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Canterbury-Bankstown vs Strathfield

Name: Canterbury-Bankstown vs Strathfield — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 7.7 km apart · Canterbury-Bankstown profile · Strathfield profile

Canterbury-Bankstown Strathfield

Canterbury-Bankstown and Strathfield are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with very different profiles. Strathfield has a much higher share of university-qualified adults at 44.7%, compared to 23.6% in Canterbury-Bankstown. Strathfield also has a larger proportion of people born overseas (58.9% vs 44.6%) and a higher number of adults working or looking for work (62.8% vs 48.4%). In contrast, Canterbury-Bankstown is more likely to have separate houses (55.0% vs 34.2%) and homes with three or more bedrooms (62.5% vs 44.7%).

These gaps have generally widened since 2016, particularly for education and overseas arrivals. Despite these trends, the two areas are very similar in other ways, such as their unemployment rates and the typical size of their households. They both have a high proportion of people who use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Population: 325,413 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown Bachelor+: 21.1 pts higher in Strathfield Separate houses: 20.8 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown Year 12: 17.9 pts higher in Strathfield 3+ bedrooms: 17.8 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +325,413 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown gap steady

371,006 89th pct 45,593 73rd pct

Median age in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +3 yrs older in Canterbury-Bankstown gap steady

36 yrs 19th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

28.7% Young adults (25–44) +10.2 pts ▸ 38.9%

23.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.0 pts 19.6%

19.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.0 pts 14.8%

15.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.9 pts 12.1%

12.9% Youth (15–24) +1.7 pts ▸ 14.6%

Marital status

49.4% Married ◂ +0.4 pts 48.9%

33.5% Never married +6.2 pts ▸ 39.8%

8.3% Divorced ◂ +2.6 pts 5.7%

5.1% Widowed ◂ +1.8 pts 3.3%

3.7% Separated ◂ +1.4 pts 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Canterbury-Bankstown Strathfield

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

49.2% Australia ◂ +13.0 pts 36.2%

1.8% India +9.9 pts ▸ 11.7%

5.3% China +4.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

1.1% Nepal +5.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.9% Vietnam ◂ +3.5 pts 2.4%

1.3% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.9% Italy even 0.9%

0.7% England ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.2% South Africa even 0.2%

Ancestry

11.6% Chinese +9.8 pts ▸ 21.4%

13.9% Australian ◂ +5.7 pts 8.2%

11.3% English ◂ +2.5 pts 8.9%

2.6% Indian +8.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

7.3% Vietnamese ◂ +4.2 pts 3.1%

6.1% Greek ◂ +4.3 pts 1.8%

3.9% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.3% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

2.3% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 1.9%

1.8% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.0% German ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.3% Dutch even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

33.8% English only ◂ +4.6 pts 29.1%

17.2% Arabic ◂ +12.0 pts 5.1%

5.1% Mandarin +5.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

7.5% Vietnamese ◂ +5.0 pts 2.5%

3.7% Cantonese +2.9 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.7% Greek ◂ +3.5 pts 1.2%

0.7% Hindi +2.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.3% Italian even 1.4%

0.3% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Tagalog even 0.7%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.7% Christianity ◂ +5.8 pts 36.0%

17.7% No religion +6.7 pts ▸ 24.3%

23.6% Islam ◂ +17.2 pts 6.4%

2.1% Hinduism +17.7 pts ▸ 19.8%

8.2% Not stated ◂ +1.8 pts 6.4%

6.1% Buddhism even 6.0%

0.6% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +97 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

110 89th pct 13 60th pct

Schools/1k kids in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +0.42 more in Strathfield

1.50 8th pct 1.92 19th pct

Students in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +45,729 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

54,218 88th pct 8,489 74th pct

Avg size in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +156 larger in Strathfield

497 82nd pct 653 94th pct

ICSEA in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +85 higher in Strathfield

1,014 73rd pct 1,099 91st pct

Highest year of school

61.3% Year 12 +17.9 pts ▸ 79.2%

14.0% Year 10 ◂ +7.3 pts 6.7%

12.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.5 pts 5.4%

3.5% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 2.3%

Highest qualification level

29.0% Bachelor degree +11.3 pts ▸ 40.3%

10.7% Postgraduate degree +8.9 pts ▸ 19.6%

18.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +9.9 pts 8.9%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.0 pts 14.0%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

