Strathfield - West is well-off — but expensive to rent
Strathfield - West 2135 · Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield, Greater Sydney, NSW
Strathfield - West is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 10 of 10); well served for the everyday — 6 schools. The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $740 a week (DCJ, 2026-Q1); the population is barely moving — in fact it is shrinking.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 41 and households on a median $2,726 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, NSW DCJ median rents, NSW DCJ median sale prices, OpenStreetMap and ACARA Schools NSW / NSW Dept of Education · figures current to September 2026.
What it costs to buy
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2025-Q4Median sale price from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice's recorded property sales. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
By dwelling type — 2025-Q4 quarter
| Type | Median sale price |
|---|---|
| House | $4,200,000n=41 |
| Unit / flat | $720,000n=67 |
The median sale price across all dwellings in Strathfield - West was $858,000, based on sales in postcode 2135, for the 2025-Q4 quarter. That is $342,000 below the Greater Sydney median. By type: a house $4,200,000 and a unit / flat $720,000.
This is the median price of properties recorded as sold this quarter — settlement can lag a purchase decision by weeks, so the most recent quarter can revise slightly as more sales are recorded.
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| Quarter | Median price | Year on year | Greater Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q4 | $858,000 | — | $1,200,000 |
Sale price data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, based on sales in postcode 2135, December 2025 release. Figures are the median for properties sold in the quarter. DCJ suppresses a median where too few properties sold.
What it costs to rent
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2026-Q1Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
By dwelling type — 2026-Q1 quarter
| Type | Studio | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $650low sample | $995low sample | $1,500low sample |
| Unit / flat | — | $598n=76 | $760n=183 | $895low sample | — |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure marked low sample as indicative only.
The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Strathfield - West was $740, based on new bonds lodged in postcode 2135, for the 2026-Q1 quarter. That is $40 a week below the Greater Sydney median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $995 and a 2-bedroom unit $760.
This is the median rent on new leases signed this quarter, not what existing tenants pay. It usually runs higher than the Census figure.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | $740 | — | $930 |
Rent data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, based on new bonds in postcode 2135, March 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. DCJ suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
Strathfield - West on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Strathfield - West, NSW.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Strathfield - West against the New South Wales average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Strathfield - West population grew from 8,837 in 2016 to 8,936 in 2025, a change of 1.1% over the period, against the New South Wales average.
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| Year | Strathfield - West | New South Wales average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,837 | 7,732,858 |
| 2017 | 9,028 | 7,855,316 |
| 2018 | 9,161 | 7,954,476 |
| 2019 | 9,257 | 8,046,748 |
| 2020 | 9,311 | 8,110,610 |
| 2021 | 9,283 | 8,097,062 |
| 2022 | 9,215 | 8,182,098 |
| 2023 | 9,118 | 8,356,387 |
| 2024 | 8,978 | 8,492,050 |
| 2025 | 8,936 | 8,592,524 |
Where the growth is coming from
Strathfield - West gained 530 residents from internal migration and 190 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 801 people moved away — a net addition of -81 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+530
- Internal migration out+694
- Overseas migration in+190
- Natural increase+39
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,442 | 9,253 | +9.6% |
| Median age | 41 | 41 | +0 yrs |
| Median household income | $2,266/wk | $2,726/wk | +20% |
| Median weekly rent | $550/wk | $530/wk | -3.6% |
| Born overseas | 45.8% | 47.9% | +2.1 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 41.8%
- Mortgaged 35.5%
- Rented 20.5%
- Other / not stated 2.3%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 9score 1,080
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 10score 1,131
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 10score 1,095
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 10score 1,139
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Strathfield - West SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres and 18 green spaces. For families: 1 library and 12 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 1 café. Staying active: 94 sports fields. The nearest train station, Flemington, is about 1,650 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 83 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- St Patrick's College Strathfield
- Marie Bashir Public School
- Chalmers Road School
- Strathfield South High School
- Strathfield Girls High School
- Strathfield Office - NSW Department of Education
Childcare & kindergartens
- Childcare Concepts
- Albyn Road Early Education Centre
Libraries
- High Street Community Library
Green spaces
- Freshwater Park
- Todman Reserve
- Pemberton Reserve
- Kessel Reserve
- Boden Reserve
- Chain of Ponds Reserve
- Wallis Reserve
- Inveresk Park
Schools
Every open NSW school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Strathfield - West SA2 contains 5 schools — 1 primary school, 2 secondary schools, 1 combined school and 1 special school, of which 4 are government and 1 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1055 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Strathfield - West sits in decile 10 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 83% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Marie Bashir Public School (primary), Homebush Boys High School (secondary).
Parts of this SA2 also fall in the catchment of Homebush West Public School (primary), Chullora Public School (primary), Homebush Public School (primary), Lidcombe Public School (primary), Birrong Boys High School (secondary), Birrong Girls High School (secondary), Concord High School (secondary).
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Show school list
- Marie Bashir Public School · State
- Strathfield Girls High School · State
- Strathfield South High School · State
- St Patrick's College, Strathfield · Non-Government
- Chalmers Road School · State
School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereStrathfield - West-0.5%
- 01Burwood (NSW)+2.8%
- 02Homebush+2.0%
- 03Strathfield - East+1.7%
- 04Ashfield - North+1.6%
- 05Ashfield - South+1.3%
- 06Canterbury (North) - Ashbury+1.0%
- 07Dulwich Hill - Lewisham+0.7%
- 08Croydon Park - Enfield+0.6%
- 09Croydon+0.4%
- 10Haberfield - Summer Hill+0.3%
- 11Strathfield South+0.3%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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