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Burwood vs Strathfield

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Burwood profile · Strathfield profile

Burwood Strathfield

Strathfield and Burwood are neighbouring hubs with a few sharp contrasts. Strathfield has a higher share of detached houses (45.4% compared to 21.2%) and larger homes, with 52.9% having three or more bedrooms. Incomes are notably higher in Strathfield, where the typical household earns $2,262 a week, well above Burwood's $1,671. Burwood is more densely residential, with far more people renting (59.0%) and a much larger share of people with no religion (43.8% compared to 23.4% in Strathfield).

These two areas share a very similar profile in many ways, including a typical resident age of 32 and nearly identical weekly rents. Both are highly multicultural, though Burwood has a higher share of people born overseas (69.2%) and those who speak little or no English (19.3%). This diversity is consistent across both places, which also share similar school advantage scores and a short 13 to 14 minute drive to the city.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 24.1 pts higher in Strathfield No religion: 20.3 pts higher in Burwood 3+ bedrooms: 18.3 pts higher in Strathfield Renting: 15.1 pts higher in Burwood Recent movers: 11.1 pts higher in Burwood

Demographics & Identity

Population in Burwoodin Strathfield +7,691 larger in Strathfield gap narrowing
18,224 89th pct 25,915 91st pct
Median age in Burwoodin Strathfield even gap narrowing
32 yrs 9th pct 32 yrs 9th pct
First Nations in Burwoodin Strathfield +0.2 pts higher in Strathfield gap steady
0.2% 31st pct 0.4% 33rd pct
Aged 65+ in Burwoodin Strathfield +2.3 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
12.6% 24th pct 14.9% 32nd pct
Under 15 in Burwoodin Strathfield +1.8 pts higher in Strathfield gap steady
9.5% 14th pct 11.3% 20th pct
De facto in Burwoodin Strathfield +3.6 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
9.6% 30th pct 6.0% 13th pct

Age structure

40.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.1 pts 33.7%
18.8% Older adults (45–64) +1.5 pts ▸ 20.3%
18.3% Youth (15–24) +1.4 pts ▸ 19.8%
12.6% Seniors (65+) +2.3 pts ▸ 14.9%
9.5% Children (0–14) +1.8 pts ▸ 11.3%

Marital status

40.4% Married +5.8 pts ▸ 46.3%
46.3% Never married ◂ +3.4 pts 42.9%
7.2% Divorced ◂ +2.1 pts 5.1%
3.5% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%
2.6% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.9%

Age & sex structure

Burwood Strathfield

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Burwoodin Strathfield +9.3 pts higher in Burwood gap steady
69.2% 100th pct 59.9% 100th pct

Country of birth

25.1% Australia +10.4 pts ▸ 35.5%
28.8% China ◂ +20.2 pts 8.6%
8.2% Nepal +5.4 pts ▸ 13.6%
2.8% India +4.0 pts ▸ 6.8%
3.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%
1.7% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%
1.1% Italy even 1.1%
0.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%
0.7% England even 0.7%
0.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

48.3% Chinese ◂ +26.5 pts 21.7%
8.6% English ◂ +0.4 pts 8.2%
5.5% Australian +2.3 pts ▸ 7.7%
3.1% Indian +4.3 pts ▸ 7.4%
3.0% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.3% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.4% Irish +0.9 pts ▸ 3.3%
1.7% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.7% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%
2.0% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%
0.7% German +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Other language in Burwoodin Strathfield +8.9 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
74.1% 100th pct 65.2% 100th pct
Limited English in Burwoodin Strathfield +9.6 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
19.3% 100th pct 9.7% 99th pct

Language used at home

32.1% Mandarin ◂ +22.8 pts 9.3%
19.8% English only +9.7 pts ▸ 29.4%
10.8% Cantonese ◂ +3.6 pts 7.2%
1.4% Arabic +3.3 pts ▸ 4.8%
2.9% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.8% Hindi +1.5 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.5% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%
1.2% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.1% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

No religion in Burwoodin Strathfield +20.3 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
43.8% 60th pct 23.4% 13th pct

