Strathfield Sydney, NSW
Strathfield Council Chambers
Established:	c.1868
Postcode:	2135
Property Value:	AUD $978 000
Location:	14 km from CBD
LGA:	Municipality of Strathfield, City of Canada Bay
State District:	Strathfield
Federal Division:	Lowe
Suburbs around Strathfield Homebush North Strathfield Concord Rookwood Strathfield Burwood Greenacre South Strathfield Enfield

Strathfield is an Inner West suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Strathfield is located 14 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield. Part of the suburb also sits in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ... NSW is a three-letter acronym that refers to: New South Wales, a state of the Commonwealth of Australia U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1728x1152, 569 KB) Summary Strathfield Municipal Council Chambers in Sydney, Australia. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... km redirects here. ... The Sydney central business district (CBD) is, commercially, the most important in Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Strathfield is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Lowe is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Homebush is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located in the municipality of Strathfield. ... North Strathfield is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Concord is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Rookwood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Burwood is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Greenacre is a residential suburb in the south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Strathfield South is a suburb, in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Enfield is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... King Street in Newtown, an inner-city suburb of Sydneys Inner West The Inner West of Sydney is an area which encompasses the inner-city suburbs of Sydney located immediately adjacent to, and west of the central business district. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... A view of the Sydney CBD from the Harbour Bridge, the Circular Quay is in the foreground Map of the CBD The Sydney central business district (CBD) extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Strathfield Municipal Council is a Local Government Area of New South Wales, Australia, near Sydney. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Canada Bay is a Local Government Area of New South Wales, Australia and located in the metropolitan area of Sydney. ...

Strathfield is bounded by the suburbs of Burwood to the east, Concord, North Strathfield and Homebush to the north, Enfield to the south and Rookwood Cemetery to the west. Burwood is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Concord is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... North Strathfield is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Homebush is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located in the municipality of Strathfield. ... Enfield is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Frazer Mausoleum, Rookwood. ...

History

The suburb was originally named 'Redmire' [later Redmyre], which was name of the large estate on which much of the suburb is built. The 'Redmire Estate' was land first granted to James Wilshire in 1808 and later the property of wealthy ex-convict Samuel Terry, who named the land 'Redmire' after his birthplace in England. The first property "Seven Oaks Farm" was built in c.1868 on the Redmire Estate.

Strathfield was adopted in 1885, when the Council of the Municipality of Strathfield was incorporated. The name 'Strathfield' was the name of one of the large homes of the local area.

Commercial Area

Strathfield is known as a regional centre for education and Strathfield railway station is a transport hub. Strathfield town centre contains Strathfield Plaza shopping centre and a small strip of shops, restaurants, cafes and a Police shopfront. Strathfield has a mixture of residential developments from detached houses to many high-rise apartments. Strathfield is a railway station located on the Northern Line and Inner West Lines in the Sydney suburb of Strathfield, New South Wales. ... The town centre is usually the commercial or geographical centre of a town. ... Azrieli shopping mall in Tel Aviv is the citys largest shopping center A shopping mall (or simply mall), shopping center, or shopping arcade is a building or set of buildings that contain stores, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from store to store. ... High-rise is a 1975 novel by J. G. Ballard. ...

Transport

Strathfield railway station is a major interchange on the CityRail network and for buses serving the inner west. The M4 Western Motorway begins at Strathfield and heads west to Parramatta, Blacktown and Penrith. Parramatta Road links Strathfield east to Burwood and the Sydney CBD and west to Parramatta. Strathfield is a railway station located on the Northern Line and Inner West Lines in the Sydney suburb of Strathfield, New South Wales. ... Interchange terminal between railway and regional buses An interchange station in British English, also known as a transfer station in American English, is a train station for more than one railway route in a passenger transport system. ... The waiting area at  Central Railway Station, the main station on the CityRail network CityRail is an operating division of RailCorp, a publicly owned corporation of the government of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The M4 Western Motorway (also known as the M4 Motorway or simply M4) is a motorway in central Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Blacktown is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Penrith is a suburb in the City of Penrith in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Parramatta Road is the major historical east-west artery of metropolitan Sydney, Australia, connecting the City of Sydney with Parramatta. ... Burwood is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney central business district (CBD) is, commercially, the most important in Australia. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Schools

The suburb is home to a significant number of schools. Independent schools include:

• St Patrick's College (5-12)
  
• Santa Sabina College (K-12)
  
• Meriden (K-12)
  
• St Martha's Catholic Primary School (K-6)
  
• Trinity Grammar Preparatory School (K-6)
  
• Sydney Adventist College(7-12)

There are also a number of state schools in the area:
St Patricks College (also referred to informally as St Pats) is an independent, Roman Catholic, day school for boys in years 5 to 12. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Meriden, An Anglican School for Girls Sydney, is an independent, non-selective, girls day school in the suburb of Strathfield, in the inner-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Trinity Grammar School is an Anglican day and boarding school for boys located in Summer Hill, in Sydneys Inner West. ... Sydney Adventist College (Known by many as Sydney Adventist or SAC) is a private co-educational school located in Strathfield in Sydney, NSW, Australia. ...

