Median house price
$1.4M
+12% change
NSW · Fairfield Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
22,793
Growth (1 yr)
-0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
-2.4%
Median age
40
Median income
$1,184/wk
Employment rate
36.1%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,400,000
Languages at home
86.2%non-English
Most common: Vietnamese, Cantonese, Khmer
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Cabramatta is a lively inner established suburb with dining, shopping and leisure options right on the doorstep. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. A large share of residents were born overseas, and languages other than English are widely spoken at home.
School and preschool provision is plentiful within the local area. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Daily life works well on foot, with buses and trains also serving the suburb.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Light infill development is updating a few streets while the wider area stays largely unchanged.
Against similar metro suburbs, growth momentum stand out and the overall desirability rating is good, with community and employment less decisive.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.4M
+12% change
Median rent
$578/wk
Houses $680 · Units $435
Population (ERP)
22,793
-0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#143
among Metro Sydney · Established
Safety
63rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
4th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
25th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
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
Estimated resident population
22,793(June 2025)
-0.6% annual · -2.4% over 5 years · 4th percentile in NSW
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~22,750), extrapolated at -0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
140 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
377 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
36 restaurants · 14 cafes · 2 pubs · 9 supermarkets · 4 pharmacies · 7 fast food · 4 bakeries · 1 libraries
Unit 8 46 Hill Street
Belvedere Arcade
Unit 7-8
403 Cabramatta Road
174-176 Cabramatta Road West
78-84 Broomfield Street
44 Arthur Street
227 Cabramatta Road West
Unit 12 117 John Street, Cabramatta
John Street, Cabramatta
50-52 John Street, Cabramatta
90 Broomfield st, Cabramatta
94 Broomfield st, Cabramatta
109-111 Cabramatta Road East
88 Broomfield st, Cabramatta
92 Broomfield Street, Cabramatta
2 Hughes Street
Railway Parade, Cabramatta
165 Railway Parade
Cabramatta
Cabramatta
Cabramatta
Unit 24
144 Cabramatta Road East
Bolivia Street
82 Longfield Street
42 bus stops · 1 train stations
34 John Street
64 John Street, Cabramatta
28 John Street
Unit A18 53 Park Road, Cabramatta
103-105 Cabramatta Road East
96 Broomfield Street, Cabramatta
152 Cabramatta Road East
100 St Johns Road
355 Hume Highway
Park Road, Cabramatta
180 Railway Parade, Cabramatta
8 Dutton Lane
48-50 Hill Street
56 John Street
150 Cabramatta Road East
Fisher Street, Cabramatta
166 John Street, Cabramatta
208 Cabramatta Road
115 Cabramatta Road East
Hume Highway
70 Broomfield Street, Cabramatta
Park Road, Cabramatta
13 Park Road, Cabramatta
70 Broomfield Street, Cabramatta
32 Broomfield Street, Cabramatta
249 Cabramatta Road West
71 Arthur Street
25 Lovoni Street
1 Gilbert Street, Cabramatta
154 Cabramatta Road East
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
10 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
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
20 places of worship within ~1.5 km
115 Cabramatta Road East
Hume Highway
70 Broomfield Street, Cabramatta
Park Road, Cabramatta
13 Park Road, Cabramatta
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
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Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
3 active roadworks / incidents
Data sources & freshness
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
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.9 km away).
12.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +22.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.