Abbotsbury
Abbotsbury is a growing new suburb in the Fairfield local government area with a population of 3,861 residents in 2001.

Bonnyrigg
Bonnyrigg had a population of 8,872 residents in 2001 which is a slight decline from 1996.

Bonnyrigg Heights
With a population of 7,107 residents in 2001, Bonnyrigg Heights had the largest population increase (19% or 1,142 residents) of all Fairfield City's suburbs since 1996

Bossley Park
With a population of 14,444 residents in 2001, Bossley Park was the third most populated suburb in the local government area

Cabramatta
Cabramatta is one of the most populated suburbs in the Fairfield local government area with 19,391 residents. However, the population has been declining over the past 10 years with the 2,596 residents leaving between 1996 and 2001. This was the largest population decline in the local government area.

Cabramatta West
With 6,538 residents in 2001, Cabramatta West continued to grow with a 6% increase from 1996. It had a high proportion of residents aged 65 years and over.

Canley Heights
Canley Heights had a stable population with 9,917 residents in 2001. It had a slightly higher proportion of children aged 9 years and under.

Canley Vale
With a population of 10,135 residents, Canley Vale was the sixth most populated suburb in the Fairfield local government area. This was an increase of 2.7% from 1996.

Carramar
Carramar had a declining population with 3,128 residents in 2001, a decrease of 13.8% from 1996. It had a low proportion of youth and a high proportion of older residents aged 65 years and over.

Cecil Park
In 2001, this rural suburb had the smallest population of all Fairfield’s suburbs with 596 residents. This was an increase of 17.8% from 1996.

Edensor Park
In 2001, In 2001, Edensor Park had a population of 9,338 residents. This was an increase of 13% from 1996 and the second largest population increase of all suburbs

Fairfield
This growing suburb, which includes the Fairfield Town Centre, housed 14,586 residents in 2001 and was the second most populated suburb in the local government area.

Fairfield East
In 2001, Fairfield East had a population of 2,332 residents. This was a decrease of 18.5% since 1996 and the largest proportional population decline in the local government area.

Fairfield Heights
In 2001, the population of Fairfield Heights was 5,477 residents, an increase of 5.9% since 1996. It had a high proportion of older residents particularly aged 70-79 years.

Fairfield West
Fairfield West was the fifth largest suburb in the Fairfield local government area with a population 10,360 residents in 2001. This was an increase of 2.2% from 1996.

Greenfield Park
The population of Greenfield Park was 5,386 residents in 2001. For this growing suburb, this was an increase of 2.3% from 1996.

St Johns Park
In 2001, the population of St Johns Park was 5,774 residents. This was a decrease of 17.9% (1,257 residents) from 1996 and the second largest proportional and actual population decline in the local government area.

Horsley Park
Summary of trends from 2001 census: With 1,833 residents in 2001, Horsley Park had a declining population. It had an ageing population with significant proportion of older residents aged 65 years and over. The main languages spoken at home other than English were Italian and other European languages.

Lansvale
With 2,444 residents in 2001, the population of Lansvale had decreased from 1996. It had an ageing population with a significant proportion of 55-64 year olds and residents aged 65 years and over.

Mt Pritchard
In 2001, Mt Pritchard had a population of 8,977 residents which was an increase of 8.9% from 1996.

Old Guildford
With 2,179 residents in 2001, the population of Old Guildford increased by 29.7% from 1996 with this the largest proportional increase of all suburbs in the Fairfield local government area.

Prairiewood
In 2001, Prairiewood had a population of 3,317 residents. This was an increase of 15% from 1996.

Smithfield
In 2001, Smithfield had a population of 10,382 residents, an increase of 1.7% from 1996. It was the fourth largest suburb housing 5.7% of the total residents of the Fairfield local government area.

Villawood
In 2001, Villawood had a population of 3,500 residents. It had a high proportion of children aged 5-11 years old.

Wakeley
In 2001, Wakeley had a population of 4,887 residents, an increase of 5.2% from 1996. It had a higher proportion of youth aged 12-17 years and 18-25 years.

Wetherill Park
In 2001, the population of Wetherill Park was 6,407 residents, a slight decrease of 1.2% since 1996.

Yennora
In 2001, Yennora had a population of 1,286 residents which is a small increase of 1.7% from 1996. It was the second smallest suburb housing 7% of the total population of Fairfield.