In 2021, there were 5,833 separate houses in the area, 2,239 medium density dwellings, and 10,001 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Strathfield Council in 2021 shows that 31.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 12.3% were medium density dwellings, and 54.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 21.0%, 29.2%, and 48.6% in the Woollahra Municipal Council area respectively.
In 2021, a total of 90.3% of the dwellings in Strathfield Council were occupied on Census night, compared to 86.1% in Woollahra Municipal Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.6%, which is smaller compared to that found in Woollahra Municipal Council area (13.7%).