Canley Vale is a Sydney suburb located about 30 kilometres south-west of the CBD, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is part of the South-western Sydney region.
Canley Vale was once a woodland area and was historically part of the Male Orphan School Estate. When in the 1800s, Sir Henry Parkes settled down in the area in a mansion he named it Canley Grange, this is where the name of the suburb is derived from. It is interesting to note that at that time, Cabramatta and Canley Vale were one community which was known Cabravale. The two separate wards were gazetted only on 8 January 1900.The suburb’s Leisure Centre is located close to the train station, but due to council borders and subdivisions it is technically in the adjacent suburb of Cabramatta. The Leisure Centre features a fitness centre, a gym, and meeting rooms for different clubs and community groups.