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Burwood vs Strathfield - East

Name: Burwood vs Strathfield - East — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.0 km apart · Burwood profile · Strathfield - East profile

Burwood Strathfield - East

Strathfield - East and Burwood (NSW) are neighboring areas that both see very high levels of cultural diversity. Strathfield - East is wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $2,135 compared to $1,662 in Burwood (NSW). It also has more houses, with separate homes making up 27.1% of dwellings, while Burwood (NSW) has just 16.6%. Strathfield - East has a higher number of public transport stops and more walkable amenities per 1,000 residents than its neighbor.

These two areas share very similar age profiles and housing costs, with typical monthly mortgage payments and weekly rents being almost the same. However, the gap in religious affiliation is striking; 45.1% of people in Burwood (NSW) have no religion, which is far higher than the 24.2% in Strathfield - East. This difference in belief and identity persists alongside a shared experience of living in high-density suburbs where the majority of people rent their homes.

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Where they differ most

No religion: 20.9 pts higher in Burwood Separate houses: 10.5 pts higher in Strathfield - East Limited English: 8.7 pts higher in Burwood One-parent: 3.6 pts higher in Burwood 3+ bedrooms: 7.6 pts higher in Strathfield - East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Burwood in Strathfield - East +478 larger in Strathfield - East

15,942 79th pct 16,420 81st pct

Median age in Burwood in Strathfield - East +1 yrs older in Burwood

31 yrs 6th pct 30 yrs 3rd pct

Age structure

42.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.8 pts 39.9%

19.1% Youth (15–24) +4.1 pts ▸ 23.2%

17.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.4 pts 16.4%

11.2% Seniors (65+) +0.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.7 pts 8.6%

Marital status

47.6% Never married +0.2 pts ▸ 47.8%

39.5% Married +2.1 pts ▸ 41.5%

7.2% Divorced ◂ +1.8 pts 5.4%

3.2% Widowed even 3.1%

2.6% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Burwood Strathfield - East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

29.9% China ◂ +21.2 pts 8.7%

23.3% Australia +3.2 pts ▸ 26.5%

8.8% Nepal +12.8 pts ▸ 21.6%

2.9% India +5.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

3.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%

1.7% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

0.8% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.6% England ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

49.8% Chinese ◂ +29.2 pts 20.6%

8.2% English ◂ +0.5 pts 7.7%

3.3% Indian +4.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.9% Australian +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

2.6% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.2% Irish +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.0% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

1.5% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Scottish +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% German ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.2% Dutch even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

33.7% Mandarin ◂ +24.3 pts 9.3%

18.4% English only +4.8 pts ▸ 23.2%

10.6% Cantonese ◂ +4.0 pts 6.7%

3.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

0.8% Hindi +1.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.2% Arabic +1.0 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.2% Italian even 1.2%

0.9% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.1% No religion ◂ +20.9 pts 24.2%

22.7% Christianity +7.7 pts ▸ 30.4%

10.7% Hinduism +16.7 pts ▸ 27.4%

11.3% Buddhism ◂ +3.4 pts 7.9%

7.9% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 7.0%

1.7% Islam +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.5% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Burwood in Strathfield - East +1 more in Strathfield - East

3 43rd pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Burwood in Strathfield - East +0.81 more in Strathfield - East

2.02 49th pct 2.84 66th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Burwood in Strathfield - East +5 more in Burwood

61 91st pct 56 90th pct

Students in Burwood in Strathfield - East +1,811 more in Strathfield - East

2,008 62nd pct 3,819 86th pct

Avg size in Burwood in Strathfield - East +285 larger in Strathfield - East

669 77th pct 955 90th pct

ICSEA in Burwood in Strathfield - East +3 higher in Strathfield - East

1,148 96th pct 1,150 96th pct

Highest year of school

77.6% Year 12 +4.1 pts ▸ 81.7%

7.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.0 pts 4.8%

4.5% Year 10 +0.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.7 pts 1.7%

Highest qualification level

37.6% Bachelor degree +1.9 pts ▸ 39.5%

20.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.0 pts 18.0%

15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.8 pts ▸ 18.6%

7.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.5 pts 6.6%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Field of qualification

30.7% Management & commerce ◂ +4.3 pts 26.4%

9.6% Information technology +4.4 pts ▸ 14.0%

8.0% Health +3.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.1% Society & culture +0.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.5 pts 8.4%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.8% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.0% Creative arts ◂ +1.1 pts 2.9%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences even 3.6%

