Editing Municipality of Strathfield (section)

{{about|the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]]|the suburb|Strathfield, New South Wales}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian place 
| type     = lga 
| name     = Municipality of Strathfield
| state    = NSW
| image    = Strathfield sydney lga.png
| caption  = Location in [[Sydney|Metropolitan Sydney]]
| image2   = Strathfield Council - Redmyre Road and Homebush Road junction (2).jpg
| caption2 = Strathfield Council
| pop      = 45,593
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web | url=https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/LGA17100 | title=2021 Strathfield, Census All persons QuickStats &#124; Australian Bureau of Statistics }}</ref>
| pop2               = 
| pop2_year          = .
| pop2_footnotes     = <ref name=ABS3218.0>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=27 March 2019|access-date=27 March 2019}} Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.</ref>
| density  = 
| area     = 14.1
| est      = {{start date|1885|06|02|df=y}}
| seat     = [[Strathfield, New South Wales|Strathfield]]
| mayor    = John-Paul Baladi
| region   = [[Sydney|Metropolitan Sydney]]
| logo     = Logo of Strathfield Council.svg
| url      = http://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Strathfield|Strathfield]]
| stategov2= [[Electoral district of Drummoyne|Drummoyne]]
| stategov3= [[Electoral district of Bankstown|Bankstown]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Reid|Reid]]
| fedgov2  = [[Division of Watson|Watson]]
| near-nw  = [[City of Parramatta|Parramatta]]
| near-n   = [[City of Canada Bay|Canada Bay]]
| near-ne  = [[City of Canada Bay|Canada Bay]]
| near-e   = [[Municipality of Burwood|Burwood]]
| near-w   = [[Cumberland Council (New South Wales)|Cumberland]]
| near-sw  = [[City of Canterbury-Bankstown|Canterbury-Bankstown]]
| near-s   = [[City of Canterbury-Bankstown|Canterbury-Bankstown]]
| near-se  = [[Municipality of Burwood|Burwood]]
}}
The '''Municipality of Strathfield''' is a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] in the [[inner west]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].

The municipality was incorporated on 2 June 1885. The council area was made up of parts of three existing localities: Redmire (in the northeast), Homebush (in the northwest) and Druitt Town (in the south).<ref>[https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/history/strathfield-council-history/ Strathfield Council - History]</ref> The name "Strathfield" was adopted as the name of the new council upon incorporation. In 1886, the suburb of Redmire was renamed Strathfield, as was the railway station. 

The municipality today comprises an area of {{convert|14.1|km2}} and as at the {{CensusAU|2021}} had an estimated {{formatnum:45593}} residents.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/LGA17100 | title=2021 Strathfield, Census All persons QuickStats &#124; Australian Bureau of Statistics }}</ref> The council area is made up of residential neighbourhoods and town centres, with significant local heritage, open space, lifestyle amenities, public and private schools and access to tertiary institutions such as a campus of [[Australian Catholic University]] and the [[University of Sydney]] and TAFE Sydney Institute.

The [[Mayor]] of Strathfield Municipal Council is John-Paul Baladi, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia. The deputy mayor is Benjamin Cai an Independent member.<ref>https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/Council/News/Media-Releases/New-Councillors-Sworn-In-and-Mayor-and-Deputy-Mayor-Elected</ref>