Wakeley, New South Wales

Wakeley is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the council seat in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Wakeley is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. At the 2021 census, Wakeley has a population of 4,893.

The City of Fairfield Council Chambers are located in Wakeley.

History
Wakeley is named after Daniel Wakeley, an early settler in the area. It was mainly used for farming until being redeveloped as a residential suburb in 1980.

Demographics
The largest ancestry in the suburb is Vietnamese 17.6%, followed by Assyrian 16.2% and Chinese 13.1%. English only is used at home by 21.2% of residents compared to an average 67.6% in New South Wales. The most common languages spoken after English are Vietnamese 17.9%, Assyrian-Neo Aramaic 15.1%, and Arabic 7.1%.

37.9% of people in Wakeley were born in Australia compared to an average 65.4% in New South Wales. The most common places of birth after Australia are Iraq 16%, Vietnam 14%, and Cambodia 4.2%.

Schools

 * King Park Public School
 * Mary MacKillop College, which is run by the Sisters of St Joseph

Churches
The Christ The Good Shepherd Church, located in the suburb, was opened in 2015 by its head priest Mar Mari Emmanuel, a metropolitan bishop of Australia and New Zealand. The bishop was stabbed at the church on 15 April 2024, but survived the attack.