Lidcombe is located 15 km (9.32 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Cumberland Council, with a small industrial part in the north in the City of Parramatta.

The next most common countries of birth were South Korea 14.4%, China 11.1%, Nepal 7.0%, Vietnam 5.7%, and The Philippines 2.8%.

Many Korean run businesses such as restaurants, cafés, hairdressing and beauty services are located within the suburb.

[3] Haslam's Creek was the site of the first railway disaster in New South Wales in July 1858 which resulted in two deaths.

At the same time, a small part of Sydney Olympic Park that has remained industrial, around Carter Street, was carved back into the suburb of Lidcombe.

The school has 600 students from the Lidcombe area and also caters for special education children with trained teachers in that field.

The school provides extra-curricular education facilities such as a choir, dance group and PSSA sports team.

Marist Brothers was a boys school located on Keating Street, behind St. Joachim's Catholic Church.

The area close to the train station has a lot of restaurants mainly offering Korean food.

Lidcombe Oval, situated in Church Street, on the northern side of the railway line, was the home ground of the Western Suburbs Magpies from 1967–1986.

The ground earned a reputation as a fortress for the home side, particularly in the late 1970s to the early 1980s when the Magpies were at their most competitive.

Games against rivals Parramatta Eels and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles would usually draw large crowds during this era.

Carnarvon Golf Course, located at Nottinghill Road and Joseph Street, reflects the social history of Lidcombe.