (7 sales)

28 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Strathfield North Strathfield
Residential 80%
same for both
Parks and recreation 10% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 10%
Commercial 1% 4%
Industrial 3% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Strathfield North Strathfield
New dwellings approved 96
across Strathfield
 1,600
across Canada Bay
Approvals change year on year +117% +72%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Strathfield North Strathfield
Houses 2.0%
$1,250/wk on $3.25M
 —
Units 5.5%
$730/wk on $690K
 5.0%
$850/wk on $890K

Ranking within NSW

Strathfield North Strathfield
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income — Higher than 84% of NSW
Schools Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 2% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW

Liveability

North Strathfield is more walkable (94 vs 62); North Strathfield scores higher overall (87 vs 76).

Strathfield North Strathfield
Grade A A+
Score 76/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Strathfield carries more crime risk (64 vs 42).

Strathfield North Strathfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
42/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 13
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Strathfield North Strathfield
Inside the suburb 12 3
Rated above peers 6 2
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Strathfield Campus, 0.0 km
 3
Strathfield Campus, 2.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 7.0% 2.9%

Schools in Strathfield

  • Marie Bashir Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Meriden School Independent · Combined above peers
  • St Martha's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Patrick's College, Strathfield Independent · Combined above peers
  • Strathfield Girls High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Strathfield South Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in North Strathfield

  • Strathfield North Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • The McDonald College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Strathfield North Strathfield
Supermarkets 3 5
Cafes & restaurants 44 11
Parks & reserves 21 0
Childcare 15 7
GPs 6 1
Pharmacies 4 2
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 7 1
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Strathfield North Strathfield
Walkability score 62/100 94/100
Distance to Sydney 15 km
+7% vs other
 14 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 18 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 747.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 53.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 2135
 2.1%
postcode 2137
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 2135
 17
postcode 2137

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Strathfield North Strathfield
Worked from Home 38.1% / 49.8%
Strathfield — Worked from Home: 38.1% North Strathfield — Worked from Home: 49.8%
Car (driver) 32.9% / 31.9%
Strathfield — Car (driver): 32.9% North Strathfield — Car (driver): 31.9%
Train 21.7% / 11.4%
Strathfield — Train: 21.7% North Strathfield — Train: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 3.2%
Strathfield — Car (passenger): 3.0% North Strathfield — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 2.4% / 2.4%
Strathfield — Walked Only: 2.4% North Strathfield — Walked Only: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.8%).

Setting

Strathfield North Strathfield
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.0 km 12.2 km

NBN connectivity

Strathfield North Strathfield
Connectivity score 90/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 67%
10,918 premises
 9%
2,127 premises

Climate

Strathfield North Strathfield
Annual rainfall 909 mm 1,176 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Strathfield North Strathfield
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.9 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Strathfield North Strathfield
Average residential rate $1,267/yr $1,217/yr
Council Strathfield Canada Bay

Federal electorate

Strathfield North Strathfield
Division Reid
same for both
Member Sally Sitou
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Strathfield North Strathfield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Strathfield

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals Transport Hub Urban

North Strathfield

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals River Trains Transport Hub Urban

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