Guildford West vs Smithfield

Guildford West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 38 in Smithfield. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Guildford West, most households are couple families. In Smithfield, about half of households are couple families. Guildford West is closer to the city centre: 28.2 km, against 32.1 km. On these figures, Guildford West tends to suit families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Smithfield

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (17 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 8)
  • But Guildford West carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Guildford West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 38%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Smithfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $460/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Guildford West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (28.2 km vs 32.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Smithfield

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
  • But Guildford West carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Guildford West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.2% vs 9.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Guildford West and Smithfield drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Guildford West Smithfield
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Guildford West Smithfield
Walkability 72 / 73
Guildford West — Walkability: 72/100 Smithfield — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 49 / 35
Guildford West — Safety: 49/100 Smithfield — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Guildford West — Low fire risk: 100/100 Smithfield — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Smithfield has more residents (13,160 vs 5,762); Smithfield skews older (38 vs 31).

Guildford West Smithfield
Population 5,762 13,160
+128% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.2% +9.9%
Median age 31 38
Median household income $82,316/yr
+18% vs other
 $67,600/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+13% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Guildford West Smithfield
0-4 8.4% / 6.3%
Guildford West — 0-4: 8.4% Smithfield — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 16.4% / 13.3%
Guildford West — 5-14: 16.4% Smithfield — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 7.2% / 6.7%
Guildford West — 15-19: 7.2% Smithfield — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.6% / 6.6%
Guildford West — 20-24: 6.6% Smithfield — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 16.0% / 13.3%
Guildford West — 25-34: 16.0% Smithfield — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 13.1% / 11.8%
Guildford West — 35-44: 13.1% Smithfield — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 11.4% / 12.4%
Guildford West — 45-54: 11.4% Smithfield — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 9.9% / 11.9%
Guildford West — 55-64: 9.9% Smithfield — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 6.1% / 9.0%
Guildford West — 65-74: 6.1% Smithfield — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 3.5% / 5.8%
Guildford West — 75-84: 3.5% Smithfield — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.4% / 2.8%
Guildford West — 85+: 1.4% Smithfield — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Guildford West 56.8% couple families
Guildford West — Couple Families: 56.8% Guildford West — Lone Person: 18.4% Guildford West — One Parent Families: 19.4% Guildford West — Group Household: 3.5% Guildford West — Other Families: 1.8%
Smithfield 48.1% couple families
Smithfield — Couple Families: 48.1% Smithfield — Lone Person: 26.7% Smithfield — One Parent Families: 21.1% Smithfield — Group Household: 2.3% Smithfield — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Guildford West 34.2% renting
Guildford West — Owned Outright: 27.1% Guildford West — Mortgage: 38.7% Guildford West — Renting: 34.2%
Smithfield 44.5% renting
Smithfield — Owned Outright: 28.3% Smithfield — Mortgage: 27.3% Smithfield — Renting: 44.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Guildford West Smithfield
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 9.6%
Guildford West — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Smithfield — Certificate III & IV: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 7.4%
Guildford West — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Smithfield — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 5.8%
Guildford West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Smithfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.5%
Guildford West — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Smithfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.5%
Guildford West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Smithfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Guildford West Smithfield
Iraq 3.3% / 18.1%
Guildford West — Iraq: 3.3% Smithfield — Iraq: 18.1%
Lebanon 8.1% / 2.2%
Guildford West — Lebanon: 8.1% Smithfield — Lebanon: 2.2%
Vietnam — / 6.9%
Guildford West — Vietnam: not among its largest Smithfield — Vietnam: 6.9%
Afghanistan 3.6% / —
Guildford West — Afghanistan: 3.6% Smithfield — Afghanistan: not among its largest
China 1.7% / 1.0%
Guildford West — China: 1.7% Smithfield — China: 1.0%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.2%
Guildford West — New Zealand: 1.5% Smithfield — New Zealand: 1.2%
Italy — / 2.3%
Guildford West — Italy: not among its largest Smithfield — Italy: 2.3%
Pakistan 1.8% / —
Guildford West — Pakistan: 1.8% Smithfield — Pakistan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Guildford West 77.0% houses
Guildford West — Houses: 77.0% Guildford West — Townhouses: 20.4% Guildford West — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Smithfield 77.3% houses
Smithfield — Houses: 77.3% Smithfield — Townhouses: 10.7% Smithfield — Flats / Apartments: 12.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Guildford West Smithfield
Median house price $1,280,000 $1,325,000
Median unit price — $1,190,500
Median land price — $1,180,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 10 sales
 26 days
from 107 sales

Zoning mix

Smithfield has more industrially zoned land (47% vs 6%).

Guildford West Smithfield
Residential 80% 37%
Industrial 6% 47%
Parks and recreation 7%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 6% 4%
Environmental 0% 4%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Guildford West Smithfield
New dwellings approved 1,756
across Cumberland
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Guildford West Smithfield
Houses — 3.0%
$720/wk on $1.24M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Guildford West Smithfield
House price Higher than 64% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 55% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of NSW

Liveability

Guildford West scores higher overall (59 vs 50).

Guildford West Smithfield
Grade B
same for both
Score 59/100 50/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Smithfield carries more crime risk (65 vs 51).

Guildford West Smithfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 14
within 5 km
 22
within 5 km

Schools

Guildford West Smithfield
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 5.5 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 7.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.5% 2.6%

Schools in Guildford West

  • Guildford West Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Smithfield

  • St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Smithfield Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Smithfield West Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Aspect Western Sydney School, Smithfield Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Guildford West Smithfield
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 8 21
Childcare 3 17
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 6
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Smithfield sits further from the CBD (32.1 km vs 28.2 km).

Guildford West Smithfield
Walkability score 72/100 73/100
Distance to Sydney 28.2 km 32.1 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 34 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 170.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 319.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2161
 0.6%
postcode 2164
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2161
 44
postcode 2164

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Guildford West Smithfield
Car (driver) 56.7% / 60.8%
Guildford West — Car (driver): 56.7% Smithfield — Car (driver): 60.8%
Worked from Home 33.5% / 29.6%
Guildford West — Worked from Home: 33.5% Smithfield — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 5.0%
Guildford West — Car (passenger): 4.9% Smithfield — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 2.6% / 2.1%
Guildford West — Train: 2.6% Smithfield — Train: 2.1%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.3%
Guildford West — Walked Only: 1.4% Smithfield — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.8%).

Setting

Guildford West Smithfield
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.6 km 23.7 km

NBN connectivity

Guildford West Smithfield
Connectivity score 91/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
1,889 premises
 21%
6,055 premises

Climate

Guildford West Smithfield
Annual rainfall 931 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Guildford West Smithfield
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ 6.7 µg/m³
PM10 16.9 µg/m³ 17.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.83 pphm 0.88 pphm

Council rates

Guildford West Smithfield
Average residential rate $1,038/yr
same for both
Council Cumberland
same for both

Federal electorate

Guildford West Smithfield
Division Blaxland Mcmahon
Member Jason Clare Chris Bowen
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Guildford West Smithfield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Guildford West

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses Urban

Smithfield

Multicultural Outer Parks River

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