Smithfield is a suburb of Sydney, in the divulge of New South Wales, Australia. Smithfield is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the Sydney central thing district, in the local management areas of the City of Fairfield and Cumberland Council. Located in the Greater Western Sydney region, the suburb is one of the largest in Fairfield City by area.
Established in 1836, Smithfield was the first major agreement of the Fairfield LGA. The original 1838 summary try of Smithfield shows the suburb laid out in a grid pattern in the same way as most of the streets having the thesame names as they reach today. Its altitude ranges from 21 to 48 m (69 to 157 ft) above sea level. Geologically, the suburb sits upon the Cumberland Plain. The suburb is a amalgamation of residential, industrial and trailer areas, but is mostly characterized by low-density housing.
Located partially in the suburb, the Smithfield-Wetherill Park Industrial Estate is the largest industrial house in the southern hemisphere and is the middle of manufacturing and distribution in greater western Sydney. Smithfield West is a locality within the suburb and it is an unofficial designation for the region westwards from Dublin Street to the boundary of Wetherill Park.