Strathfield - East

NSW

Strathfield - East is a growing region in NSW with 18,724 residents.

SA2 code: 120031680
State: NSW

Population

18,724

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+7.2%

3yr: +12.5% · 10yr: +9.9%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$480/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,135/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Strathfield - East (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +12.5%5yr: +7.2%10yr: +9.9%Total: +50.2%

Population grew from 12,470 to 18,724 over 24 years, averaging 1.7% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.0%

Predominantly apartments (67.7%), rental-heavy (56.7% renting), built for families (48% are 2 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 27.4%

Apartments 67.7%

1,535 houses277 townhouses3,798 apartments

Tenure

Owned 21.2%

Mortgage 17.6%

Renting 56.7%

Owned 21.2%Mortgage 17.6%Renting 56.7%Other / NS 4.4%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

677 (12.4%)

2 bed

2,630 (48.2%)

3 bed

983 (18.0%)

4 bed

581 (10.7%)

5 bed

411 (7.5%)

6+ bed

169 (3.1%)