NSW · Fairfield Council
Cabramatta West, 2166
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Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Fairfield, Cabramatta West is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Well placed between the city and outer suburbs, it offers practical access in every direction. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street.
Everyday errands and local outings are straightforward, with the wider metro area adding variety. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Getting around the metro area is straightforward, with transport tying neighbouring communities together.
The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete. Active development is adding new homes and refreshed pockets throughout the suburb.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in housing affordability and parks and green space. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 7,822
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,509
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 75 of 2,146
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,950
- Employment rate
- 37.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 261 / 232 / 60
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $435
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $680
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $578
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 254
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 696
- Against the person
- 101
- Against property
- 188
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 89
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 77 residents
- State safety percentile
- 62.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -1%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions369
- Fraud340
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment209
- Malicious Damage To Property229
- Transport Regulatory Offences1414
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
63 public transport stops in this suburb
- Cabramatta Rd Before Bauer Rd
- Edensor Rd At Katrina Cres
- Edensor Rd Before Harrington St
- Edensor Rd Opp Meadows Rd
- John St At Lime St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- RoadworksCumberland Highway, Canley Vale Road24 Jun 2026 – 08 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
106 planning-related records
2026· 5 proposals
June 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure66 ALINGA STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Additional Information Requested
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure105 LORD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
May 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure427 CABRAMATTA ROAD WEST CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
April 2026
- Demolition; Subdivision; Residential Accommodation63 BOYD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
March 2026
- Subdivision45 BOYD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Withdrawn
2025· 16 proposals
November 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure427 CABRAMATTA ROAD WEST CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
- Subdivision5 BOYD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
October 2025
- Subdivision89 BOLD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
- Subdivision24 BOLD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
September 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool46 HIGH STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
- Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool; Non-standard Housing; Residential Accommodation42 HIGH STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
July 2025
- Subdivision5 BOYD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
- Subdivision30 LORD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
- Subdivision188 ST JOHNS ROAD CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
May 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool; Non-standard Housing; Residential Accommodation42 HIGH STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
- SubdivisionLORD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
April 2025
- Demolition; Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure85 LIME STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Withdrawn
March 2025
- Subdivision67 LIME STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
February 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision186 ST JOHNS ROAD CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
- Demolition; Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure49 WATER STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
January 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure19 ELVA STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
2024· 11 proposals
October 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure92 BOYD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Withdrawn
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure45 JOSEPH STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
September 2024
- Demolition; Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure49 WATER STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Withdrawn
- Business premises; Commercial development; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia475 CABRAMATTA ROAD WEST CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
August 2024
- Subdivision13 WATER STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
July 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)19 MUMFORD ROAD CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure4 SPOONER AVENUE CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
June 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Fences23 BOLD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
- Demolition; Subdivision75 WATER STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
April 2024
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation459 CABRAMATTA ROAD WEST CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
February 2024
- Subdivision89 LIME STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
2023· 8 proposals
December 2023
- Subdivision53 HIGH STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
October 2023
- Demolition; Subdivision44 EDENSOR ROAD CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
- Demolition; Subdivision459 CABRAMATTA ROAD WEST CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
September 2023
- Demolition; Subdivision459 CABRAMATTA ROAD WEST CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure76 LORD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Withdrawn
- Dwelling; Demolition; Subdivision of land; Other23 BOLD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
August 2023
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling9 MOONSHINE AVENUE CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
- Dwelling108 LORD STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
41 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Cabramatta Rd before Bauer RdBus stop
- Cabramatta Rd before High StBus stop
- Cabramatta Rd West after Boyd StBus stop
- Cabramatta Rd West at Bold StBus stop
- Cabramatta Rd West before Harrington StBus stop
- Cabramatta Rd West before Meadows RdBus stop
- Cabramatta Rd West opp Hemphill AvBus stop
- Edensor Rd after Harrington StBus stop
- Edensor Rd at Katrina CresBus stop
- Edensor Rd before Harrington StBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Abercrombie ParkPark
- Bold ParkPark
- Cook ParkPark
- Sydney Luker ParkPark
- Water Street ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Infinity Medical Centreclinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 46.1/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 36% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 2431st in Australia
- State rank
- 761st in NSW
- Peer rank
- #209 among Metro Sydney · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #500 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 74%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Cabramatta Rd West after Boyd Stamenitiesbus_stop
- Cabramatta Rd West at Bold Stamenitiesbus_stop
- Cabramatta Rd West before Harrington Stamenitiesbus_stop
- Cabramatta Rd West before Meadows Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Cabramatta Rd West opp Hemphill Avamenitiesbus_stop
- Cabramatta Rd before Bauer Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Cabramatta Rd before High Stamenitiesbus_stop
- Cabramatta West Spanish Seventh Day Adventist Churchamenities48 Satra Avenue, Cabramatta Westplace_of_worship
- Car repairamenitiescar_repair
- Edensor Rd after Harrington Stamenitiesbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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