Religious affiliation

43.8% No religion ◂ +20.3 pts 23.4%
25.0% Christianity +13.1 pts ▸ 38.0%
10.1% Hinduism +10.7 pts ▸ 20.8%
11.2% Buddhism ◂ +4.1 pts 7.2%
7.8% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 6.3%
1.6% Islam +2.0 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.4% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Burwoodin Strathfield +4.1 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
76.7% 96th pct 80.8% 99th pct
Bachelor+ in Burwoodin Strathfield +4.2 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
39.7% 92nd pct 43.9% 95th pct
Schools/1k kids in Burwoodin Strathfield +1.34 more in Strathfield
1.74 23rd pct 3.08 44th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Burwoodin Strathfield +1 more in Strathfield
63 94th pct 64 94th pct
Avg size in Burwoodin Strathfield +34 larger in Strathfield
559 79th pct 594 83rd pct
ICSEA in Burwoodin Strathfield +24 higher in Burwood
1,103 92nd pct 1,079 87th pct

Highest year of school

76.7% Year 12 +4.1 pts ▸ 80.8%
8.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.1 pts 5.2%
5.1% Year 10 +1.0 pts ▸ 6.0%
2.3% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

Highest qualification level

37.5% Bachelor degree +3.6 pts ▸ 41.0%
19.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.4 pts 17.8%
15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.4 pts ▸ 16.3%
7.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.2 pts 7.4%
2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Field of qualification

30.2% Management & commerce ◂ +4.2 pts 26.0%
8.1% Health +5.1 pts ▸ 13.2%
9.1% Information technology +1.8 pts ▸ 11.0%
9.3% Society & culture +0.9 pts ▸ 10.2%
9.3% Engineering & related ◂ +0.3 pts 8.9%
4.1% Education +0.8 pts ▸ 5.0%
4.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 3.3%
3.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%
2.6% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.4% Agriculture & environment even 0.4%

Income

Personal income in Burwoodin Strathfield +$108 higher in Strathfield gap steady
$707 42nd pct $815 61st pct
Household income in Burwoodin Strathfield +$591 higher in Strathfield gap widening
$1,671 58th pct $2,262 86th pct
Family income in Burwoodin Strathfield +$561 higher in Strathfield gap widening
$1,862 48th pct $2,423 78th pct
High earners in Burwoodin Strathfield +5.6 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
9.3% 57th pct 15.0% 79th pct
High-income homes in Burwoodin Strathfield +13.0 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
21.3% 65th pct 34.3% 88th pct

Household income distribution

29.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 27.7%
24.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.1 pts 19.4%
11.5% $4,000 or more +10.7 pts ▸ 22.2%
18.8% Under $650 ◂ +6.9 pts 12.0%
9.7% $3,000–$3,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

Personal income distribution

43.3% Under $650 ◂ +5.2 pts 38.1%
32.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.4 pts 31.0%
13.7% $1,500–$2,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 17.2%
3.4% $3,000 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 7.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Burwoodin Strathfield +3.3 pts higher in Strathfield
14.4% 6th pct 17.7% 11th pct
Mental health in Burwoodin Strathfield +0.1 pts higher in Burwood
4.1% 21st pct 4.0% 21st pct
Needs assistance in Burwoodin Strathfield +0.8 pts higher in Strathfield gap steady
4.0% 43rd pct 4.9% 53rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

5.4% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 6.4%
3.4% Arthritis +1.5 pts ▸ 4.9%
3.4% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%
4.1% Mental health ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%
3.3% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.1% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%
1.6% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.5% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.4% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

