Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $1.25M over the last 24 months. 88% of decided DAs approved.
Smithfield 2164 spans 2 councils: Fairfield City Council (3,885 lots), Cumberland Council (478 lots). The dominant council (Fairfield City Council) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Smithfield is dominated by R2 — Low Density Residential. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
Smithfield 2164 covers an undefined area within Fairfield City Council.
Drill into any lot in Smithfield
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
lots with remaining GFA capacity
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
adjoining lots with combined upside
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb · 611 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 15,595 dwellings, with 946,533 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
1% of lots carry heritage controls; also: 0.3% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
Real estate agency · serves Smithfield, NSW
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Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
404 development applications for Smithfield addresses were decided by Fairfield City Council over the past 24 months. 354 approved — a 88% approval rate. Average processing time: 9 days.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
68 businesses serving Smithfield and nearby.
Real estate agency
28 Chifley St, Smithfield NSW 2164
Engineering consultant
Industrial Estate, 2/364-384 Woodpark Rd, Smithfield NSW 2164
Engineering consultant
18 Long St, Smithfield NSW 2164
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3 Cullen Pl, Smithfield NSW 2164
Painter
10/8-12 Cooper St, Smithfield NSW 2164
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Smithfield is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 2,774 of 4,363 lots (65%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (65%), R3 Medium Density Residential (19%), E4 General Industrial (14%), SP2 Infrastructure (2%), E1 Local Centre (1%).
Across Smithfield, the average maximum building height is 9.0 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.48:1. Individual lots can vary materially — height and FSR are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be modified by overlays. For an exact figure on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 3,368 lots in Smithfield appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in Smithfield over the past 24 months is $1,250,000, across 338 sales. Median unimproved land value is $840,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Smithfield is $710. Gross rental yield works out to 2.8%.
Fairfield City Council decided 404 development applications for Smithfield addresses over the past 24 months, with 354 approved (88% approval rate). Average processing time is 9 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Smithfield, 1% with heritage controls, 0.2% near contaminated sites. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
3,572 of 4,363 lots in Smithfield show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 45.9 / 100.
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Engineering consultant · serves Smithfield, NSW
Industrial Estate, 2/364-384 Woodpark Rd, Smithfield NSW 2164
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in Smithfield.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2164 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Fairfield City Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →