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Guildford NSW 2161

10,387 addresses · 138 streets

McMahon Electorate › Cumberland LGA › Guildford · 20 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A diverse, family-dense suburb in Sydney's west, Guildford has large households averaging 3.1 people and a young median age of 31. Median household income is $1,314 a week, with rent around $378.

Guildford is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 24,091 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $1,314 a week, with median rent near $378 a week. Most homes are houses. About 50% of households own their home and 48% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Lebanese, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

24,091Population
31Median age
$1,314Median household income / wk
$378Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Guildford, 450 m west · Light rail stop: Parramatta Square, 4.6 km north · Bus interchange: Parramatta EA, 5.9 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Parramatta Ferry Wharf, 4.9 km north-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 7.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 9.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Guildford

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

Tree cover measures, Guildford NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.9%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201911.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.6% · Labour-force participation 40.5%

Population by age in Guildford
Population by age, Guildford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-42,067
5-143,460
15-191,658
20-241,820
25-344,284
35-443,273
45-542,507
55-642,333
65-741,566
75-84818
85+318
Dwelling types in Guildford
Dwelling types, Guildford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,841
Townhouse1,102
Apartment2,035
Other6
Households by weekly income in Guildford
Households by weekly income, Guildford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,529
$650-1,4992,123
$1,500-2,9991,929
$3,000+918
Top ancestries in Guildford
Top ancestries, Guildford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other8,490
Lebanese5,839
Australian3,085
Ancestry NS2,784
English2,228
Chinese1,592
Housing tenure in Guildford
Housing tenure, Guildford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,470
Mortgage1,949
Rented3,311
Other121
Cars per household in Guildford
Cars per household, Guildford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0968
12,684
21,951
3739
4+480
Commute to work in Guildford
Commute to work, Guildford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,160
Train282
Bus37
Tram/ferry0
Walked59
Bicycle5
Home1,677
Top countries of birth in Guildford
Top countries of birth, Guildford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Lebanon2,487
Afghanistan1,099
China766
Pakistan641
Iraq541
Vietnam453
Languages used at home in Guildford
Languages used at home, Guildford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic7,278
Mandarin774
Urdu631
Turkish562
Cantonese497
Vietnamese427

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

26,640 bird observations recorded near Guildford — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Guildford

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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