• Strathfield Girls High (7-12)
  
• Strathfield South High (7-12)
  
• Strathfield South Public School (K-6)
  
• Homebush Boys High (7-12)
  
• Homebush Public School (K-6)
  

The suburb is also home to two tertiary institutions, a campus of Australian Catholic University, the former home of the Christian Brothers novitiate and Catholic Teachers' College. The Catholic Institute of Sydney, where priests for the Archdiocese of Sydney are trained, is located on the site of the old Australia Post training centre. Strathfield has produced some very prominent Australians such as old boys of St Patrick's College: Tom Keneally author of books such as "Schindler's Ark", "The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith" and "The Great Shame". Strathfield Girls High School is a single-sex comprehensive high school located in the municipality of Strathfield. ... Block A - Original Building - 1923. ... Homebush Boys High School Homebush Boys High School has a large ethnic make-up including a large proportion of Tamil,Turkish,Lebanese, Chinese and Korean Migrants It has been regonised with high acheivements for a State Highschool and is known to work very closely with the surounding communities of Homebush... Australian Catholic University The Australian Catholic University, or ACU National, is a Roman Catholic, public, multi-campus, multi-state university, based in eastern Australia, open to all staff and students regardless of their religious beliefs. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A novitiate (also called a novice) is a member of a religious order who has not yet taken his/her vows. ... The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in New South Wales, Australia. ... Australia Post is the government-owned postal service of Australia. ... “Alumni” redirects here. ... St Patricks College (also referred to informally as St Pats) is an independent, Roman Catholic, day school for boys in years 5 to 12. ... Thomas Keneally (born October 7, 1935) also Tom Keneally, is an Australian novelist. ... Schindlers List is a 1993 movie based on the book Schindlers Ark by Thomas Keneally (the book was later renamed Schindlers List as well). ...

Churches

Churches located in Strathfield include St Martha's Catholic Church, St David's Presbyterian Church and St Anne's Anglican Church. Martha (Judæo-Aramaic מַרְתָּא Martâ The lady, French Sainte Marthe) is a biblical figure of whom no historical facts outside of it are known. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope · Peter Waldo Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Roman... St Anne or Saint Anne may refer to: People: Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary Places: St. ... The Anglican Communion uses the compass rose as its symbol, signifying its worldwide reach and decentralized nature. ...

Population

Demographics

According to the 2006 census, Strathfield had a total population of 24,859 people. It is one the most culturally-diverse suburbs in Sydney. Ancestry of residents is Chinese 18.7%, Australian 13.0%, English 9.4%, Indian 8.7%, Italian 6.7%, Other or undeclared 43.5%. Source: 2006 census

Notable Residents

• Prime Ministers (George Reid, Billy Hughes and Frank Forde)
• NSW Premier James McGirr
• Test cricketers (Bob Simpson and Alan Davidson)
• Singer/songwriters and international pop-stars The BeeGees, (who lived in Redmyre Road early in their career).

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Culture

Whilst perhaps not boasting the significant cultural contributions of neighbouring Burwood (the suburb in which The Easybeats and AC/DC were formed and cricketing legend Don Bradman was married), Strathfield has made a contribution to Australia's cultural landscape. Strathfield has made an impact on the indie rock and indie pop scene, producing bands such as Prince Vlad & the Gargoyle Impalers, The Upbeat, Lunatic Fringe, The Mexican Spitfires and Women of Troy. It has also inspired pop songs such as The Mexican Spitfires's song "Rookwood" about Rookwood Cemetery and the legendary Blitzkrieg punk rock of Radio Birdman's classic mid-1970s "Murder City Nights" in which the quietly domestic Woodward Ave, Strathfield features prominently in the lines: Burwood is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Easybeats were a rock and roll band in the 1960s from Australia. ... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. ... Sir Donald George Bradman (August 27, 1908 - February 25, 2001) was an Australian cricket player who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time, and one of Australias greatest popular heroes. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Prince Vlad & the Gargoyle Impalers Prince Vlad & the Gargoyle Impalers were a Sydney-based indie rock psychedelic band active in the early to mid-80s. ... Look up lunatic fringe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Mexican Spitfires were a Sydney Australia based indie rock/indie pop band formed in suburban Strathfield in the Strathfield Municipality in the mid 1980s. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... The Mexican Spitfires were a Sydney Australia based indie rock/indie pop band formed in suburban Strathfield in the Strathfield Municipality in the mid 1980s. ... Frazer Mausoleum, Rookwood. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Radio Birdman was one of the first punk bands in Australia. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ...

"Cruising down Woodward gotta find me some action/Looking for a lover with a power reaction."

Whilst Radio Birdman were never Strathfield residents the inspiration for the Woodward Ave., Strathfield reference in this track was the postal address of one of the first members of their fan club. Indie pop legend Grant McLennan of The Go-Betweens also called Carrington Ave, Strathfield home for a few years in the 1990s. Radio Birdman was one of the first punk bands in Australia. ... A fan club is a group that is dedicated to a well known person, group, idea (such as history) or sometimes even an inanimate object (such as a famous building). ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Grant William McLennan (12 February 1958 – 6 May 2006) was an Australian singer-songwriter with the independent band The Go-Betweens, which he co-founded with Robert Forster in Brisbane, Australia in 1977. ... The Go-Betweens during recording of Oceans Apart: l-r Robert Forster and Grant McLennan The Go-Betweens were an internationally influential indie rock band from Australia, formed by guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in Brisbane in 1977. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

See also

• Strathfield Massacre
• History of the Strathfield area

On August 17, 1991, around 1pm, 33-year-old Wade Frankum went to the Strathfield Plaza, a shopping mall in Sydney, Australia. ... The history of the Strathfield area, in New South Wales started with the Wangle aboriginal people but then involves the first disasterous white settlement at Liberty Plains. ...

External links

Coordinates: 33°52′51″S 151°04′59″E / -33.88081, 151.08308 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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