Demographics
At the 2011 Census, there were 35,188 people in the Strathfield local government area, of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population. The median age of people in the Municipality of Strathfield was 33 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.0% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 52.3% were married and 7.0% were either divorced or separated.
Population growth in the Municipality of Strathfield between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 15.14%; while in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 10.02%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Strathfield local government area was significantly higher than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Municipality of Strathfield was on par with the national average,
| Historical census data for Strathfield local government area | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on Census night | 27,777 | 31,983 | 35,188 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | |||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.51% | ||||
| % of Australian population | 0.15% | 0.16% | 0.16% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | |||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 39.8% | |||
| Chinese (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 9.3% | ||||
| Indian | 8.0% | ||||
| South Korean | 7.5% | ||||
| Sri Lankan | 4.0% | ||||
| Vietnamese | 2.0% | ||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Korean | 7.0% | 8.4% | 8.9% | |
| Cantonese | 8.7% | 8.4% | 8.0% | ||
| Mandarin | 4.2% | 6.4% | 8.0% | ||
| Arabic | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.7% | ||
| Tamil | 6.4% | 5.8% | 5.3% | ||
| Religious affiliation | |||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic | 34.0% | 30.7% | 27.5% | |
| No religion | 10.2% | 12.3% | 15.0% | ||
| Hinduism | 9.0% | 10.3% | 13.2% | ||
| Buddhism | n/c | 6.4% | 6.8% | ||
| Anglican | 9.4% | 7.0% | 5.3% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | |||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$458 | A$558 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 98.3% | 96.7% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$458 | A$1,595 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 106.4% | 107.7% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$1,256 | A$1,421 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 107.3% | 115.2% | |||
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