Smithfield vs Woodpark

Woodpark is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 38 in Smithfield. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Smithfield, about half of households are couple families. In Woodpark, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Smithfield: a median of $1.32 million, against $1.2 million in Woodpark, though rent is higher in Woodpark. On these figures, Woodpark tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Smithfield has more childcare (17 vs 0)
  • Woodpark carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 65/100)

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

First-home buyers

Woodpark

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,204,000 vs $1,325,000)

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 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $500/wk)
  • But Woodpark leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 31%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Smithfield is more walkable (73/100 vs 62/100)
  • Woodpark sits closer to the CBD (29.7 km vs 32.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Smithfield

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 12%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
  • But Woodpark carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Smithfield Woodpark
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.

Smithfield Woodpark
Walkability 73 / 62
Smithfield — Walkability: 73/100 Woodpark — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 35 / 68
Smithfield — Safety: 35/100 Woodpark — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Smithfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woodpark — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Smithfield has more residents (13,160 vs 1,706); Woodpark has higher household incomes ($101,140 vs $67,600).

Smithfield Woodpark
Population 13,160
+87% vs other
 1,706
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.9% +12.0%
Median age 38 33
Median household income $67,600/yr $101,140/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $500/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Smithfield Woodpark
0-4 6.3% / 8.0%
Smithfield — 0-4: 6.3% Woodpark — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 13.3% / 19.3%
Smithfield — 5-14: 13.3% Woodpark — 5-14: 19.3%
15-19 6.7% / 6.8%
Smithfield — 15-19: 6.7% Woodpark — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 6.6% / 6.0%
Smithfield — 20-24: 6.6% Woodpark — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 13.3% / 12.8%
Smithfield — 25-34: 13.3% Woodpark — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 11.8% / 14.7%
Smithfield — 35-44: 11.8% Woodpark — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 12.4% / 12.4%
Smithfield — 45-54: 12.4% Woodpark — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 11.9% / 9.5%
Smithfield — 55-64: 11.9% Woodpark — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 9.0% / 6.3%
Smithfield — 65-74: 9.0% Woodpark — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 5.8% / 3.6%
Smithfield — 75-84: 5.8% Woodpark — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 2.8% / 0.7%
Smithfield — 85+: 2.8% Woodpark — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Smithfield 48.1% couple families
Smithfield — Couple Families: 48.1% Smithfield — Lone Person: 26.7% Smithfield — One Parent Families: 21.1% Smithfield — Other Families: 1.8% Smithfield — Group Household: 2.3%
Woodpark 62.5% couple families
Woodpark — Couple Families: 62.5% Woodpark — Lone Person: 15.7% Woodpark — One Parent Families: 19.0% Woodpark — Other Families: 2.0% Woodpark — Group Household: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Smithfield 44.5% renting
Smithfield — Owned Outright: 28.3% Smithfield — Mortgage: 27.3% Smithfield — Renting: 44.5%
Woodpark 22.6% renting
Woodpark — Owned Outright: 31.0% Woodpark — Mortgage: 46.4% Woodpark — Renting: 22.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Smithfield Woodpark
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 10.1%
Smithfield — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Woodpark — Certificate III & IV: 10.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 10.9%
Smithfield — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Woodpark — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 6.2%
Smithfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Woodpark — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.9%
Smithfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Woodpark — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.0%
Smithfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Woodpark — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.9%).

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.

Smithfield Woodpark
Iraq 18.1% / 2.6%
Smithfield — Iraq: 18.1% Woodpark — Iraq: 2.6%
Lebanon 2.2% / 7.1%
Smithfield — Lebanon: 2.2% Woodpark — Lebanon: 7.1%
Vietnam 6.9% / —
Smithfield — Vietnam: 6.9% Woodpark — Vietnam: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.0%
Smithfield — New Zealand: 1.2% Woodpark — New Zealand: 2.0%
Fiji 0.7% / 2.2%
Smithfield — Fiji: 0.7% Woodpark — Fiji: 2.2%
Italy 2.3% / —
Smithfield — Italy: 2.3% Woodpark — Italy: not among its largest
Afghanistan — / 2.3%
Smithfield — Afghanistan: not among its largest Woodpark — Afghanistan: 2.3%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Smithfield 77.3% houses
Smithfield — Houses: 77.3% Smithfield — Townhouses: 10.7% Smithfield — Flats / Apartments: 12.0%
Woodpark 88.3% houses
Woodpark — Houses: 88.3% Woodpark — Townhouses: 11.1% Woodpark — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Smithfield Woodpark
Median house price $1,325,000 $1,204,000
Median unit price $1,190,500 —
Median land price $1,180,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 107 sales
 25 days
from 7 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Smithfield Woodpark
3 bed $1.21M / $1.16M
Smithfield — 3 bed: $1.21M (82 sales) Woodpark — 3 bed: $1.16M (12 sales)

82 vs 12 sales

4 bed $1.3M / $1.2M
Smithfield — 4 bed: $1.3M (34 sales) Woodpark — 4 bed: $1.2M (7 sales)

34 vs 7 sales

5 bed $1.5M / $1.28M
Smithfield — 5 bed: $1.5M (38 sales) Woodpark — 5 bed: $1.28M (5 sales)

38 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Smithfield has more industrially zoned land (47% vs 0%).

Smithfield Woodpark
Residential 37% 92%
Industrial 47% 0%
Parks and recreation 7% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 4%
same for both
Environmental 4% 0%
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

Smithfield Woodpark
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.

Smithfield Woodpark
Houses 3.0%
$720/wk on $1.24M
 3.1%
$750/wk on $1.25M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Smithfield Woodpark
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools Higher than 55% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 59% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Woodpark scores higher overall (66 vs 50); Smithfield is more walkable (73 vs 62).

Smithfield Woodpark
Grade B
same for both
Score 50/100 66/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Smithfield carries more crime risk (65 vs 32).

Smithfield Woodpark
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Low
32/100
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 22
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Smithfield Woodpark
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 7.4 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 5.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.6% 2.7%

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

Schools in Woodpark

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Smithfield Woodpark
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 21 5
Childcare 17 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 6 1
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Smithfield sits further from the CBD (32.1 km vs 29.7 km).

Smithfield Woodpark
Walkability score 73/100 62/100
Distance to Sydney 32.1 km
+7% vs other
 29.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 31 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 319.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2164
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2164
same for both

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.

Smithfield Woodpark
Car (driver) 60.8% / 51.8%
Smithfield — Car (driver): 60.8% Woodpark — Car (driver): 51.8%
Worked from Home 29.6% / 39.5%
Smithfield — Worked from Home: 29.6% Woodpark — Worked from Home: 39.5%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.7%
Smithfield — Car (passenger): 5.0% Woodpark — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 2.1% / 1.5%
Smithfield — Train: 2.1% Woodpark — Train: 1.5%
Bus 0.9% / 1.7%
Smithfield — Bus: 0.9% Woodpark — Bus: 1.7%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.8%
Smithfield — Walked Only: 1.3% Woodpark — Walked Only: 0.8%

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

Setting

Smithfield Woodpark
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.7 km 22.4 km

NBN connectivity

Smithfield Woodpark
Connectivity score 72/100 92/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 21%
6,055 premises
 58%
539 premises

Climate

Smithfield Woodpark
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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Smithfield

Multicultural Outer Parks River

Woodpark

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet Urban

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