78.1% None ◂ +2.3 pts 75.8%
10.5% One condition +2.1 pts ▸ 12.6%
2.7% Two conditions +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%
1.1% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Burwoodin Strathfield +3.1 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
7.5% 9th pct 10.7% 14th pct
Unpaid carers in Burwoodin Strathfield +3.0 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
6.9% 12th pct 9.9% 25th pct
Unpaid child care in Burwoodin Strathfield +1.5 pts higher in Strathfield gap steady
14.7% 12th pct 16.1% 14th pct
Defence service in Burwoodin Strathfield even
0.7% 30th pct 0.7% 30th pct
Housework 15h+ in Burwoodin Strathfield +2.5 pts higher in Strathfield gap steady
14.4% 11th pct 16.9% 14th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Burwoodin Strathfield +61 larger in Strathfield
44 76th pct 105 86th pct
Median age in Burwoodin Strathfield +3 yrs older in Burwood
27 yrs 54th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct
Year 12 in Burwoodin Strathfield +23.0 pts higher in Strathfield
47.5% 66th pct 70.5% 94th pct
Unemployment in Burwoodin Strathfield +5.7 pts higher in Strathfield
0.0% 0th pct 5.7% 29th pct
Median income in Burwoodin Strathfield +$140 higher in Burwood
$949 76th pct $809 66th pct
Household income in Burwoodin Strathfield +$810 higher in Strathfield
$1,718 51st pct $2,528 79th pct
Indigenous language in Burwoodin Strathfield +3.7 pts higher in Strathfield
6.8% 65th pct 10.5% 77th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Burwoodin Strathfield +0.3 larger in Strathfield gap widening
2.5 50th pct 2.8 76th pct
One-parent in Burwoodin Strathfield +4.2 pts higher in Burwood gap steady
13.4% 65th pct 9.2% 40th pct
Living alone in Burwoodin Strathfield +4.3 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
24.1% 51st pct 19.8% 36th pct

Family composition

47.2% Couples with children +12.5 pts ▸ 59.7%
35.3% Couples without children ◂ +7.6 pts 27.7%
13.4% One-parent families ◂ +4.2 pts 9.2%
4.0% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%

Household size

34.3% 2 people ◂ +5.2 pts 29.1%
24.1% 1 person ◂ +4.3 pts 19.8%
19.7% 3 people ◂ +0.5 pts 19.3%
13.5% 4 people +5.0 pts ▸ 18.4%
5.0% 5 people +3.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
3.5% 6 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 5.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Burwoodin Strathfield +$20 higher in Burwood gap widening
$500 92nd pct $480 90th pct
Mortgage in Burwoodin Strathfield +$316 higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
$2,449 87th pct $2,765 90th pct
People / bedroom in Burwoodin Strathfield even gap steady
1.10 93rd pct 1.10 93rd pct
Renting in Burwoodin Strathfield +15.1 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
59.0% 96th pct 43.9% 90th pct
Owned outright in Burwoodin Strathfield +8.8 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
19.9% 10th pct 28.7% 20th pct
Separate houses in Burwoodin Strathfield +24.1 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
21.2% 0th pct 45.4% 7th pct
3+ bedrooms in Burwoodin Strathfield +18.3 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
34.6% 2nd pct 52.9% 10th pct

How homes are owned or rented

59.0% Rented ◂ +15.1 pts 43.9%
19.9% Owned outright +8.8 pts ▸ 28.7%
16.9% Owned with a mortgage +6.7 pts ▸ 23.7%
2.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%
1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

67.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +18.2 pts 49.3%
21.2% Separate house +24.1 pts ▸ 45.4%
9.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.8 pts 4.6%
1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

46.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.2 pts 35.1%
20.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.6 pts 19.6%
8.6% 4 bedrooms +8.1 pts ▸ 16.7%
5.8% 5 or more +10.8 pts ▸ 16.6%
15.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +6.2 pts 9.0%
1.9% Studio / none ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

Weekly rent distribution

42.9% $350–$549 +4.8 pts ▸ 47.7%
31.7% $550–$749 ◂ +7.7 pts 24.0%
10.6% $200–$349 +0.1 pts ▸ 10.7%
5.7% $750 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 7.9%
6.0% Under $200 ◂ +0.5 pts 5.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.2% $3,000 or more +9.7 pts ▸ 42.9%
32.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.2 pts 26.0%
13.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.4 pts 10.2%
13.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.5 pts 10.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Burwoodin Strathfield +10.4 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
31.3% 100th pct 20.9% 96th pct
Work from home in Burwoodin Strathfield +1.1 pts higher in Burwood gap steady
33.8% 86th pct 32.7% 85th pct
PT commute in Burwoodin Strathfield +1.1 pts higher in Burwood gap narrowing
15.2% 100th pct 14.1% 100th pct
PT stops in Burwoodin Strathfield +94 more in Strathfield
55 87th pct 149 92nd pct
Stops/1k in Burwoodin Strathfield +2.73 more in Strathfield
3.02 69th pct 5.75 80th pct
Departures/1k in Burwoodin Strathfield +684.6 more in Burwood
2,824.6 96th pct 2,140.0 92nd pct
PT routes in Burwoodin Strathfield +17 more in Strathfield
31 87th pct 48 88th pct
Stop walk in Burwoodin Strathfield +3 longer in Strathfield
0 0th pct 3 21st pct
Drive to city in Burwoodin Strathfield +1 longer in Strathfield
13 9th pct 14 10th pct
Reach 30 min in Burwoodin Strathfield +250,545 more in Burwood
276,218 99th pct 25,673 79th pct
Reach 45 min in Burwoodin Strathfield +782,254 more in Burwood
891,851 98th pct 109,597 81st pct
Transit to city in Burwoodin Strathfield +17 longer in Strathfield
36 13th pct 53 41st pct

