Fairfield

New South Wales · Sydney - South West · 207,004 people · 30 suburbs · 10 postcodes

Fairfield at a glance

207,004

Population

#13 of 130 in NSW

112

km² area

1,843/km² density

38.8

Median age

-0.9 vs NSW

$1,437

Median HH income/wk

#75 of 130 in NSW

885

SEIFA IRSAD

#127 of 130 in NSW

Schools

39 gov, 10 Cath, 6 indep

56.0%

Born overseas

39.3%

Renting

Map shows the Fairfield LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Fairfield is a metropolitan Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 30 suburbs across 10 postcodes and an area of 112 km². Fairfield has a population of 207,004 , ranking #13 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Cabramatta (21,142 residents), and the highest median household income is in Abbotsbury at $2,621/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,437/week and median age is 38.8. About 56.0% of residents were born overseas and 69.7% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

17.9%

14.0%

24.9%

26.5%

16.8%

0–14 (17.9%) 15–24 (14.0%) 25–44 (24.9%) 45–64 (26.5%) 65+ (16.8%)

Show counts

0–14 years	36,976 (17.9%)
15–24 years	28,895 (14.0%)
25–44 years	51,594 (24.9%)
45–64 years	54,837 (26.5%)
65+ years	34,732 (16.8%)

56.0%

Born overseas

69.7%

Speak a language other than English at home

0.7%

First Nations

3.2

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

32.6%

28.0%

39.3%

Owned outright (32.6%) Mortgaged (28.0%) Renting (39.3%)

Dwelling type mix

77.5%

11.9%

10.6%

Separate house (77.5%) Semi/townhouse (11.9%) Flat/apartment (10.6%)

$402

Median weekly rent

$1,957

Median monthly mortgage

44.9%

Households with 0-1 cars

55.1%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

8.9%

Unemployment rate

32,497

In full-time work

18,384

In part-time work

Schools in Fairfield

55 schools across Fairfield: 70.9% Government, 18.2% Catholic, 10.9% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 954 (range 878 to 1059). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

70.9%

18.2%

10.9%

NSW average for comparison

69.6%

16.9%

13.5%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

65.5%

23.6%

Primary (65.5%) Secondary (23.6%) Combined (3.6%) Special (7.3%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 954 NSW median 1005LGA range 878 to 1059

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 55 schools in Fairfield, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Canley Vale High School	Government	Secondary	Canley Vale	1,651	954
Bonnyrigg High School	Government	Secondary	Bonnyrigg	1,642	962
Cabramatta High School	Government	Secondary	Cabramatta	1,624	934
Westfields Sports High School	Government	Secondary	Fairfield West	1,538	967
Freeman Catholic College	Catholic	Secondary	Bonnyrigg Heights	1,411	1038
Fairvale High School	Government	Secondary	Fairfield West	1,320	912
Prairiewood High School	Government	Secondary	Prairiewood	1,288	978
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield	Catholic	Secondary	Fairfield	1,144	969
Fairfield High School	Government	Secondary	Fairfield	1,123	878
Bossley Park High School	Government	Secondary	Bossley Park	1,106	961
St Johns Park High School	Government	Secondary	St Johns Park	923	927
John the Baptist Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Bonnyrigg Heights	843	1059
Mary MacKillop Catholic College	Catholic	Secondary	Wakeley	843	935
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard	Catholic	Primary	Bonnyrigg	819	1053
Bonnyrigg Heights Public School	Government	Primary	Bonnyrigg Heights	769	989
Canley Vale Public School	Government	Primary	Canley Vale	752	973
Harrington Street Public School	Government	Primary	Cabramatta	740	1000
St Narsai Assyrian Christian College	Independent	Secondary	Horsley Park	713	923
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Fairfield	691	997
St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School	Independent	Primary	Greenfield Park	691	954
St Johns Park Public School	Government	Primary	St Johns Park	673	1023
Fairfield Heights Public School	Government	Primary	Fairfield	642	893
Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Bossley Park	641	1009
St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Smithfield	632	992
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta	Catholic	Primary	Cabramatta	622	1012
Governor Philip King Public School	Government	Primary	Edensor Park	568	979
Warakirri College	Independent	Special	Fairfield	548	902
Fairfield West Public School	Government	Primary	Fairfield West	545	914
Canley Heights Public School	Government	Primary	Canley Heights	529	935
Lansvale Public School	Government	Primary	Canley Vale	524	934
Smithfield Public School	Government	Primary	Smithfield	517	948
Fairvale Public School	Government	Primary	Fairfield	503	919
Cabramatta West Public School	Government	Primary	Cabramatta	477	950
William Stimson Public School	Government	Primary	Wetherill Park	459	973
Cabramatta Public School	Government	Primary	Cabramatta	435	950
Prairievale Public School	Government	Primary	Bossley Park	419	894
King Park Public School	Government	Primary	St Johns Park	396	985
Fairfield Public School	Government	Primary	Fairfield	386	901
Irfan College	Independent	Combined	Cecil Park	382	1035
Mount Pritchard Public School	Government	Primary	Mount Pritchard	368	951
Smithfield West Public School	Government	Primary	Wetherill Park	300	900
Edensor Park Public School	Government	Primary	Edensor Park	286	963
Bossley Park Public School	Government	Primary	Bossley Park	265	934
Villawood North Public School	Government	Primary	Fairfield East	250	937
Yennora Public School	Government	Primary	Yennora	244	933
Bonnyrigg Public School	Government	Primary	Bonnyrigg	238	900
Carramar Public School	Government	Primary	Carramar	227	931
Mount Pritchard East Public School	Government	Primary	Mount Pritchard	214	943
Marion Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Horsley Park	186	1037
Aspect Western Sydney School	Independent	Special	Wetherill Park	167	1039
Lansvale East Public School	Government	Primary	Cabramatta	117	969
Pal Buddhist School	Independent	Combined	Canley Vale	109	1032
Verona School	Government	Special	Fairfield East	89	889
Horsley Park Public School	Government	Primary	Horsley Park	84	932
Les Powell School	Government	Special	Mount Pritchard	76	956