2.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

0.4% Agriculture & environment even 0.4%

Income

Personal income in Burwood in Strathfield - East +$67 higher in Strathfield - East

$715 31st pct $782 45th pct

Household income in Burwood in Strathfield - East +$473 higher in Strathfield - East

$1,662 45th pct $2,135 74th pct

Family income in Burwood in Strathfield - East +$295 higher in Strathfield - East

$1,875 36th pct $2,170 56th pct

Household income distribution

30.0% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 30.7%

24.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.0 pts 20.3%

19.5% Under $650 ◂ +7.0 pts 12.5%

11.0% $4,000 or more +6.9 pts ▸ 17.9%

9.8% $3,000–$3,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 12.4%

Personal income distribution

42.8% Under $650 ◂ +4.4 pts 38.4%

33.0% $650–$1,499 +1.2 pts ▸ 34.2%

13.9% $1,500–$2,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 15.5%

3.2% $3,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.3% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.0% Arthritis +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.9% Mental health ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

3.0% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.2% Asthma +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.9% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.4% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.5% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

79.1% None ◂ +0.8 pts 78.3%

9.8% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 10.4%

2.5% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.1% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Burwood in Strathfield - East +20 larger in Strathfield - East

33 10th pct 53 17th pct

Median age in Burwood in Strathfield - East +3 yrs older in Burwood

27 yrs 71st pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Burwood in Strathfield - East +$308 higher in Burwood

$1,125 92nd pct $817 76th pct

Household income in Burwood in Strathfield - East +$848 higher in Strathfield - East

$1,687 49th pct $2,535 88th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Burwood in Strathfield - East +0.2 larger in Strathfield - East

2.5 43rd pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

45.9% Couples with children +5.0 pts ▸ 50.9%

36.7% Couples without children ◂ +2.4 pts 34.4%

13.1% One-parent families ◂ +3.6 pts 9.5%

4.2% Other families +1.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

Household size

34.7% 2 people ◂ +4.9 pts 29.8%

24.6% 1 person ◂ +2.7 pts 22.0%

19.8% 3 people +0.1 pts ▸ 19.9%

13.3% 4 people +4.2 pts ▸ 17.4%

4.8% 5 people +2.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

2.8% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Burwood in Strathfield - East +$20 higher in Burwood

$500 88th pct $480 86th pct

Mortgage in Burwood in Strathfield - East +$100 higher in Strathfield - East

$2,400 84th pct $2,500 87th pct

People / bedroom in Burwood in Strathfield - East even

1.20 100th pct 1.20 100th pct

How homes are owned or rented

61.8% Rented ◂ +5.0 pts 56.7%

17.5% Owned outright +3.7 pts ▸ 21.2%

16.8% Owned with a mortgage +0.8 pts ▸ 17.6%

2.2% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.8% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

73.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.4 pts 67.0%

16.6% Separate house +10.5 pts ▸ 27.1%

7.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.0 pts 4.9%

1.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

50.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.9 pts 46.4%

19.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.7 pts 17.3%

15.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.7 pts 11.9%

6.9% 4 bedrooms +3.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.3% 5 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 10.2%

1.9% Studio / none even 1.9%

Weekly rent distribution

43.3% $350–$549 +7.4 pts ▸ 50.7%

32.6% $550–$749 ◂ +7.6 pts 25.0%

9.9% $200–$349 +1.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

5.7% Under $200 ◂ +1.0 pts 4.6%

5.0% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.0% $3,000 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 36.3%

35.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.1 pts 30.4%

12.9% Under $1,000 +0.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

13.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.1 pts 13.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Burwood in Strathfield - East +31 more in Strathfield - East

42 51st pct 73 76th pct

Stops/1k in Burwood in Strathfield - East +1.81 more in Strathfield - East

2.63 27th pct 4.45 52nd pct

Departures/1k in Burwood in Strathfield - East +239.0 more in Burwood

2,761.2 87th pct 2,522.2 86th pct

PT routes in Burwood in Strathfield - East +17 more in Strathfield - East

31 86th pct 48 87th pct

Stop walk in Burwood in Strathfield - East even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Burwood in Strathfield - East +1 longer in Burwood

