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Strathfield South

Ranked #61 of 422 Sydney suburbs for active. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

By BestSuburbs research · Updated October 2026 · Sydney
Strathfield South suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Sydney
Active78#61 of 422
Parks69#104 of 422
Green space62#150 of 422
Value61#164 of 422

Strathfield South suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
78
#61 of 422
Safety
16
#355 of 422
Wealth
36
#271 of 422
Value
61
#164 of 422
Parks
69
#104 of 422
Cafés
42
#257 of 422
Transit
56
#186 of 422
Green space
62
#150 of 422
Active & healthy
58
#145 of 422
Schools nearby (OSM)
15
#374 of 422

Strathfield South crime rate, rent, prices and other numbers

Population3,636
Area3.05 km²
Postcode2136
Median household income$2,045/wk
Median rent$460/wk
Median house price (Jan–Mar 2026)withheld by source (too few sales in Jan–Mar 2026)
Median unit price (Jan–Mar 2026)$870,000 (low sales volume; up 16.4% YoY, up 9.2% QoQ; postcode 2136, not suburb-level)
Crime rate77.0 incidents per 1,000 people — 72% of offences are against property, 28% against the person
Parks11 (6.72 ha per 1,000 people)
Schools (government data)0 — 0 primary, 0 secondary; nearest primary 0.66 km, secondary 1.33 km
Families score48/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park83.1% of the suburb
Cafés1
Gyms & sport venues15
Public transport stops71 (71 bus stops)
Nearest parkrunCooks River parkrun (3.95 km)
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)1 school in the suburb, plus 1 kindergarten — nearest is Strathfield South Public School (0.81 km)

Sale prices: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, January - March 2026 quarter — © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), Rent and Sales Report, CC BY 4.0; suburb-to-postcode mapping © GeoNames.org, CC BY 4.0. NSW publishes no free suburb-level sale medians, so this is the median for the suburb's POSTCODE (non-strata sales = houses, strata = units), which can span several suburbs. Low-volume figures rest on 30 or fewer sales in the quarter; postcodes with 10 or fewer sales are withheld by DCJ.

Who lives in Strathfield South

Population
3,636
Median age
38 years
Median household income
$2,045/wk
Median rent
$460/wk
Median unit price (Jan–Mar 2026)
$870,000

Source: ABS Census 2021. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Strathfield South — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Strathfield South

What is the postcode for Strathfield South?

The postcode for Strathfield South, Sydney is 2136.

Is Strathfield South a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Strathfield South is measured on 10 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is active, ranking #61 of 422 Sydney suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Sydney for 6 of the 10 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Strathfield South safe?

It is on the less safe side of Sydney, scoring 16/100 for safety and ranking #355 of 422 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 77 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Strathfield South good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 16/100, parks 69/100 and green space 62/100, with a median age of 38. It has 0 schools in the suburb, with the nearest primary 0.7 km from its centre. School counts and distances feed the families score; catchment zoning and school results do not (we cannot publish those) — see our Sydney families ranking for the full method.

Is Strathfield South expensive to live in?

Median rent is $460 a week, and household income ranks #271 of 422 in Sydney. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 61/100 for value.

Does Strathfield South have good public transport?

It scores 56/100 for transit, #186 of 422 in Sydney. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Strathfield South?

83% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 6.7 hectares per 1,000 residents — 62/100 for green space.

Is Strathfield South good for running?

The nearest parkrun is Cooks River parkrun, 4.0 km away, and GPS activity traces put it at 78/100 for how much walking, running and riding actually happens there.

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Sydney: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated October 2026 (last updated 2026-10-12). Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
About this data: every number on this page is computed from public sources — it is not an opinion or a sponsored placement. See how we rank suburbs for the full method.
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