Field of qualification

22.7% Management & commerce +3.0 pts ▸ 25.8%

11.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.8 pts 11.0%

5.2% Information technology +5.9 pts ▸ 11.1%

11.0% Society & culture ◂ +1.2 pts 9.8%

7.2% Health +3.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.8% Education ◂ +2.0 pts 4.7%

4.9% Architecture & building ◂ +2.0 pts 2.9%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 3.8%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.4% Creative arts even 3.5%

0.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Income

Personal income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +$244 higher in Strathfield gap widening

$625 22nd pct $869 74th pct

Household income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +$549 higher in Strathfield gap widening

$1,556 63rd pct $2,105 87th pct

Family income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +$515 higher in Strathfield gap widening

$1,786 50th pct $2,301 82nd pct

Household income distribution

28.5% $1,500–$2,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 31.2%

27.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.2 pts 21.2%

18.2% Under $650 ◂ +6.2 pts 12.0%

10.2% $4,000 or more +6.9 pts ▸ 17.1%

9.3% $3,000–$3,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 12.3%

Personal income distribution

46.9% Under $650 ◂ +10.3 pts 36.6%

29.1% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 32.1%

13.0% $1,500–$2,999 +5.8 pts ▸ 18.8%

2.4% $3,000 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.2% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 5.9%

6.3% Arthritis ◂ +2.0 pts 4.3%

5.6% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 4.3%

5.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.3 pts 4.3%

5.1% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 4.0%

3.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%

2.0% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.3% None +7.0 pts ▸ 76.2%

14.9% One condition ◂ +2.5 pts 12.4%

4.2% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 3.1%

2.2% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +2,606 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown

2,805 86th pct 199 30th pct

Median age in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +3 yrs older in Canterbury-Bankstown

27 yrs 64th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +$124 higher in Strathfield

$641 72nd pct $765 86th pct

Household income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +$94 higher in Strathfield

$1,580 67th pct $1,674 73rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +0.2 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown gap widening

2.9 89th pct 2.7 86th pct

Family composition

64.8% Couples with children ◂ +3.1 pts 61.7%

17.7% Couples without children +7.9 pts ▸ 25.5%

16.1% One-parent families ◂ +5.6 pts 10.4%

1.4% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

Household size

26.5% 2 people +4.1 pts ▸ 30.6%

21.2% 1 person ◂ +0.8 pts 20.5%

17.7% 3 people +2.6 pts ▸ 20.3%

17.5% 4 people even 17.5%

9.5% 5 people ◂ +2.3 pts 7.2%

7.5% 6 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 4.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +$60 higher in Strathfield gap narrowing

$400 87th pct $460 92nd pct

Mortgage in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +$133 higher in Strathfield gap narrowing

$2,167 87th pct $2,300 89th pct

People / bedroom in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +0.10 higher in Strathfield gap widening

1.00 89th pct 1.10 93rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.1% Rented +8.1 pts ▸ 46.2%

29.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.0 pts 29.0%

28.5% Owned outright ◂ +7.0 pts 21.5%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

1.6% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

28.5% Flat or apartment +30.9 pts ▸ 59.5%

55.0% Separate house ◂ +20.8 pts 34.2%

15.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.4 pts 5.3%

0.5% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

29.7% 2 bedrooms +13.6 pts ▸ 43.3%

33.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +12.3 pts 21.6%

20.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +8.3 pts 12.6%

7.7% 5 or more +2.7 pts ▸ 10.4%

5.4% 1 bedroom +4.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

0.6% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

44.8% $350–$549 +12.9 pts ▸ 57.6%

17.8% $200–$349 ◂ +8.9 pts 9.0%

16.1% $550–$749 +1.5 pts ▸ 17.6%

13.7% Under $200 ◂ +6.5 pts 7.2%

3.4% $750 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.1% $1,800–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 38.1%

28.3% $3,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 30.0%

19.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.4 pts 14.7%

12.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.5 pts 9.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +1,588 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

1,799 89th pct 211 72nd pct

Stops/1k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +0.22 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

