Fairfield

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 71,456 people were usually resident in Fairfield: of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 21.8% of people usually resident in Fairfield were children aged 0-14 years, and 22.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 35 years.

In the 2006 Census, 83.4% of people usually resident in Fairfield were Australian citizens, 50.0% were born overseas and 0.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 49.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Fairfield were married, 11.4% were either separated or divorced, 6.9% were widowed and 31.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 42.5% of people usually resident in Fairfield, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Viet Nam 11.6%, Iraq 7.4%, Lebanon 2.9%, Cambodia 2.3% and China 2.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Fairfield were Catholic 32.6%, Buddhism 16.7%, Islam 8.3%, Anglican 8.1% and Eastern Orthodox 6.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Fairfield were Vietnamese 14.5%, Arabic 11.7%, Assyrian 6.7%, Cantonese 4.5% and Spanish 3.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 29.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 27,170 people aged 15 years and over in Fairfield were in the labour force. Of these 59.1% worked full-time, 22.2% worked part-time, 2.7% were away from work, 4.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 11.3% were unemployed. 24,825 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Fairfield were Technicians and Trades Workers 17.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.7%, Labourers 15.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.7%, Professionals 11.9%, Sales Workers 9.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.5% and Managers 6.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Fairfield, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.2%, Road Freight Transport 2.8%, School Education 2.6%, Manufacturing 2.4% and Residential Building Construction 2.3%.

In the 2006 Census in Fairfield, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $304, the median family income was $892 and the median household income was $775.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 18,424 families in Fairfield: of these 24.4% were couple families without children, 51.2% were couple families with children, 22.2% were one parent families and 2.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 23,181 occupied private dwellings were counted in Fairfield.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Fairfield, 72.6% were separate houses, 12.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Fairfield, 30.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.8% were owned with a mortgage and 34.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Fairfield, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 48.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 30.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 19.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Fairfield, the median weekly rent was $180. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517. The average people per household was 3.0 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Fairfield, 75.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.6% were single (or lone) person households and 2.0% were group households.