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Georges River vs Strathfield

Name: Georges River vs Strathfield — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 9.5 km apart · Georges River profile · Strathfield profile

Georges River Strathfield

Georges River and Strathfield are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with very different housing and social profiles. Strathfield is much more likely to have residents born overseas (58.9% compared to 46.0% in Georges River) and a far higher share of people who use another language at home. It also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 44.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is 10.5 percentage points more than in Georges River. In contrast, Georges River has more separate houses (51.6%) and larger homes, with 62.2% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms compared to 44.7% in Strathfield.

Everyday life in both places is similar in terms of money, with typical weekly household incomes sitting around $2,000 to $2,100. However, the gaps between them are widening in several areas; since 2016, the difference in renting rates and the number of people moving into the area has grown. While Georges River is generally older and has more people who own their homes outright, both areas sit far above the national figure for the share of people born overseas.

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Where they differ most

Population: 106,681 larger in Georges River 3+ bedrooms: 17.5 pts higher in Georges River Separate houses: 17.4 pts higher in Georges River Recent movers: 13.1 pts higher in Strathfield Renting: 12.9 pts higher in Strathfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Georges River in Strathfield +106,681 larger in Georges River gap steady

152,274 86th pct 45,593 73rd pct

Median age in Georges River in Strathfield +5 yrs older in Georges River gap steady

38 yrs 29th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

29.1% Young adults (25–44) +9.8 pts ▸ 38.9%

24.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.2 pts 19.6%

17.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.2 pts 12.1%

15.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.1 pts 14.8%

12.9% Youth (15–24) +1.7 pts ▸ 14.6%

Marital status

52.1% Married ◂ +3.1 pts 48.9%

32.7% Never married +7.1 pts ▸ 39.8%

7.5% Divorced ◂ +1.7 pts 5.7%

5.1% Widowed ◂ +1.8 pts 3.3%

2.7% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Georges River Strathfield

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

50.3% Australia ◂ +14.0 pts 36.2%

13.9% China ◂ +4.1 pts 9.8%

1.4% India +10.3 pts ▸ 11.7%

5.7% Nepal +1.1 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.9% Vietnam +1.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.8% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

1.2% England ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

0.7% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

26.1% Chinese ◂ +4.7 pts 21.4%

15.2% English ◂ +6.3 pts 8.9%

14.7% Australian ◂ +6.4 pts 8.2%

2.1% Indian +8.8 pts ▸ 11.0%

7.8% Greek ◂ +5.9 pts 1.8%

5.1% Irish ◂ +1.9 pts 3.1%

4.3% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%

3.8% Scottish ◂ +1.9 pts 1.9%

1.1% Vietnamese +2.0 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.4% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 1.9%

1.4% German ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

0.4% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

42.1% English only ◂ +13.0 pts 29.1%

12.8% Mandarin ◂ +2.5 pts 10.3%

9.4% Cantonese ◂ +2.8 pts 6.6%

5.2% Greek ◂ +4.0 pts 1.2%

3.7% Arabic +1.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.6% Hindi +2.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.8% Vietnamese +1.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.1% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.1% Punjabi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.7% Christianity ◂ +11.7 pts 36.0%

29.7% No religion ◂ +5.4 pts 24.3%

6.8% Hinduism +13.0 pts ▸ 19.8%

5.9% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.6% Islam +1.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.8% Buddhism +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.4% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Georges River in Strathfield +34 more in Georges River

47 86th pct 13 60th pct

Schools/1k kids in Georges River in Strathfield +0.02 more in Georges River

1.94 19th pct 1.92 19th pct

Students in Georges River in Strathfield +12,979 more in Georges River

21,468 86th pct 8,489 74th pct

Avg size in Georges River in Strathfield +186 larger in Strathfield

467 79th pct 653 94th pct

ICSEA in Georges River in Strathfield +24 higher in Strathfield

1,075 87th pct 1,099 91st pct

Highest year of school

70.8% Year 12 +8.4 pts ▸ 79.2%

12.2% Year 10 ◂ +5.5 pts 6.7%

8.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.8 pts 5.4%

3.0% Year 11 ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

Highest qualification level

35.0% Bachelor degree +5.3 pts ▸ 40.3%

14.4% Postgraduate degree +5.2 pts ▸ 19.6%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.1 pts 14.0%

15.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.4 pts 8.9%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

1.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

Field of qualification

27.7% Management & commerce ◂ +1.9 pts 25.8%

11.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.8 pts 11.0%

6.8% Information technology +4.3 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.2% Health +1.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.2% Society & culture ◂ +0.4 pts 9.8%