4.85 71st pct 4.63 68th pct

Departures/1k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +62.7 more in Strathfield

1,558.6 87th pct 1,621.3 87th pct

PT routes in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +46 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

71 87th pct 25 74th pct

Stop walk in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +1 longer in Strathfield

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +9 longer in Canterbury-Bankstown

23 31st pct 14 16th pct

How people get to work

32.3% Worked at home +4.0 pts ▸ 36.3%

36.2% Car (driver) ◂ +5.0 pts 31.2%

3.2% Train +5.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

1.5% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

39.8% 1 vehicle +6.6 pts ▸ 46.3%

31.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.8 pts 26.9%

11.6% No vehicle +2.8 pts ▸ 14.4%

10.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 8.0%

6.2% 4 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.0% Health care & social assistance +2.4 pts ▸ 15.4%

7.5% Professional & technical +4.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.3 pts 9.9%

8.6% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 6.8%

8.2% Construction ◂ +2.0 pts 6.2%

5.6% Finance & insurance +2.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.7 pts 4.7%

5.7% Accommodation & food +1.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.3% Manufacturing ◂ +2.1 pts 4.2%

5.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.9 pts 4.5%

3.3% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.8% Other services ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

23.2% Professionals +10.5 pts ▸ 33.8%

15.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.4 pts 12.9%

11.6% Managers +0.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.6 pts 8.9%

10.3% Community & personal service ◂ +1.6 pts 8.7%

8.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 8.0%

8.9% Labourers ◂ +0.4 pts 8.5%

7.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.1 pts 4.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +3 higher in Strathfield

7 64th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +6 higher in Strathfield

2 14th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +1 higher in Strathfield

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +2 higher in Strathfield

8 71st pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +100 higher in Strathfield

966 60th pct 1,066 89th pct

ERP in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +340,484 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

389,687 89th pct 49,203 73rd pct

Growth in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +2.4 pts higher in Strathfield

4.6% 59th pct 7.0% 76th pct

Businesses in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +36,628 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

44,017 89th pct 7,389 78th pct

Approvals in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +1,198 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

1,418 87th pct 220 72nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +124 higher in Strathfield

1,106 81st pct 1,230 86th pct

Max temp in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +0.6 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

24.4 53rd pct 23.9 46th pct

Min temp in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +0.8 higher in Strathfield

11.8 60th pct 12.6 67th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +784 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

5,866 27th pct 5,082 20th pct

Assault/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +71 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

762 35th pct 691 29th pct

Sexual/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +2 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

162 25th pct 160 24th pct

Robbery/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +2 higher in Strathfield

20 41st pct 22 46th pct

Burglary/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +186 higher in Strathfield

178 8th pct 364 32nd pct

Theft/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +467 higher in Strathfield

544 13th pct 1,011 37th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +118 higher in Strathfield

475 64th pct 592 74th pct

Property damage/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +37 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

405 15th pct 368 12th pct

Drugs/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +251 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

501 52nd pct 250 28th pct

5-yr change in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +21.7 pts higher in Strathfield

-10.7% 19th pct 11.1% 55th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +0.1 higher in Strathfield

7.5 92nd pct 7.6 92nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +0.1 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

7.3 94th pct 7.1 92nd pct

15-min city in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +2.6 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

95.7% 96th pct 93.1% 94th pct

Walk to shops in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +1.6 pts higher in Strathfield

89.0% 92nd pct 90.6% 93rd pct

Walk to transit in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +14.6 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

99.7% 99th pct 85.1% 79th pct

Walk to school in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +9.0 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

98.0% 98th pct 88.9% 87th pct

Walk to a park in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield even

99.9% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +5.8 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

74.2% 87th pct 68.4% 84th pct

Amenities/1k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +19.7 more in Strathfield

9.3 8th pct 28.9 72nd pct

Intersections/km² in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield +44 higher in Strathfield

193 89th pct 237 91st pct

Mean slope in Canterbury-Bankstown in Strathfield even

5.0% 55th pct 5.0% 56th pct

Compare Canterbury-Bankstown with nearby areas

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Compare Strathfield with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Canterbury-Bankstown vs Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11570/canterbury-bankstown/vs/LGA17100/strathfield