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Cabramatta NSW 2166

9,758 addresses · 105 streets

Fowler Electorate › Fairfield LGA › Cabramatta · 25 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A vibrant, highly multicultural centre in south-western Sydney famous for its Vietnamese food and markets, Cabramatta is busy and rail-connected. Households average 3.0 people and the median age is 40. Median household income is $1,184 a week, with rent around $330.

Cabramatta is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 21,142 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,184 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 50% of households own their home and 49% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Vietnamese, Chinese, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

21,142Population
40Median age
$1,184Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Cabramatta - Lansvale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cabramatta itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cabramatta, 350 m east · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 9.5 km east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 6.3 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 11.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cabramatta

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Cabramatta NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.1%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201911.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.9% · Labour-force participation 40.5%

Population by age in Cabramatta
Population by age, Cabramatta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4934
5-142,262
15-191,350
20-241,639
25-342,906
35-442,513
45-543,047
55-642,987
65-742,010
75-84922
85+575
Dwelling types in Cabramatta
Dwelling types, Cabramatta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,528
Townhouse1,435
Apartment2,519
Other10
Households by weekly income in Cabramatta
Households by weekly income, Cabramatta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,451
$650-1,4992,292
$1,500-2,9991,636
$3,000+697
Top ancestries in Cabramatta
Top ancestries, Cabramatta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese7,995
Chinese5,891
Other3,943
Ancestry NS2,288
Australian1,143
English1,106
Housing tenure in Cabramatta
Housing tenure, Cabramatta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,812
Mortgage1,328
Rented3,073
Other123
Cars per household in Cabramatta
Cars per household, Cabramatta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
01,159
12,783
21,551
3539
4+321
Commute to work in Cabramatta
Commute to work, Cabramatta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,557
Train319
Bus42
Tram/ferry0
Walked240
Bicycle18
Home1,001
Top countries of birth in Cabramatta
Top countries of birth, Cabramatta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam7,944
Cambodia1,687
China849
Thailand436
Malaysia247
New Zealand208
Languages used at home in Cabramatta
Languages used at home, Cabramatta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese9,144
Cantonese2,077
Khmer1,519
Mandarin1,034
Thai358
Serbian302

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

35,429 bird observations recorded near Cabramatta — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cabramatta

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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