Municipality of Strathfield

The Municipality of Strathfield is a 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. It comprises an area of 14.1 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi) and as at the 2021 census had an estimated 45,593 residents. 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. Summarize the following text using ONLY facts from it. Do NOT invent references, emails, or links. If the text doesn't mention something, leave it out. The name "Strathfield" was adopted as the name of the new council upon incorporation. In 1886, the suburb of Redmire was renamed Strathfeld, as was the railway station. In 1947, the municipality of Homebush was amalgamated with Strathfields. In 1992, a section of the northern part of the Municipality, A Boundary Creek, was transferred to the Auburn Council.