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Guildford West NSW 2161

2,190 addresses · 47 streets

McMahon Electorate › Cumberland LGA › Guildford West · 23 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Guildford West is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,762 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $1,583 a week, with median rent near $460 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Lebanese, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,762Population
31Median age
$1,583Median household income / wk
$460Median rent / wk
3.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Yennora, 1.8 km south · Light rail stop: Westmead, 5.1 km north-east · Bus interchange: Parramatta EA, 6.9 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Parramatta Ferry Wharf, 5.7 km north-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 8.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 5.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Guildford West

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

Tree cover measures, Guildford West NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.8%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20197.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 8% · Labour-force participation 43.7%

Population by age in Guildford West
Population by age, Guildford West NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4483
5-14945
15-19414
20-24381
25-34923
35-44754
45-54657
55-64571
65-74349
75-84200
85+81
Dwelling types in Guildford West
Dwelling types, Guildford West NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,201
Townhouse318
Apartment29
Other0
Households by weekly income in Guildford West
Households by weekly income, Guildford West NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650258
$650-1,499428
$1,500-2,999452
$3,000+298
Top ancestries in Guildford West
Top ancestries, Guildford West NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,843
Lebanese1,325
Australian1,060
English773
Ancestry NS542
Chinese266
Housing tenure in Guildford West
Housing tenure, Guildford West NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned410
Mortgage585
Rented517
Other25
Cars per household in Guildford West
Cars per household, Guildford West NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0114
1465
2594
3211
4+131
Commute to work in Guildford West
Commute to work, Guildford West NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car840
Train22
Bus11
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle0
Home457
Top countries of birth in Guildford West
Top countries of birth, Guildford West NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Lebanon465
Afghanistan206
Iraq188
Pakistan104
China97
New Zealand85
Languages used at home in Guildford West
Languages used at home, Guildford West NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic1,661
Mandarin134
Persian112
Turkish97
Urdu94
Vietnamese74

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

19,897 bird observations recorded near Guildford West — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Guildford West

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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