Canley Heights, New South Wales

Canley Heights is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 31 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is part of the South-western Sydney region.

History
Canley Heights takes its name from its sister-suburb down the hill, Canley Vale. When Sir Henry Parkes settled there in the mid-19th century, he named his home Canley Grange, after his birthplace of Canley in Coventry, England.

Commercial area
Canley Heights mostly consists of low-density residential and commercial developments.

Its commercial area is centred on Canley Vale Road, the main street in the suburb, which features convenient stores, dollar stores, many businesses, dentists, law firms, cafes, two gas stations, as well as a variety of ethnic restaurants (generally, Vietnamese, which usually open up until late in the weekends and would offer a 'nightlife' for the residents and visitors alike, as most restaurants and shops close by 9pm in Sydney and the rest of the country.

There are also Bars hotels (with a VIP lounge and bar), bistro, hookah lounge and a Post Office, which is the only remaining banking facility, in the main street.

Education
Canley Heights Public School was established in 1955. The school has an enrolment of approximately 600 students.

Canley Heights is within the Fairvale High School catchment. Fairvale High School was established in 1969.https://fairvale-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Transport
The nearest railway station is located in the nearby suburb of Canley Vale. The Cumberland Highway passes through Canley Heights.

Westbus operates the 817 bus route (Cabramatta Railway Station to Canley Heights to Fairfield Railway Station), 819 bus route (Canley Heights to Liverpool Railway Station), 9032 bus route (Canley Heights to Parramatta Railway Station) and that serves the suburb.

Population
According to the 2021 census of Population, there were 12,320 residents in Canley Heights. 37.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 30.9%, Cambodia 6.9%, Iraq 4.2%, New Zealand 1.2% and China 1.6%. 17.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 42.1%, Cantonese 5.5%, Khmer 5.4%, Arabic 3.4% and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 2.7%. The most common responses for religion in Canley Heights were Buddhism 37.1%, Catholic 18.8% and No Religion 18.8%.

Median Weekly Income
According to the 2021 census of Population, the Medial weekly income compared to NSW and Australia was.