Flemington, New South Wales

Flemington, officially gazetted as "Homebush West" since 1992, is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Flemington is located 13 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield, with a small unpopulated area in Cumberland Council.

Flemington
Sydney, New South Wales
The W&N Corner Store, originally built in 1922 as Shackleton's Corner
Population9,108 (2021 census)
 • Density5,360/km2 (13,900/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2140 (or 2129)
Elevation23 m (75 ft)
Area1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Location13 km (8 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Municipality of Strathfield, Cumberland Council
State electorate(s)Strathfield
Federal division(s)Reid
Suburbs around Flemington:
Lidcombe Sydney Markets Sydney Olympic Park
Lidcombe Flemington Homebush
Rookwood Strathfield Homebush

Much of the housing in the suburb is government housing. Only a small number of historical homes and newly built apartment blocks are under private ownership.

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