Prairiewood, New South Wales

Prairiewood Sydney, New South Wales
Fairfield Showground, Prairiewood
Postcode:	2176
Location:	34 km (21 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA:	City of Fairfield
State electorate:	Smithfield
Federal Division:	McMahon, Fowler
Suburbs around Prairiewood: Bossley Park Wetherill Park Smithfield Bossley Park Prairiewood Fairfield West Greenfield Park St Johns Park Wakeley

Prairiewood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Prairiewood is located 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

Prairiewood is primarily a residential suburb that is also home to a golf course, Fairfield Showground, schools, a leisure centre and a major shopping centre.

History

Prairiewood was once a part of Wetherill Park. The area was subdivided and developed in the 1970s as Prariewood Estate. It later became a suburb and took on the name of the estate.

Commercial areas

Stockland Wetherill Park is a major shopping centre that is actually located in the north-western corner of Prairiewood. Fairfield Hospital moved to Prairiewood in 1988 from its original location in Fairfield.

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  Stockland Mall

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  Fairfield Hospital

Sport and recreation

Fairfield Golf Course is an 18 hole course. Fairfield Showground is home to many cultural celebrations and the Fairfield Markets, which are a common attraction every Saturday morning.

Population

According to the 2006 census, Prairiewood had a population of 2,867. It has a multicultural community with the most common languages spoken after English being Assyrian (9.5%), Vietnamese (9.3%), Italian (7.4%), Spanish (6.9%) and Arabic (6.3%).

External links

• Prairiewood, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°51′40″S 150°54′17″E