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 Old Guildford.

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.

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.

Population

At the , there were 5,762 residents in Guildford West. The median age of residents was 31 years and 24.8% of people were aged 14 years and under. 55.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Lebanon 8.1%, Afghanistan 3.6%, Iraq 3.3%, Pakistan 1.8% and Syria 1.7%. 37.1% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 28.8%, Hazaraghi 2.9%, Mandarin 2.3%, Persian 1.9% and Turkish 1.7%. The top responses for religious affiliation were Islam 31.5%, Catholic 26.8%, No Religion 11.0% and Anglican 4.9%. Material was copied from this source, which is available under
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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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and various shops. 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 industrial facilities.

Transport

Yennora railway station and Fairfield railway station are proximate to large swathes of the suburb.

References

{{Sydney Cumberland suburbs Suburbs of Sydney Cumberland Council, New South Wales