Fairfield East
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Fairfield East
| city = Sydney
| state = nsw
| image = FairfieldEastTangerineSt.jpg
| caption = Shops in Tangerine Street
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| lga = City of Fairfield
| postcode = 2165
| est = 1876
| pop = 5,198
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL11481|name=Fairfield East (State Suburb)|accessdate=19 August 2024|quick=on}}
| elevation = 12
| area =
| stategov = Fairfield
| fedgov = Fowler
| near-nw = Fairfield
| near-n = Yennora
| near-ne = Old Guildford
| near-w = Fairfield
| near-e = Villawood
| near-sw = Fairfield
| near-s = Villawood
| near-se = Villawood
| dist1 = 27
| dir1 = west
| location1 = Sydney CBD
}}
Fairfield East is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Fairfield East is located {{convert|27|km|mi}} west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Fairfield East is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Fairfield East shares the postcode of 2165 with nearby suburbs of Fairfield, Fairfield Heights and Fairfield West.
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 Dharug people 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=5158&iNavCatID=3&iSubCatID=51 |title=Fairfield |publisher=Fairfield City Council |access-date=2008-08-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817191901/http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=5158&iNavCatID=3&iSubCatID=51 |archive-date=17 August 2008 |df=dmy }}
By the 1870s, the area now known as Fairfield East was part of two large properties: Orchardleigh in the north which extended towards Guildford and Mark Lodge in the south which also included Villawood, Carramar and parts of the Fairfield town centre.{{cite web|url=http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=5156&iNavCatID=3&iSubCatID=51 |title=Fairfield East |publisher=Fairfield City Council |access-date=2008-08-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914022353/http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=5156&iNavCatID=3&iSubCatID=51 |archive-date=14 September 2007 |df=dmy }}
In 1876, Orchardleigh was subdivided for housing and when Mark Lodge followed suit in 1885, the area completed its transformation from farmland to suburbia.{{cn|date=April 2024}} The name Mark Lodge was still used in the area for some time after although by the 1950s it had officially become Fairfield East.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
Commercial area
One-fourth of the suburb comprises large industrial area. There a few shopfronts on Tangerine Street and a BP petrol station on The Horsley Drive.
Located in the adjacent suburb of Villawood, Bunnings on Woodville Road, a gymnasium, a McDonald's outlet and an auto repair are proximate to the eastern part of Fairfield East.
Transport
The Horsley Drive is one of the main arterial roads that runs through the western boundary of the suburb. Yennora railway station, the most proximate train station to large swathes of Fairfield East, is on the Main Southern railway line. Trains run frequently from Yennora to Leppington, Richmond and the City Circle.[https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101284#/ Yennora Station] Transport for NSW Fairfield railway station is more immediate to the northwestern corner of the suburb. Fairfield East is also serviced by bus services operated by Transit Systems.[https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a668f1080bd5e34d18a7e76/t/679c448507a72519b3b9ac24/1738294448832/GSBC3_network_map-20250107.pdf Parramatta, Fairfield, Liverpoool and Bankstown region network] Transit Systems
Demographics
According to the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Fairfield East had a population of 5,198 people. 39.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Vietnam 18.9%, Iraq 7.2%, Lebanon 3.0% and China 2.7%. 20.5% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 24.6%, Arabic 16.4%, Cantonese 4.3%, Mandarin 2.6% and Karen 2.3%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 20.3%, Islam 19.7%, Buddhism 19.1%, and No Religion 14.5%.
The most common occupations included professionals 16.9%, labourers 14.6%, machinery operators and drivers 14.5%, clerical and administrative workers 14.1% and technicians and trades workers 13.1%.
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