Municipality of Strathfield
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Strathfield Council New South Wales |
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney
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| Population | 40,125 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,845.7/km2 (7,370/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1885 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Andrew Soulos (Independent) | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Strathfield | ||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Strathfield Council | ||||||||||||
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The Strathfield Council is a local government area located in the inner west region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Strathfield Council was incorporated in 1885. The Council area originally included the suburbs of Redmire, Homebush and Druitt Town. The name "Strathfield" was adopted as the name of the new council upon incorporation. In 1886, the suburb of Redmire was renamed Strathfield, as was the railway station. The area of Druitt Town became known as Strathfield South in the early 1890s. Only Homebush survives as an original location name. Since that time, Strathfield has become an important multicultural centre (for Korean, Chinese and Sri Lankan minority populations).
Strathfield Council currently comprises over 14.1 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi) of land and has appriximately 35,200 residents and is made up of residential neighbourhoods and town centres, with significant local heritage, open space, lifestyle amenities, public and private schools and access to tertiary institutions such as a campus of Australian Catholic University and the University of Sydney and TAFE Sydney Institute.
The Mayor of Strathfield Municipal Council is Cr. Andrew Soulos, an Independent.
The Strathfield Local Government Area comprises:
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 Strathfield Local Government Area 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.
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