City profile
A quick snapshot of Fairfield City, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (ERP, 30 Jun 2024)
- 212,210ABS Estimated Resident Population.
- Area
- 101.5 km²Council/Wikipedia cite ~102 km².
- Population density
- ~2,091 people per km²
- Region
- South-western Greater Sydney (~30 km from the Sydney CBD)
- Council classification
- Metropolitan (OLG Group 3)
- Main centres
- Cabramatta, Fairfield, Bonnyrigg, Wetherill Park, Canley ValeOne of Australia's most culturally diverse LGAs — large Vietnamese, Assyrian/Chaldean, Iraqi and Cambodian communities. A selection of suburbs is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Fairfield2165
- Cabramatta2166
- Canley Vale2166
- Canley Heights2166
- Bonnyrigg2177
- Bonnyrigg Heights2177
- Bossley Park2176
- Edensor Park2176
- Prairiewood2176
- Wetherill Park2164
- Smithfield2164
- Villawood2163
- St Johns Park2176
- Abbotsbury2176
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the many localities in Fairfield City; some postcodes are shared with neighbouring areas. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Fairfield City Council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.