14 23rd pct 13 20th pct

Reach 30 min in Burwood in Strathfield - East +137,067 more in Burwood

204,772 96th pct 67,705 87th pct

Reach 45 min in Burwood in Strathfield - East +165,065 more in Burwood

735,501 96th pct 570,436 93rd pct

Transit to city in Burwood in Strathfield - East +5 longer in Strathfield - East

38 16th pct 43 23rd pct

How people get to work

34.1% Worked at home ◂ +4.9 pts 29.2%

20.7% Car (driver) +1.5 pts ▸ 22.2%

13.3% Train +4.8 pts ▸ 18.2%

4.6% Walked ◂ +2.1 pts 2.5%

2.3% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.2% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

0.3% Bicycle even 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

48.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.2 pts 42.8%

32.7% No vehicle ◂ +4.0 pts 28.7%

14.8% 2 vehicles +4.5 pts ▸ 19.3%

3.0% 3 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.6% 4 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.1% Health care & social assistance +4.5 pts ▸ 18.6%

11.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.7 pts 11.0%

11.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 11.1%

9.7% Retail trade +0.7 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.5 pts 6.5%

4.9% Administrative & support +2.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.0% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 5.5%

5.4% Construction ◂ +1.3 pts 4.1%

4.3% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 4.0%

4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 3.2%

3.2% Public administration & safety even 3.2%

2.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

30.7% Professionals ◂ +0.5 pts 30.1%

10.7% Labourers +4.2 pts ▸ 14.9%

11.2% Community & personal service +0.7 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.7 pts 9.7%

10.7% Managers ◂ +1.5 pts 9.1%

8.8% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

9.0% Technicians & trades +0.1 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.9 pts 3.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Burwood in Strathfield - East +1 higher in Strathfield - East

7 64th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Burwood in Strathfield - East +2 higher in Strathfield - East

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Burwood in Strathfield - East even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Burwood in Strathfield - East even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Burwood in Strathfield - East +25 higher in Strathfield - East

1,038 67th pct 1,063 76th pct

ERP in Burwood in Strathfield - East +40 higher in Strathfield - East

18,684 84th pct 18,724 84th pct

Growth in Burwood in Strathfield - East +3.5 pts higher in Burwood

16.3% 88th pct 12.8% 86th pct

Businesses in Burwood in Strathfield - East +849 higher in Burwood

3,010 86th pct 2,161 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Burwood in Strathfield - East even

1,230 77th pct 1,230 77th pct

Max temp in Burwood in Strathfield - East even

23.9 51st pct 23.9 51st pct

Min temp in Burwood in Strathfield - East even

12.6 60th pct 12.6 60th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Burwood in Strathfield - East +0.3 higher in Burwood

9.2 98th pct 8.9 96th pct

Types ≤15 min in Burwood in Strathfield - East even

8.0 100th pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Burwood in Strathfield - East even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Burwood in Strathfield - East even

99.9% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Burwood in Strathfield - East even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Burwood in Strathfield - East even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Burwood in Strathfield - East even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Burwood in Strathfield - East +0.3 pts higher in Burwood

100.0% 100th pct 99.7% 99th pct

Amenities/1k in Burwood in Strathfield - East +20.4 more in Strathfield - East

8.3 13th pct 28.7 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Burwood in Strathfield - East +128 higher in Burwood

494 93rd pct 367 88th pct

Mean slope in Burwood in Strathfield - East +0.8 pts higher in Strathfield - East

5.1% 46th pct 5.9% 60th pct

Compare Burwood with nearby areas

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Compare Strathfield - East with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Burwood vs Strathfield - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/120031678/burwood/vs/120031680/strathfield-east

Where they differ most

👥 Demographics & Identity

Age structure

Marital status

Age & sex structure

🌏 Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

Ancestry

💬 Language

Language used at home

🕊️ Religion

Religious affiliation

🎓 Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

Highest qualification level

Field of qualification

💰 Income

Household income distribution

Personal income distribution

🩺 Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

Number of long-term health conditions

🤝 Community Participation

🪃 First Nations

🏠 Family & Households

Family composition

Household size

🏘️ Housing & Dwellings

How homes are owned or rented

Types of homes

Bedrooms per home

Weekly rent distribution

Monthly mortgage distribution

🚗 Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

Motor vehicles per home

🚆 Migration & Movement

💼 Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

Occupations people work in

📈 Economy & Advantage

🌦️ Environment & Climate

🚶 Walkability

Compare Burwood with nearby areas

Compare Strathfield - East with nearby areas

Cite this page

Demographics & Identity

Ancestry & Birthplace

Language

Religion

Education & Qualifications

Income

Health & Disability

Community Participation

First Nations

Family & Households

Housing & Dwellings

Transport & Vehicles

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Economy & Advantage

Environment & Climate

Walkability