How people get to work

33.8% Worked at home ◂ +1.1 pts 32.7%
21.4% Car (driver) +6.7 pts ▸ 28.1%
13.1% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 12.7%
4.7% Walked ◂ +2.6 pts 2.1%
2.4% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%
2.1% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%
0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

47.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +9.0 pts 38.2%
31.3% No vehicle ◂ +10.4 pts 20.9%
16.1% 2 vehicles +9.3 pts ▸ 25.5%
3.5% 3 vehicles +6.2 pts ▸ 9.6%
1.8% 4 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Burwoodin Strathfield +11.1 pts higher in Burwood gap widening
59.2% 97th pct 48.1% 89th pct
Recent arrivals in Burwoodin Strathfield +1.5 pts higher in Burwood gap narrowing
33.2% 97th pct 31.7% 96th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Burwoodin Strathfield +1.6 pts higher in Burwood gap steady
8.3% 87th pct 6.7% 82nd pct
Participation in Burwoodin Strathfield +6.3 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
56.0% 35th pct 62.2% 56th pct
Full-time in Burwoodin Strathfield +1.2 pts higher in Strathfield gap steady
49.9% 15th pct 51.1% 19th pct

Industries people work in

14.0% Health care & social assistance +4.9 pts ▸ 19.0%
11.5% Professional & technical ◂ +0.6 pts 10.9%
11.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.3 pts 8.6%
9.5% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 10.1%
7.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.7 pts 7.0%
6.3% Education & training +0.1 pts ▸ 6.4%
5.5% Construction +0.3 pts ▸ 5.8%
4.8% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 5.5%
4.3% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 4.0%
4.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 3.2%
3.3% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 3.5%
2.8% Wholesale trade +0.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

30.2% Professionals +2.8 pts ▸ 32.9%
10.8% Managers +1.5 pts ▸ 12.4%
11.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.2 pts 11.8%
10.9% Community & personal service ◂ +1.4 pts 9.5%
10.8% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 10.8%
9.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.8 pts 8.5%
8.7% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 8.8%
4.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Burwoodin Strathfield +0.7 higher in Burwood
9.1 100th pct 8.4 99th pct
Types ≤15 min in Burwoodin Strathfield +0.3 more in Burwood
8.0 100th pct 7.7 98th pct
15-min city in Burwoodin Strathfield +2.2 pts higher in Burwood
100.0% 100th pct 97.8% 99th pct
Walk to shops in Burwoodin Strathfield +5.7 pts higher in Burwood
99.5% 100th pct 93.8% 97th pct
Walk to transit in Burwoodin Strathfield even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Burwoodin Strathfield even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Burwoodin Strathfield even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Burwoodin Strathfield +15.1 pts higher in Burwood
100.0% 100th pct 84.9% 95th pct
Amenities/1k in Burwoodin Strathfield +36.8 more in Strathfield
7.7 36th pct 44.6 79th pct
Intersections/km² in Burwoodin Strathfield +150 higher in Burwood
443 100th pct 293 95th pct
Mean slope in Burwoodin Strathfield +0.4 pts higher in Strathfield
5.1% 43rd pct 5.4% 47th pct

Compare Burwood with nearby areas

Burwood Heights Croydon Enfield Canada Bay Croydon Park Concord Ashfield North Strathfield

Compare Strathfield with nearby areas

Strathfield South Homebush Enfield Homebush West North Strathfield Burwood Rookwood Belfield

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Burwood vs Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10716/burwood/vs/SAL13690/strathfield