Cecil Park Postcode

New South Wales

Metro Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income

2178

Postcode for Cecil Park, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 34 km from Sydney · Pop. 815

815

Population

Median Age

$2,446

Household Income/wk

$400

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

11.0

Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Cecil Park ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Cecil Park Compares

Cecil Park vs the NSW average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Cecil Park	NSW avg	AU avg	Greater Sydney
Household income/wk	$2,446 +NSW	$1,931	$1,836	$2,181
Rent/wk	$400 -NSW	$445	$390	$506
Mortgage/month	$2,700 +NSW	$2,247	$1,958	$2,587
Median age	43	45.0	45.0	39.0
SEIFA decile	9/10 +NSW	6.0/10	6.0/10	10.0/10
Unemployment	1.1% -NSW	5.0%	5.0%	5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Postcode 2178 covers Cecil Park, an inland suburb of Sydney about 34 km from the city centre. It forms part of the Sydney - South West region of New South Wales. Local government services are provided by Fairfield.

According to the 2021 Census, Cecil Park has a population of 815 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $2,446, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 1.1%, lower than the NSW average.

Housing in Cecil Park includes a median weekly rent of $400, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,700, with 218 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 85.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Cecil Park scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Cecil Park is served by Irfan College.

Cecil Park is part of the Fairfield statistical area in New South Wales.

Cecil Park Details

Postcode	2178
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	815
Median Age	43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,446/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$767/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$400
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$2,700
Average Household Size	3.4 persons
Area	11.0 km²
Population Density	74/km²
Total Dwellings	218
Australian Citizens	91.5%
Unemployment Rate	1.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-33.87297
Longitude	150.83823
Distance from Sydney	34 km
Region (SA4)	Sydney - South West
Area (SA3)	Fairfield
Local Government	Fairfield
Federal Electorate	McMahon

Age Profile

15.1%

14.7%

21.1%

26.9%

21.1%

0–14 (15.1%) 15–24 (14.7%) 25–44 (21.1%) 45–64 (26.9%) 65+ (21.1%)

Show counts

0–14 years	123 (15.1%)
15–24 years	120 (14.7%)
25–44 years	172 (21.1%)
45–64 years	219 (26.9%)
65+ years	172 (21.1%)

Housing Tenure

49.5%

35.5%

15.0%

Owned outright (49.5%) Mortgaged (35.5%) Rented (15.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis	69 (8.5%)
Diabetes	40 (4.9%)
Asthma	35 (4.3%)
Heart Disease	28 (3.4%)
Cancer	27 (3.3%)
Dementia	8 (1.0%)
Lung Condition	6 (0.7%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	3 (1.4%)
1 vehicle	29 (13.7%)
2 vehicles	54 (25.6%)
3+ vehicles	125 (59.2%)

Schools in Cecil Park

Irfan College

Combined · Ind · ICSEA 1035 · 382 students

Suburbs Near Cecil Park

Cecil Hills 1.9 km Abbotsbury 2.2 km Horsley Park 2.9 km Elizabeth Hills 3.1 km Mount Vernon 3.2 km Edensor Park 3.5 km Kemps Creek 3.7 km Bonnyrigg Heights 3.7 km Bossley Park 4.3 km Green Valley 4.5 km Greenfield Park 4.6 km Middleton Grange 4.7 km

Same Postcode (2178)

Kemps Creek Mount Vernon

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Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.