Fairy Meadow

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC11484
People 7,405
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 37
Families 1,852
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 3,220
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,123
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,907
Median weekly rent $340
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3,672 49.6 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,728 50.4 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 136 1.8 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 7,405 people in Fairy Meadow. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

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Age Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 404 5.5 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 405 5.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 348 4.7 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 437 5.9 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 759 10.3 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 632 8.5 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 527 7.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 448 6.1 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 463 6.3 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 475 6.4 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 433 5.8 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 416 5.6 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 364 4.9 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 305 4.1 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 309 4.2 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 269 3.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 216 2.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 194 2.6 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Fairy Meadow was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,576 41.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 225 3.6 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 561 9.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 406 6.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,480 39.7 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Fairy Meadow aged 15 years and over, 41.2% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,274 40.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 528 9.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,807 50.0 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Fairy Meadow, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 122 4.8 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 365 14.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 116 4.6 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 33 1.3 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 234 9.3 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 141 5.6 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 12 0.5 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 172 6.8 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 825 32.8 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 54 2.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 444 17.6 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Fairy Meadow 34.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.2% were in primary school, 15.6% in secondary school and 39.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,329 21.3 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 531 8.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 191 3.1 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 909 14.6 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 953 15.3 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 213 3.4 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 679 10.9 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 11 0.2 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.1 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 623 10.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 59 0.9 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 550 8.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Fairy Meadow, 15.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 2,232 22.5 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,140 21.6 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Italian 784 7.9 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2
Irish 719 7.3 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 602 6.1 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Fairy Meadow were English 22.5%, Australian 21.6%, Italian 7.9%, Irish 7.3% and Scottish 6.1%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Fairy Meadow (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,822 65.3 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 349 4.7 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Italy 227 3.1 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7
England 215 2.9 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Vietnam 112 1.5 84,130 1.1 219,355 0.9
Iraq 97 1.3 40,271 0.5 67,352 0.3

In Fairy Meadow, 65.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.7%, Italy 3.1%, England 2.9%, Vietnam 1.5% and Iraq 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,849 38.5 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 535 7.2 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 363 4.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,191 43.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Fairy Meadow, 43.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 38.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,566 48.2 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 463 6.3 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
England 407 5.5 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 386 5.2 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Turkey 182 2.5 26,361 0.4 66,516 0.3

In Fairy Meadow, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.2%, Italy 6.3%, England 5.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.2% and Turkey 2.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,744 50.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Italy 433 5.8 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7
England 389 5.3 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 384 5.2 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Turkey 164 2.2 23,989 0.3 60,738 0.3

In Fairy Meadow, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 50.6%, Italy 5.8%, England 5.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.2% and Turkey 2.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,124 28.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,085 28.2 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 883 11.9 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 651 8.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Islam 395 5.3 267,659 3.6 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Fairy Meadow were No Religion, so described 28.7%, Catholic 28.2%, Anglican 11.9%, Not stated 8.8% and Islam 5.3%. In Fairy Meadow, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 323 4.4 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Italian 307 4.2 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Turkish 173 2.3 21,620 0.3 58,355 0.2
Arabic 164 2.2 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Vietnamese 138 1.9 102,896 1.4 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 5,013 67.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 861 29.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Fairy Meadow 67.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.4%, Italian 4.2%, Turkish 2.3%, Arabic 2.2% and Vietnamese 1.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,726 51.1 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,164 34.5 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 172 5.1 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 313 9.3 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 3,375 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fairy Meadow. Of these 51.1% were employed full time, 34.5% were employed part-time and 9.3% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 447 14.5 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 363 11.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 360 11.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 596 19.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,133 36.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Fairy Meadow, 14.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 631 20.6 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 441 14.4 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 411 13.4 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 401 13.1 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 321 10.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 317 10.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 288 9.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 198 6.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Fairy Meadow included Professionals 20.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Labourers 10.3%, Managers 9.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 112 3.7 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 111 3.7 46,246 1.4 155,985 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 106 3.5 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 85 2.8 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 84 2.8 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Fairy Meadow, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.7%, Higher Education 3.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8% and Takeaway Food Services 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 497 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,435 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,123 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fairy Meadow was $497.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,928 63.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 175 5.7 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Bus 138 4.5 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Walked only 109 3.6 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Train 98 3.2 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 295 9.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,163 70.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Fairy Meadow, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.0%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Bus 4.5%, Walked only 3.6% and Train 3.2%. On the day, 9.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 4,217 67.5 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,563 25.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 801 12.8 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,085 17.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Fairy Meadow, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.0% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,447 23.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,591 25.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 681 10.9 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 501 8.0 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Fairy Meadow, 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 692 37.4 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 738 39.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 373 20.2 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 47 2.5 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Fairy Meadow, 39.9% were couple families with children, 37.4% were couple families without children and 20.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Fairy Meadow, 18.4% of single parents were male and 81.6% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 248 17.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 55 3.8 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 284 19.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 185 12.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 105 7.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 423 29.5 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 61 4.3 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 71 5.0 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Fairy Meadow, of couple families with children, 17.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 19.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,819 92.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 246 8.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Fairy Meadow, 92.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,635 58.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 544 19.3 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 601 21.3 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 31 1.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Fairy Meadow, 58.0% were separate houses, 19.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.3% were flats or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 15 0.5 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 174 6.2 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 997 35.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,070 37.9 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 502 17.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 63 2.2 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Fairy Meadow, of occupied private dwellings 6.2% had 1 bedroom, 35.3% had 2 bedrooms and 37.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 935 33.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 640 22.6 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,171 41.4 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 15 0.5 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 70 2.5 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Fairy Meadow, 33.0% were owned outright, 22.6% were owned with a mortgage and 41.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,806 63.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 817 28.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 207 7.3 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Fairy Meadow, of all households, 63.8% were family households, 28.9% were single person households and 7.3% were group households.

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Household income Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.0 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Fairy Meadow, 27.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 340 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 79.7 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 20.3 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,907 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 380 13.4 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,196 42.3 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 799 28.2 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 352 12.4 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 102 3.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Fairy Meadow, 42.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 582 20.6 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,177 77.0 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 68 2.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Fairy Meadow, 77.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 63 46.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 74 54.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Fairy Meadow, 46.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.0% were female. The median age was 26 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,228 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Fairy Meadow, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,228.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 316 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Fairy Meadow, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $316 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.