6.4% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 4.7%

4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

4.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.3 pts 2.9%

3.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Income

Personal income in Georges River in Strathfield +$77 higher in Strathfield gap widening

$792 62nd pct $869 74th pct

Household income in Georges River in Strathfield +$114 higher in Strathfield gap narrowing

$1,991 85th pct $2,105 87th pct

Family income in Georges River in Strathfield +$92 higher in Strathfield gap widening

$2,209 78th pct $2,301 82nd pct

Household income distribution

29.9% $1,500–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 31.2%

22.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.5 pts 21.2%

16.1% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 17.1%

14.0% Under $650 ◂ +2.0 pts 12.0%

11.7% $3,000–$3,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 12.3%

Personal income distribution

40.2% Under $650 ◂ +3.6 pts 36.6%

31.3% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 32.1%

17.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 18.8%

4.9% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 5.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.1% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 5.9%

6.1% Arthritis ◂ +1.8 pts 4.3%

5.2% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 4.3%

4.9% Mental health ◂ +0.8 pts 4.0%

4.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 4.3%

3.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.9 pts 2.6%

2.5% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

0.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.7% None +3.5 pts ▸ 76.2%

14.8% One condition ◂ +2.4 pts 12.4%

4.2% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 3.1%

2.0% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Georges River in Strathfield +837 larger in Georges River

1,036 64th pct 199 30th pct

Median age in Georges River in Strathfield +2 yrs older in Georges River

26 yrs 57th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Georges River in Strathfield +$8 higher in Strathfield

$757 86th pct $765 86th pct

Household income in Georges River in Strathfield +$334 higher in Georges River

$2,008 88th pct $1,674 73rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Georges River in Strathfield +0.1 larger in Georges River gap steady

2.8 87th pct 2.7 86th pct

Family composition

62.1% Couples with children ◂ +0.4 pts 61.7%

23.7% Couples without children +1.8 pts ▸ 25.5%

12.6% One-parent families ◂ +2.1 pts 10.4%

1.6% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

Household size

29.1% 2 people +1.4 pts ▸ 30.6%

21.1% 1 person ◂ +0.7 pts 20.5%

19.2% 3 people +1.1 pts ▸ 20.3%

18.6% 4 people ◂ +1.0 pts 17.5%

7.8% 5 people ◂ +0.7 pts 7.2%

4.1% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Georges River in Strathfield +$10 higher in Strathfield gap narrowing

$450 91st pct $460 92nd pct

Mortgage in Georges River in Strathfield +$174 higher in Georges River gap widening

$2,474 92nd pct $2,300 89th pct

People / bedroom in Georges River in Strathfield +0.10 higher in Strathfield gap steady

1.00 89th pct 1.10 93rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.3% Rented +12.9 pts ▸ 46.2%

32.9% Owned outright ◂ +11.4 pts 21.5%

31.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.0 pts 29.0%

1.6% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.3% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

36.2% Flat or apartment +23.3 pts ▸ 59.5%

51.6% Separate house ◂ +17.4 pts 34.2%

11.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.2 pts 5.3%

0.6% Other dwelling even 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

30.6% 2 bedrooms +12.6 pts ▸ 43.3%

32.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.7 pts 21.6%

19.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.0 pts 12.6%

10.3% 5 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

5.5% 1 bedroom +4.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

0.4% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

53.0% $350–$549 +4.6 pts ▸ 57.6%

20.4% $550–$749 ◂ +2.8 pts 17.6%

11.1% $200–$349 ◂ +2.1 pts 9.0%

7.2% Under $200 even 7.2%

4.8% $750 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 4.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.5% $1,800–$2,999 +8.6 pts ▸ 38.1%

35.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.9 pts 30.0%

15.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.3 pts 14.7%

12.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.2 pts 9.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Georges River in Strathfield +493 more in Georges River

704 86th pct 211 72nd pct

Stops/1k in Georges River in Strathfield even

4.62 67th pct 4.63 68th pct

Departures/1k in Georges River in Strathfield +203.0 more in Strathfield

1,418.3 86th pct 1,621.3 87th pct

PT routes in Georges River in Strathfield +18 more in Georges River

43 86th pct 25 74th pct

Stop walk in Georges River in Strathfield +1 longer in Strathfield

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Georges River in Strathfield +6 longer in Georges River

20 29th pct 14 16th pct

How people get to work

36.6% Worked at home ◂ +0.3 pts 36.3%

29.9% Car (driver) +1.3 pts ▸ 31.2%

6.5% Train +2.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

2.6% Car (passenger) +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.4% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

