Guildford West is a

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, in the state of

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that is located 26 kilometres west of the

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, in the

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of the

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and is part of the

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region. Guildford West shares the postcode of 2161 with the separate suburbs of

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and

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Commercial area

Although small in size, Fairfield Road and Fowler Road act as the suburb's ' main streets' with a few restaurants, convenient stores, a

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, a

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, a large bar called Crown On McCredie, and a Cheesecake Shop outlet. Fairfield town centre, which features a shopping mall, and the Guildford main street in Guildford Road are equidistant to the residential area of Guildford West, with some areas being more adjacent to the Fairfield town centre, which can be accessed from Fairfield Road, a street which features a few

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facilities.

Recreational areas

The suburb features large sports grounds such as Guildford West Sportsground and Guildford Tennis Centre. There are number of small suburban parks with playgrounds and sports fields as well throughout the suburb.

Education

Guildford West Public School and as well as a number of

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s are situated within Guildford West. Although not in the suburb, Fairfield High School and

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are in close vicinity to the suburb, depending on the residential area.

Population

At the

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, there were 4,916 residents in Guildford West. The median age of residents was 32 years and 23.5%% of people were aged 14 years and under. 58.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Lebanon 8.9%, Afghanistan 2.6%, New Zealand 2.4%, Iraq 2.2% and China 2.0%. 44.5% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 26.7% and Mandarin 2.1%. The top responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 33.3%, Islam 22.1%, No Religion 10.8% and Anglican 8.6%. CC-BY icon

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