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Fairfield. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

885

Ranked #127 of 130 NSW LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

814

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

938

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

919

Suburbs in Fairfield

Fairfield contains 30 suburbs and 10 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Cabramatta	2166	21,142	$1,184/wk	40
Fairfield	2165	18,596	$1,092/wk	40
Bossley Park	2176	15,492	$1,542/wk	41
Smithfield	2164	13,160	$1,300/wk	38
Fairfield West	2165	12,981	$1,428/wk	36
Canley Heights	2166	12,320	$1,486/wk	37
Mount Pritchard	2170	10,426	$1,396/wk	36
Canley Vale	2166	10,300	$1,330/wk	39
Edensor Park	2176	10,279	$1,817/wk	39
Bonnyrigg	2177	9,785	$1,393/wk	37
Fairfield Heights	2165	8,269	$1,285/wk	38
Cabramatta West	2166	7,822	$1,509/wk	37
Bonnyrigg Heights	2177	7,369	$1,930/wk	38
Wetherill Park	2164	6,412	$1,556/wk	41
St Johns Park	2176	6,302	$1,567/wk	43
Greenfield Park	2176	5,394	$1,477/wk	38
Fairfield East	2165	5,198	$1,212/wk	37
Wakeley	2176	4,893	$1,553/wk	41
Abbotsbury	2176	4,200	$2,621/wk	42
Carramar	2163	3,475	$1,073/wk	40
Prairiewood	2176	3,457	$1,478/wk	43
Old Guildford	2161	2,857	$1,511/wk	29
Lansvale	2166	2,595	$1,528/wk	40
Horsley Park	2175	1,790	$2,135/wk	45
Yennora	2161	1,675	$900/wk	43
Cecil Park	2178	815	$2,446/wk	43
Casula Mall	2170
Liverpool South	2170
Liverpool Westfield	2170
Wentworth Port	2177

Postcodes covered

2161, 2163, 2164, 2165, 2166, 2170, 2175, 2176, 2177, 2178

Compare Fairfield with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Fairfield and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	Median HH income	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Fairfield (NSW)	207,004	38.8	$1,437/wk	885	39.3%	56.0%
Liverpool	230,992	34.6	$1,892/wk	966	36.6%	43.3%
Cumberland	238,579	33.5	$1,686/wk	961	44.9%	53.3%
Canterbury-Bankstown	385,402	36.4	$1,603/wk	966	39.4%	44.8%
Mid-Coast	95,814	53.0	$1,089/wk	912	23.8%	10.1%
Parramatta	250,309	36.1	$2,062/wk	1068	47.6%	53.2%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Fairfield

What is the population of Fairfield?

The 2021 Census recorded 207,004 people living in Fairfield, across 30 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Fairfield?

Fairfield contains 30 suburbs. The most populous are Cabramatta, Fairfield, Bossley Park, Smithfield, Fairfield West.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Fairfield?

Fairfield covers 10 postcodes: 2161, 2163, 2164, 2165, 2166, 2170, 2175, 2176, 2177, 2178.

What is the median household income in Fairfield?

The population-weighted median household income across Fairfield is $1,437 per week (2021 Census), ranking #75 of 130 NSW LGAs.

How many schools are in Fairfield?

Fairfield has 55 schools, including 39 government, 10 Catholic, and 6 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Fairfield?

Fairfield has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 885, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.