NSW · Fairfield Council
Prairiewood, 2176
Current weather
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Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Cycling
- Dog friendly
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Fairfield, Prairiewood is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. The city and surrounding suburbs are both within comfortable reach, which keeps daily life flexible. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
The area suits established families and long-term locals, with plenty of young families in the mix. Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls.
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.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker growth momentum and community and employment against similar metro suburbs, even with parks and green space and transport and access holding up better.
Population
- Population
- 3,457
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,478
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 71 of 1,125
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 38.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 99 / 147 / 104
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)
- $550
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $730
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $700
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 162
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)
- 86
- Against the person
- 31
- Against property
- 38
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 24.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 112 residents
- State safety percentile
- 3.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -0.9%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault149
- Fraud127
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment154
- Malicious Damage To Property93
- Steal From Motor Vehicle82
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 978
- Prairiewood High SchoolSecondary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
40 public transport stops in this suburb
- Corio Rd At Power St
- Corio Rd Opp Curran St
- Fairfield Golf Course, Beavors St
- Fairfield Hospital, Polding St
- Polding St Opp Mary 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)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
33 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
January 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Other Infrastructure561-583 POLDING STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
2024· 6 proposals
December 2024
- Subdivision13 TELFORD PLACE PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport13 MOONLIGHT ROAD PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
September 2024
- Demolition; Swimming pool3 BEAVORS STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
July 2024
- Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure561-583 POLDING STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
May 2024
- Demolition; Subdivision9 SCOTCHEY STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
February 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure312 PRAIRIE VALE ROAD PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
2023· 6 proposals
November 2023
- Office Premise; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia316 PRAIRIE VALE ROAD PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
October 2023
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Neighbourhood supermarket561-583 POLDING STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
September 2023
- Secondary dwelling; Attached dwelling; Subdivision of land7 PIERCE CLOSE PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
June 2023
- Other585-589 POLDING STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Withdrawn
February 2023
- Signage; Other561-583 POLDING STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
January 2023
- Other496 SMITHFIELD ROAD PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
2022· 10 proposals
November 2022
- Change of use316 PRAIRIE VALE ROAD PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Withdrawn
October 2022
- Alterations and additions to commercial development; Signage; Food and drink premises561-583 POLDING STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
- Secondary dwelling48 CURRAN STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
September 2022
- Other2 Calabria Lane, PrairiewoodDetermined
August 2022
- Recreational Uses430 SMITHFIELD ROAD PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Withdrawn
- Secondary dwelling14 CHRISTIE STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
May 2022
- Signage561-583 POLDING STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
March 2022
- Other585-589 POLDING STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Withdrawn
- DwellingMULTIPLE ADDRESSESDetermined
January 2022
- Secondary dwelling20 QUINN PLACE PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
2021· 10 proposals
November 2021
- Mixed use development178 RESTWELL ROAD PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Withdrawn
- Other561-583 POLDING STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
September 2021
- Demolition390-428 SMITHFIELD ROAD PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
August 2021
- Other561-583 POLDING STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
July 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development7 BRADSHAW PLACE PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
February 2021
- Subdivision of land52-54 Richards Road, PrairiewoodDetermined
- Alterations and additions to residential development4 KAVENAGH CLOSE PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
- DwellingMULTIPLE ADDRESSESDetermined
- Other585-589 POLDING STREET PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Withdrawn
January 2021
- Other430 SMITHFIELD ROAD PRAIRIEWOOD 2176Determined
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
49 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench
- Bicycle Parking
- Canley Vale Rd after Smithfield RdBus stop
- Fairfield Hospital, Polding StBus stop
- Fairfield Hospital, Prairie Vale RdBus stop
- Myrtle Rd after Greenfield RdBus stop
- Polding St after Belair PlBus stop
- Polding St before Corio RdBus stop
- Polding St before Praire Vale RdBus stop
- Polding St opp Mary 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
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Corio ParkPark
- Curran ParkPark
- Deerbush ParkPark
- Power ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 5
- Emergency department
- On site
- Australian Skin Clinics - Wetherill ParkPolding Stclinic
- Braeside Hospitalhospital
- Chemist Works Wetherill ParkPolding Streetpharmacy
- Fairfield Hospitalhospital
- Priceline Pharmacypharmacy
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)
- 3/10
- 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
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- childcarechildcare
- childcarechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 26
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
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
- 55.8/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 20% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 1277th in Australia
- State rank
- 416th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #154 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #293 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Aquatopiaamenitieswater_park
- Aquatopia Water Parkamenitieswater_park
- Australian Skin Clinics - Wetherill ParkamenitiesUnit Shop 109, Stockland Wetherill Park Shopping Centre 561-583 Polding Stclinic
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
- Big Wamenitiesdepartment_store
- Canley Vale Rd after Smithfield Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Car repairamenitiescar_repair
- Car washamenitiescar_wash
- Chemist Works Wetherill ParkamenitiesUnit MM05 561 Polding Streetpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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