0.6% Bus even 0.6%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.5% 1 vehicle +4.9 pts ▸ 46.3%

31.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.2 pts 26.9%

12.5% No vehicle +1.9 pts ▸ 14.4%

9.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.8 pts 8.0%

5.1% 4 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.0% Health care & social assistance +0.4 pts ▸ 15.4%

10.0% Professional & technical +1.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.8% Retail trade even 9.9%

7.4% Finance & insurance +0.6 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.8% Education & training ◂ +1.0 pts 6.8%

6.4% Accommodation & food +0.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.8% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 6.2%

6.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.4 pts 4.7%

4.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.6 pts 4.2%

4.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 4.5%

3.7% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.2% Wholesale trade +0.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

28.0% Professionals +5.8 pts ▸ 33.8%

14.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.0 pts 12.9%

13.1% Managers ◂ +0.9 pts 12.3%

10.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.4 pts 8.9%

10.0% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 8.7%

8.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 8.0%

7.8% Labourers +0.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.3 pts 4.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Georges River in Strathfield +1 higher in Strathfield

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Georges River in Strathfield even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Georges River in Strathfield +3 higher in Georges River

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Georges River in Strathfield +1 higher in Strathfield

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Georges River in Strathfield +18 higher in Strathfield

1,048 87th pct 1,066 89th pct

ERP in Georges River in Strathfield +114,716 higher in Georges River

163,919 86th pct 49,203 73rd pct

Growth in Georges River in Strathfield +0.2 pts higher in Georges River

7.3% 77th pct 7.0% 76th pct

Businesses in Georges River in Strathfield +10,144 higher in Georges River

17,533 86th pct 7,389 78th pct

Approvals in Georges River in Strathfield +501 higher in Georges River

721 86th pct 220 72nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Georges River in Strathfield +53 higher in Strathfield

1,177 84th pct 1,230 86th pct

Max temp in Georges River in Strathfield +0.2 higher in Strathfield

23.7 43rd pct 23.9 46th pct

Min temp in Georges River in Strathfield +0.1 higher in Georges River

12.7 67th pct 12.6 67th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Georges River in Strathfield +1,383 higher in Georges River

6,465 33rd pct 5,082 20th pct

Assault/100k in Georges River in Strathfield +118 higher in Strathfield

573 21st pct 691 29th pct

Sexual/100k in Georges River in Strathfield +47 higher in Strathfield

113 10th pct 160 24th pct

Robbery/100k in Georges River in Strathfield +13 higher in Strathfield

9 14th pct 22 46th pct

Burglary/100k in Georges River in Strathfield +171 higher in Strathfield

193 10th pct 364 32nd pct

Theft/100k in Georges River in Strathfield +223 higher in Strathfield

788 27th pct 1,011 37th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Georges River in Strathfield +341 higher in Strathfield

252 33rd pct 592 74th pct

Property damage/100k in Georges River in Strathfield +8 higher in Georges River

377 12th pct 368 12th pct

Drugs/100k in Georges River in Strathfield +195 higher in Georges River

445 48th pct 250 28th pct

5-yr change in Georges River in Strathfield +11.3 pts higher in Georges River

22.3% 69th pct 11.1% 55th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Georges River in Strathfield +0.6 higher in Georges River

8.2 96th pct 7.6 92nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Georges River in Strathfield +0.5 more in Georges River

7.6 97th pct 7.1 92nd pct

15-min city in Georges River in Strathfield +3.7 pts higher in Georges River

96.8% 97th pct 93.1% 94th pct

Walk to shops in Georges River in Strathfield +3.3 pts higher in Georges River

93.9% 96th pct 90.6% 93rd pct

Walk to transit in Georges River in Strathfield +14.5 pts higher in Georges River

99.7% 99th pct 85.1% 79th pct

Walk to school in Georges River in Strathfield +9.6 pts higher in Georges River

98.6% 99th pct 88.9% 87th pct

Walk to a park in Georges River in Strathfield even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Georges River in Strathfield +15.5 pts higher in Georges River

83.9% 92nd pct 68.4% 84th pct

Amenities/1k in Georges River in Strathfield +18.7 more in Strathfield

10.2 10th pct 28.9 72nd pct

Intersections/km² in Georges River in Strathfield +57 higher in Strathfield

180 89th pct 237 91st pct

Mean slope in Georges River in Strathfield +1.3 pts higher in Georges River

6.3% 73rd pct 5.0% 56th pct

Compare Georges River with nearby areas

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Compare Strathfield with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Georges River vs Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA12930/georges-river/vs/LGA17100/strathfield