Guildford West
Guildford West is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Cumberland Council, [New South Wales|Cumberland City Council] and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Guildford West shares the postcode of 2161 with the separate suburbs of Guildford and Old Guildford.
Education
Guildford West Public School and as well as a number of preschools are situated within Guildford West. Although not in the suburb, Fairfield [High School (New South Wales)|Fairfield High School] and Merrylands High School 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%.