When British settlers first arrived in Sydney, the area that is now known as Fairfield West was inhabited by the Cabrogal tribe.

At the time it was mostly small farms but a Progress Association was established leading to a post office, school and a sportsground being built in the community.

Timber cutting became a significant local industry and the sawmills brought other businesses into the new town, which was well established by the end of the 1800s.

The vegetation along the creek side has been identified by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service as a Cumberland Plain Endangered Ecological Community.

The top responses for religious affiliation were Catholic (35.1%), Buddhism (14.5%), No Religion (12.8%), Unstated (7.1%) and Assyrian Church of the East (6.0%).