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Macquarie Fields NSW 2564

6,122 addresses · 192 streets

Werriwa Electorate › Campbelltown LGA › Macquarie Fields · 32 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Macquarie Fields is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 14,023 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,374 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 55% of households own their home and 44% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

14,023Population
36Median age
$1,374Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Macquarie Fields, 1.4 km north-west · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 12 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 23.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Macquarie Fields

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

Tree cover measures, Macquarie Fields NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.2%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201920.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202146.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.1% · Labour-force participation 49.5%

Population by age in Macquarie Fields
Population by age, Macquarie Fields NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4999
5-142,210
15-19978
20-24834
25-341,795
35-442,069
45-541,706
55-641,556
65-741,162
75-84595
85+125
Dwelling types in Macquarie Fields
Dwelling types, Macquarie Fields NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,201
Townhouse1,300
Apartment57
Other0
Households by weekly income in Macquarie Fields
Households by weekly income, Macquarie Fields NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650901
$650-1,4991,426
$1,500-2,9991,421
$3,000+502
Top ancestries in Macquarie Fields
Top ancestries, Macquarie Fields NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other4,486
Australian2,949
English2,576
Ancestry NS1,212
Indian1,119
Aboriginal620
Housing tenure in Macquarie Fields
Housing tenure, Macquarie Fields NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned956
Mortgage1,526
Rented1,958
Other44
Cars per household in Macquarie Fields
Cars per household, Macquarie Fields NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0526
11,957
21,434
3388
4+163
Commute to work in Macquarie Fields
Commute to work, Macquarie Fields NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,329
Train291
Bus41
Tram/ferry0
Walked47
Bicycle3
Home1,083
Top countries of birth in Macquarie Fields
Top countries of birth, Macquarie Fields NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Bangladesh981
India740
New Zealand370
Philippines367
Fiji351
Nepal331
Languages used at home in Macquarie Fields
Languages used at home, Macquarie Fields NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Bengali1,307
Arabic562
Nepali381
Samoan372
Hindi365
Vietnamese238

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

23,628 bird observations recorded near Macquarie Fields — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Macquarie Fields

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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