| Smithfield Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Smithfield Town Centre | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 13,160 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1836 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2164[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 31 km (19 mi) west of Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | McMahon | ||||||||||||||
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Smithfield is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Smithfield is located 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Fairfield and Cumberland Council. Located in the Greater Western Sydney region, the suburb is one of the largest in Fairfield City by area.
Established in 1836, Smithfield was the first major settlement of the Fairfield LGA.[3] The original 1838 summary plan of Smithfield shows the suburb laid out in a grid pattern with most of the streets having the same names as they do today.[4] Its altitude ranges from 21 to 48 m (69 to 157 ft) above sea level. Geologically, the suburb sits on the Cumberland Plain. The suburb is a mix of residential, industrial and commercial areas, but is mostly characterized by low-density housing.[5]
Located partially in the suburb, the Smithfield-Wetherill Park Industrial Estate is the largest industrial estate in the southern hemisphere and is the centre of manufacturing and distribution in greater western Sydney.[6][7] Smithfield West is a locality within the suburb and it is an unofficial designation for the region westwards from Dublin Street to the boundary of Wetherill Park.[2]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Smithfield (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ a b Smithfield/Smithfield West Postcode Australia Post
- ^ Fairfield City Council (February 1999) Know your suburb – Smithfield Fairfield City Council
- ^ George V (1991) Fairfield – A History of the District – second edition Fairfield City Council
- ^ Fairfield City Council (1994) Local Environment Plan Fairfield City Council
- ^ Smithfield-Wetherill Park
- ^ Don’t forget the Southern Hemisphere’s Largest Industrial Zone by Marie Hogg and Simon Benson, Fairfield Advance, 13 November 2015
