Median house price
$1.4M
+12% change
NSW · Fairfield Council
Cabramatta West, 2166
Est. population · Jun 2025
7,245
Growth (1 yr)
-0.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+0.1%
Median age
37
Median income
$1,509/wk
Employment rate
37.6%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,400,000
Languages at home
79.5%non-English
Most common: Vietnamese, Khmer, Cantonese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Fairfield Council, Cabramatta West is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
School and preschool provision is plentiful within the local area. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Buses make it easy to move between neighbouring suburbs without relying on the car.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Desirability lands around average here: softer community and employment, plus local dining and lifestyle amenities weighing on the result versus similar metro suburbs, even with growth momentum holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Cabramatta West snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$578/wk
Houses $680 · Units $435
Population (ERP)
7,245
-0.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#262
among Metro Sydney · Established
Safety
63rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
6th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
27th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 45.3/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 41% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 2870th in Australia
- State rank
- 874th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #262 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #584 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 93%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
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 house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,400,000
- Median price change
- +12.4%
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 and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
7,245(June 2025)
-0.3% annual · +0.1% over 5 years · 6th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.3%
- 5-year growth
- +0.1%
- Change in 1 year
- -22
- Change in 5 years
- +5
- Growth rank in NSW
- 6th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
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 (~7,550), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- 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)
- 1,772 / 232 / 60 (+ 5 other)
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 · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 625
- Against the person
- 90
- Against property
- 169
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 86.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 87 residents
- State safety percentile
- 62.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -1%
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 · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 11
- Median school ICSEA (11 schools)
- 956
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 27th
School list
- Harrington Street Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1000 · 47th percentile · LBOTE 98% · 740 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Cabramatta West Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 950 · 25th percentile · LBOTE 93% · 477 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Canley Heights Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 935 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 90% · 529 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Les Powell SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 956 · 27th percentile · LBOTE 92% · 76 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Mount Pritchard East Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 943 · 22th percentile · LBOTE 68% · 214 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount PritchardPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1053 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 97% · 819 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- St Johns Park Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1023 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 90% · 673 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- King Park Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 985 · 40th percentile · LBOTE 78% · 396 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Mount Pritchard Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 951 · 25th percentile · LBOTE 77% · 368 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Cabramatta High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 934 · 19th percentile · LBOTE 95% · 1,624 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
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 · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
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 · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
56 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 places of worship · 4 playgrounds · 2 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 63 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 30/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.77
Shopping(2)
- Hong Meat SupermarketButcher
- Reddy ExpressConvenience store
Community(1)
- Harrington Street Public SchoolSchool
13-25 Harrington Street
Health & services(1)
- Infinity Medical CentreClinic
Sport & outdoors(11)
- Abercrombie ParkPark
- Bold ParkPark
- Cook ParkPark
- Park
- Sydney Luker ParkPark
- Water Street ParkPark
- Playground (4)
- Sports field
Transport(30)
30 bus stops
Other(8)
- Car repair
- Fitness Station
- Janbay Home Timber & HardwareHardware
- Parking (4)
- Coles ExpressPetrol station
- Petrol station
- Cabramatta West Spanish Seventh Day Adventist ChurchPlace of worship
48 Satra Avenue, Cabramatta West
- New Apostolic ChurchPlace of worship
20 Harrington Street
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
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
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 · current · Updated
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 — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Cabramatta West Spanish Seventh Day Adventist Church
48 Satra Avenue, Cabramatta West
- New Apostolic Church
20 Harrington Street
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Cabramatta Day Surgery (2.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- 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 · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 190
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 26.2
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
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.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 7 proposals
July 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Early Education and Care Facility; Centre-based child care71 HARRINGTON STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Under Assessment
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Fences70 HARRINGTON STREET CABRAMATTA WEST 2166Under Assessment
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 · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- RoadworksCumberland Highway, Canley Vale Road03 Aug 2026 – 27 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
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 · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Fowler
- Member of Parliament
- Dai LE (Independent)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 119,951
- Turnout (2025)
- 90.0%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +12.3 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 31.8%Labor 68.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.7 km away).
Coalition 24.8%Labor 75.2%
7.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +14.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Cabramatta West CentralLabor 75.1% · Coalition 24.9% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
- Cabramatta WestLabor 82.3% · Coalition 17.7% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- Canley HeightsLabor 80.1% · Coalition 19.9% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- St Johns ParkLabor 74.0% · Coalition 26.0% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- Mount Pritchard EastLabor 74.3% · Coalition 25.7% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
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