Family-focused suburb roughly 38 km south-west of the Sydney CBD in the City of Campbelltown LGA's part of the Macarthur region, built around Macquarie Fields station and its local shops. Named by early landholder James Meehan for Governor Lachlan Macquarie, it grew from a grand but failed 1880s 'Glenwood Estate' subdivision into a post-war village (its first public school opened in 1958), then gained large Housing Commission estates on the east side in the mid-1970s — the localities Guise and Curran — which authorities have progressively blended into one suburb since the 1980s. Today it is genuinely multicultural: at the 2021 census 52.5% of residents were born in Australia, with sizeable Bangladesh-born (7.0%) and India-born (5.3%) communities; Bengali (9.3%) and Arabic (4.0%) were the main languages spoken at home after English, and Islam (16.4%) and Hinduism (10.4%) were significant faiths. Residents and agents describe a quiet, low-fuss family community of brick homes on generous blocks with bushland surrounds — 'facilities galore', in one local review: schools, parks, a leisure centre, skate park and even a swimming beach on the Georges River — and easy M5/Hume Highway access (Homely reviews; StMate).
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | South West Sydney |
| Council (LGA) | Campbelltown City Council |
| Postcode | 2564 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Direct T8 Airport & South trains from Macquarie Fields reach Central in about 45 minutes on average, on the roughly 34 km rail journey… |
| Median house price | ~$1.0M (mid-2026, CoreLogic-based trackers): median house sale price $1,011,000 on 98 sales in 12 months with +12.33% annual growth (YIP), and OnTheHouse/Cotality median house value $996,826 as at 31 July 2026 (+39.9% over five years); StMate's mix-based figures put 3-bedroom houses around $926,000 and 4-bedroom houses around $1.13M |
| Median unit price | $697,723 median unit value ; StMate shows roughly $653,000 for units, reflecting the suburb's villa and townhouse stock |
| Typical rent | Houses around $620–650/week and units around $530/week |
| Price growth | Houses +12.33% over 12 months and +39.9% over five years ; StMate's headline of +20.6%/yr reflects a spike in 4-bedroom sales… |
Transport
Macquarie Fields railway station, opened 3 October 1888, sits on the Main Southern line 33.8 km from Central and since the second half of 2017 has been served exclusively by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South line, meaning city trains run direct via the Airport and East Hills corridors while passengers change at Glenfield (one stop north) for services via Granville to the city, Parramatta or Blacktown's Cumberland line. The station handled about 483,000 passenger boardings in 2025 — roughly 1,300 a day. It received a multi-million-dollar upgrade through 2026 improving accessibility, commuter access and parking. Buses are operated by Transit Systems NSW, which took over the region's routes in September 2023 and runs a bus depot in Macquarie Fields: routes 870, 871 and 872 connect Campbelltown Hospital to Liverpool Station and route 876 links Eucalyptus Drive to Macquarie Fields Station. The Hume Highway runs close by, connecting to the M5 Motorway, Western Sydney and the airport precinct (StMate).
Schools
Macquarie Fields Public School — the suburb's NSW government primary school (the area's first public school opened in 1958 as the post-war village grew). Macquarie Fields High School and James Meehan High School — both NSW government high schools located in the suburb. Curran Public School and Guise Public School — NSW government K–6 primaries serving the suburb's eastern localities, which grew from the 1970s housing estates (StMate).
Shopping & Amenities
Day-to-day shopping is all in-suburb: Glenquarie Town Centre offers supermarkets and specialty retail, and local shops and eateries cluster around Railway Parade and Saywell Road near the station. Neighbouring Glenfield's village strip and Ingleburn's wider spread of cafes, takeaways and casual dining sit just across the suburb boundary for extra choice (StMate). Macquarie Fields Leisure Centre and local medical and dental centres are inside the suburb, with Campbelltown and Liverpool Hospitals the nearest major public hospitals a short drive away.
Parks & Outdoors
Green space is a genuine strength: OnTheHouse/Cotality counts 38 parks covering nearly 27.7% of the suburb. Macquarie Fields Leisure Centre combines indoor heated pools, an outdoor Olympic-sized pool, outdoor splash park, play park, BBQs and large grassed areas. Local sporting fields at Bensley Road, Hazlet Oval, Monarch Oval and Third Avenue host cricket, rugby league and soccer. The suburb is surrounded by bushland, with the Georges River corridor along its eastern fringe offering riverside recreation including Simmos Beach for swimming, kayaking and fishing, plus nature reserves scattered through the streets.
Property Market
The median house price in Macquarie Fields was around ~$1.0M (mid-2026, CoreLogic-based trackers): median house sale price $1,011,000 on 98 sales in 12 months with +12.33% annual growth (YIP), and OnTheHouse/Cotality median house value $996,826 as at 31 July 2026 (+39.9% over five years); StMate's mix-based figures put 3-bedroom houses around $926,000 and 4-bedroom houses around $1.13M. See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Population 14,023 at the 2021 census (up just 2.2% since 2016) with 54.3% of homes owner-occupied and a median age of 36. Housing stock mixes post-war brick homes, 1970s Housing Commission-era estates on the east side and newer infill family houses on blocks commonly around 550–600 m². About 170 properties sold in the 12 months to mid-2026 and houses average 15 days on market. Buyers are typically families and investors priced out of closer-in suburbs, drawn by the station, schools, high park cover and entry prices well below Glenfield and the gated Macquarie Links estate next door (StMate).
New Developments
Macquarie Fields Station Upgrade — a multi-million-dollar Transport for NSW project improving accessibility, commuter access and parking; construction ran from late 2024 and was completed in the middle of 2026, with community tours offered to show progress. Macquarie Fields Leisure Centre is set for upgrades — the centre remained operating during early works in 2026 (Western Sydney Mums). Residential renewal continues as the older housing stock turns over: 2026 sales include a $1.23M house on Saywell Road and new-build family homes listed above $1.3M, reflecting steady demand from families and upgraders (StMate).
Jobs & Local Economy
Transit Systems NSW operates a bus depot in the suburb, making public-transport operations a local employer, with routes 870/871/872/876 linking Macquarie Fields to Campbelltown Hospital, Liverpool and the station. Retail and local services jobs cluster around Glenquarie Town Centre, the Railway Parade shops, the suburb's five schools and the leisure centre. The Hume Highway/M5 corridor on the suburb's doorstep feeds into the freight, logistics and airport-precinct employment of South-West Sydney, with industrial estates in neighbouring Ingleburn and around Liverpool a short commute away (StMate).
Nearby Suburbs
Glenfield, Ingleburn, Long Point, Macquarie Links, Bradbury, Campbelltown
Sources & method
Researched 4 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.
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