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Smithfield NSW 2164

6,890 addresses · 116 streets

McMahon Electorate › Fairfield LGA › Smithfield · 25 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Smithfield is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 13,160 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,300 a week, with median rent near $400 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, Vietnamese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

13,160Population
38Median age
$1,300Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Fairfield, 3 km south-east · Bus interchange: Parramatta EA, 9.5 km north-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 9.7 km south-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: 5.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Smithfield

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

Tree cover measures, Smithfield NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.9%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20196.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 9% · Labour-force participation 38.3%

Population by age in Smithfield
Population by age, Smithfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4825
5-141,755
15-19887
20-24863
25-341,753
35-441,551
45-541,638
55-641,568
65-741,183
75-84766
85+370
Dwelling types in Smithfield
Dwelling types, Smithfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,117
Townhouse431
Apartment413
Other60
Households by weekly income in Smithfield
Households by weekly income, Smithfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650930
$650-1,4991,229
$1,500-2,9991,069
$3,000+557
Top ancestries in Smithfield
Top ancestries, Smithfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other5,751
Australian1,668
English1,313
Vietnamese1,217
Italian986
Ancestry NS908
Housing tenure in Smithfield
Housing tenure, Smithfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,103
Mortgage1,064
Rented1,735
Other62
Cars per household in Smithfield
Cars per household, Smithfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0465
11,405
21,262
3512
4+316
Commute to work in Smithfield
Commute to work, Smithfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,897
Train30
Bus23
Tram/ferry0
Walked38
Bicycle8
Home855
Top countries of birth in Smithfield
Top countries of birth, Smithfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Iraq2,376
Vietnam902
Italy307
Lebanon285
Cambodia186
New Zealand152
Languages used at home in Smithfield
Languages used at home, Smithfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic2,017
Vietnamese1,258
Spanish426
Italian387
Khmer187
Mandarin149

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,301 bird observations recorded near Smithfield — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Smithfield

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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