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| Locality | Guildford |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Cumberland Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -33.8586 |
| Longitude | 150.99464 |
| Area | 5.9 km² |
| Elevation | 48 m |
| Postcode | 2161 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 20 km west |
Guildford is a locality in the Cumberland Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 5.9 km². It sits at an elevation of around 48 m above sea level. It lies approximately 20 km west of Sydney. Guildford is located at 33.8586°S, 150.9946°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2161.
Guildford spreads across a gentle, rolling terrain, its landscape etched with the meandering lines of the Georges River, a constant, cool presence. It lies 2.7 km south-south-east of Merrylands, NSW (from Merrylands, NSW: bearing 164°T), and is situated 12.5 km south-east of Blacktown. The air here carries the humid breath of the Sydney basin, thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of traffic. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-grey skies, has a soft, diffused quality, painting the suburban sprawl in muted tones of ochre and faded green. Winds, when they stir, rustle through the broad leaves of introduced fig trees and the spiky foliage of native bottlebrushes, carrying whispers of the city’s restless energy and the quietude of its residential pockets.
Historically, Guildford was a place of orchards and market gardens, its fertile soils feeding the growing colony, a legacy that still echoes in the names of some streets and the occasional mature fruit tree stubbornly clinging to life in a backyard. Later, as industry found its footing in the west, it became a hub for manufacturing and warehousing, its economic pulse now tied to logistics and distribution centres that hum with activity day and night. The Georges River, once a vital artery for transport and sustenance, now offers more in the way of recreation, its banks a popular spot for walkers and fishermen seeking a quiet escape, a reminder of a slower, more elemental connection to the land.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Guildford, New South Wales. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Guildford, in the Cumberland Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Guildford includes the postcode (2161), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Cumberland Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Guildford is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |