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Strathfield

7,243 residential parcels covering 5.8 km².

Highly restricted land

≈80% of Strathfield’s residential land is highly restricted.

Driven mostly by 2-storey height caps. Strathfield ranks #23 of 33 councils in Sydney, and #80 of 133 capital city councils nationally.

Highly restricted residential
Not highly restricted residential

Source: Geometric union of 2-storey, low-density, detached-only, and heritage controls across Strathfield. ABS LGA code 17100. Methodology →

Note: Figures and the map cover only the parts of this area inside the capital’s Significant Urban Area; land beyond the SUA boundary is excluded from our modelling.

Where Strathfield ranks in Sydney

Strathfield ranks #23 of 33 Sydney-area councils for highly restricted residential land.

Highly restricted

Strathfield: ≈80% · rank #23 of 33

0% (least restrictive)(most restrictive) 100%

2-storey cap

  1. 1. Wollondilly≈100%
  2. 2. Blue Mountains≈100%
  3. ⋯
  4. 19. Mosman≈79%
  5. 20. Burwood≈79%
  6. 21. Strathfield≈78%
  7. 22. Parramatta≈75%
  8. 23. Liverpool≈75%
  9. ⋯
  10. 32. North Sydney≈54%
  11. 33. Sydney≈33%

Low-density

  1. 1. Blue Mountains≈98%
  2. 2. Wollondilly≈97%
  3. ⋯
  4. 16. Penrith≈76%
  5. 17. The Hills≈74%
  6. 18. Strathfield≈74%
  7. 19. Parramatta≈72%
  8. 20. Burwood≈71%
  9. ⋯
  10. 32. North Sydney≈42%
  11. 33. Sydney≈5%

Heritage

  1. 1. Hunters Hill≈58%
  2. 2. Sydney≈54%
  3. ⋯
  4. 10. Ku-ring-gai≈15%
  5. 11. Hornsby≈15%
  6. 12. Strathfield≈13%
  7. 13. Canada Bay≈11%
  8. 14. Randwick≈11%
  9. ⋯
  10. 32. Blacktown≈1%
  11. 33. Blue Mountains≈0%

Highly restricted

  1. 1. Wollondilly≈100%
  2. 2. Blue Mountains≈100%
  3. ⋯
  4. 21. Mosman≈81%
  5. 22. Lane Cove≈81%
  6. 23. Strathfield≈80%
  7. 24. Bayside (NSW)≈78%
  8. 25. Parramatta≈78%
  9. ⋯
  10. 32. Sydney≈62%
  11. 33. North Sydney≈59%

Source: Strathfield ranked against other Sydney-area councils on each restriction metric (ex-rural shares). Methodology →

Suburbs in Strathfield

4 suburbs sit inside this council.

ABS Suburb & Locality (SAL) boundaries that fall at least 30% inside Strathfield.

  1. Belfield≈96%
  2. Strathfield South≈92%
  3. Strathfield (NSW)≈88%
  4. Homebush (NSW)≈45%
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Sydney context

Strathfield ranks #23 of 33 councils in Sydney for highly restricted residential land.

  1. Wollondilly ≈100%
  2. Blue Mountains ≈100%
  3. Hawkesbury ≈98%
  4. Hornsby ≈96%
  5. Hunters Hill ≈94%
  6. Northern Beaches ≈94%
  7. Ku-ring-gai ≈93%
  8. Campbelltown (NSW) ≈92%
  9. Blacktown ≈90%
  10. Penrith ≈88%
  11. Fairfield ≈88%
  12. Georges River ≈87%
  13. Ryde ≈87%
  14. Willoughby ≈86%
  15. Sutherland ≈86%
  16. The Hills ≈85%
  17. Cumberland ≈82%
  18. Burwood ≈82%
  19. Canterbury-Bankstown ≈82%
  20. Inner West ≈81%
  21. Mosman ≈81%
  22. Lane Cove ≈81%
  23. Strathfield ≈80%
  24. Bayside (NSW) ≈78%
  25. Parramatta ≈78%
  26. Woollahra ≈77%
  27. Waverley ≈76%
  28. Liverpool ≈76%
  29. Camden ≈75%
  30. Randwick ≈74%
  31. Canada Bay ≈71%
  32. Sydney ≈62%
  33. North Sydney ≈59%
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