Fairfield East is a

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, in the state of

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. Fairfield East is located west of the

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in the

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of the

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. Fairfield East is part of the

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region. Fairfield East shares the postcode of 2165 with nearby suburbs of Fairfield, Fairfield Heights and

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History

Fairfield East gets its name from its neighbour Fairfield which in turn was named after the family estate of Captain John Horsley, an early settler. Prior to colonisation, the Cabrogal clan of the

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inhabited the area around what is now known as Fairfield East. British settlers moved into the area in the early 19th century and used the land for farming. By the 1870s, the area now known as Fairfield East was part of two large properties: ''Orchardleigh'' in the north which extended towards

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and ''Mark Lodge'' in the south which also included Villawood, Carramar and parts of the Fairfield town centre. In 1876, ''Orchardleigh'' was subdivided for housing and when ''Mark Lodge'' followed suit in 1885, the area completed its transformation from farmland to suburbia. The name Mark Lodge was still used in the area for some time after although by the 1950s it had officially become Fairfield East.

Commercial area

One-fourth of the suburb comprises large

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area. There a few shopfronts on Tangerine Street and a BP petrol station on

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. Located in the adjacent suburb of Villawood,

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in Woodville Road, a

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nasium, a

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outlet and an

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are proximate to the eastern part of Fairfield East.

Crime

Fairfield East was home to the infamous Villawood Bronx which was plagued with crime and drugs and experienced gang related murders and other serious crimes for many years until the former public housing estate was knocked down in 1999 and redeveloped into townhouses and private homes.

Population

According to the

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, Fairfield East had a population of 5,273 people. 39.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Vietnam 18.9%, Iraq 6.2%, Lebanon 3.6% and China 3.3%. 19.3% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included

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24.7%,

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17.6%,

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4.6%,

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3.5% and

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2.5%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 22.0%, Buddhism 20.1%, Islam 18.0% and No Religion 12.7%. The most common occupations included labourers 16.1%, professionals 14.5%, technicians and trades workers 14.2%, clerical and administrative workers 13.2%, and machinery operators and drivers 13.2%.

References

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