Fairfield Heights

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Fairfield Heights is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Fairfield Heights is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Fairfield Heights is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Fairfield Heights shares the postcode of 2165 with the separate suburbs of Fairfield, Fairfield East and Fairfield West. It has the colloquial nickname in the area of "The Heights". The suburb's town centre is bordered by low- and medium-density residential areas, with a primary school nearby.

The town centre has seen economic decline in recent years, reflected in vacant shops and the loss of long-standing businesses, including bank branches. Despite this, the centre is also showing signs of renewal, with new investment such as the Woolworths supermarket, emerging business types like a higher-end café. Medical services are a major strength of the suburb. The majority of residents speak a language other than English at home, with the most common one being Assyrian Neo-Aramaic. Fairfield Heights, like Fairfield, is also an ethnic enclave of Assyrians. There are also high levels of Iraqi, Chinese and Vietnamese ancestry.