North Strathfield, New South Wales
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North Strathfield is a suburb
Suburb
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 in the inner-west
Inner West (Sydney)
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 of Sydney
Sydney
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, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
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. North Strathfield is located 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...

, in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay
City of Canada Bay
The City of Canada Bay is a Local Government Area of New South Wales, Australia and located in the metropolitan area of Sydney. The city was formed in December 2000, following the merger of Concord and Drummoyne councils...

. Strathfield
Strathfield, New South Wales
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...

 and Strathfield South
Strathfield South, New South Wales
Strathfield South is a suburb, in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Strathfield South is located 14 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield....

 are separate suburbs, to the south.

History

Strathfield was the name of one of the large homes of the local area. A major landmark in the area is Ardill House (or Our Children's Home) in Davidson Avenue, which was built by in 1861 John Bibb for Henry David Bray. It was enlarged circa 1880 and is now on the Register of the National Estate.

North Strathfield was an area of industrial developments. In recent years, the area has been gentrified
Gentrification
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, with many high density residential developments replacing industrial sites.

Commercial area

North Strathfield has residential, commercial and industrial developments. A small group of shops and cafes is located opposite the North Strathfield railway station. More commercial developments can be found on nearby Concord Road. The site of the former Arnott’s Biscuits
Arnott's Biscuits Holdings
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 factory in George Street has been redeveloped as the 'Bakehouse Quarter' and feature office space, restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and shops. Harris Farm Markets
Harris Farm Markets
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, Aldi
ALDI
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, Fitness First
Fitness First
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 and Outback Steakhouse
Outback Steakhouse
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 are major tenants here.

Transport

North Strathfield railway station is on the Northern line
Northern railway line, Sydney
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 of the CityRail
CityRail
CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...

 network.

Schools

Strathfield North Public School is located on Concord Road. The McDonald College is a performing arts
Performing arts
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school.
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