Fairfield

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA12850
People 208,475
Male 49.3%
Female 50.7%
Median age 39
Families 53,134
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 67,606
Average number of people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,390
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent (b) $390
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 102,874 49.3 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 105,605 50.7 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,525 0.7 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 196,519 94.3 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 10,425 5.0 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 39 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 10,848 5.2 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 12,701 6.1 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 13,693 6.6 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 14,439 6.9 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 14,686 7.0 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 14,190 6.8 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 12,855 6.2 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 12,655 6.1 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 12,304 5.9 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 13,316 6.4 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 13,872 6.7 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 14,129 6.8 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 13,816 6.6 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 11,358 5.4 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 9,014 4.3 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 5,837 2.8 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 4,319 2.1 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 4,440 2.1 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 79,678 46.5 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 6,752 3.9 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 15,394 9.0 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 10,007 5.8 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 59,395 34.7 2,358,844 35.7 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 72,078 45.3 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 6,704 4.2 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 80,450 50.5 2,532,544 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,901 4.4 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 11,357 17.2 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 3,723 5.6 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 1,052 1.6 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 16,187 24.4 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 11,613 17.5 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 3,232 4.9 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 1,087 1.6 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 15,979 24.1 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 5,408 8.2 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 9,447 14.3 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 14,914 22.5 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 2,700 4.1 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 13,526 20.4 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 22,779 13.3 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 12,338 7.2 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 3,482 2.0 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 13,659 8.0 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 39,014 22.8 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 6,954 4.1 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 17,571 10.3 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 177 0.1 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 52 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 23,805 13.9 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 3,706 2.2 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 12,737 7.4 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 14,950 8.7 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 40,624 19.5 124,030 1.5 334,785 1.3
Chinese 27,226 13.1 581,641 7.2 1,390,639 5.5
Australian 18,410 8.8 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Assyrian 17,103 8.2 29,528 0.4 42,346 0.2
English 14,950 7.2 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0

Note 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 80,400 38.6 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Vietnam 34,072 16.3 97,995 1.2 257,997 1.0
Iraq 24,983 12.0 55,353 0.7 92,922 0.4
Cambodia 7,507 3.6 13,823 0.2 39,043 0.2
Syria 5,768 2.8 16,746 0.2 29,096 0.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3,846 1.8 247,595 3.1 549,618 2.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 165,055 79.2 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 6,965 3.3 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 4,921 2.4 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 18,107 8.7 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 13,431 6.4 481,824 6.0 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Vietnam 48,706 23.4 143,653 1.8 381,390 1.5
Iraq 33,972 16.3 81,533 1.0 139,566 0.5
Australia 23,130 11.1 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
Cambodia 11,076 5.3 22,024 0.3 61,867 0.2
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9,210 4.4 362,065 4.5 784,594 3.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Vietnam 50,527 24.2 150,744 1.9 399,037 1.6
Iraq 33,658 16.1 79,899 1.0 136,045 0.5
Australia 25,276 12.1 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
Cambodia 11,666 5.6 23,419 0.3 65,773 0.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7,775 3.7 362,744 4.5 787,673 3.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 63,255 30.3 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Buddhism 41,473 19.9 222,770 2.8 615,823 2.4
No Religion, so described 30,484 14.6 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Not stated 14,570 7.0 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Islam 13,190 6.3 349,240 4.3 813,392 3.2

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Fairfield, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (54.0%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 43,936 21.1 117,907 1.5 320,758 1.3
Arabic 19,334 9.3 227,243 2.8 367,159 1.4
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 16,305 7.8 25,634 0.3 38,534 0.2
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 8,437 4.0 12,380 0.2 21,684 0.1
Cantonese 7,668 3.7 148,943 1.8 295,281 1.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 48,753 23.4 5,457,982 67.6 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 48,386 79.4 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 69,900 40.8 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 89,693 52.4 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 11,639 6.8 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 32,677 46.7 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 18,496 26.5 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 12,658 18.1 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 6,070 8.7 189,852 4.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 10,863 17.0 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 8,279 13.0 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 6,491 10.2 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 3,720 5.8 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 15,591 24.4 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 10,882 17.0 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 6,206 9.7 617,176 16.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 10,784 16.9 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9,177 14.4 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 8,613 13.5 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3
Labourers 8,456 13.2 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 7,723 12.1 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 6,287 9.8 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 5,521 8.6 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Managers 5,444 8.5 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,913 3.0 92,329 2.5 299,810 2.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,801 2.8 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Banking 1,473 2.3 71,055 1.9 158,358 1.3
Takeaway Food Services 1,387 2.2 66,951 1.8 232,691 1.9
Other Social Assistance Services 1,339 2.1 87,430 2.4 278,221 2.3

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $485 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,482 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,390 N/A $1,829 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 30,321 47.5 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 2,774 4.3 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Train 1,192 1.9 62,460 1.7 170,326 1.4
Walked only 814 1.3 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Truck 617 1.0 26,390 0.7 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 10,215 16.0 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 14,971 23.5 1,141,467 31.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 2,698 4.2 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 34,049 53.3 1,737,359 47.2 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 80,232 46.9 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 31,945 18.7 1,669,763 25.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 19,740 11.5 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 9,243 5.4 857,891 13.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 24,386 14.2 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 28,042 16.4 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 13,726 8.0 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 14,075 8.2 588,433 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 14,789 7.1 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 11,167 5.4 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 3,921 1.9 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 1,869 0.9 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 14,216 6.8 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 7,426 3.6 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 2,046 1.0 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 2,191 1.1 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 10,189 4.9 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 2,019 1.0 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 17,635 8.5 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 134,340 64.4 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 18,250 8.8 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 143,549 68.9 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 31,710 15.2 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 9,483 4.5 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 5,482 2.6 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 18,250 8.8 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 98 0.1 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 776 0.5 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 159,076 92.9 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 11,276 6.6 399,351 6.0 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Families

Family composition
All families
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 13,091 24.6 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 26,596 50.1 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 12,217 23.0 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 1,229 2.3 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 15.2 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 84.8 N/A 81.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 3,713 9.4 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 1,033 2.6 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,748 6.9 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 5,064 12.8 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 3,029 7.6 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 17,487 44.1 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 5,190 13.1 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 1,424 3.6 64,433 3.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 60,918 94.6 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 3,484 5.4 299,524 9.4 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 43,987 72.2 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7,598 12.5 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 8,970 14.7 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 173 0.3 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 182 0.3 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 2,494 4.1 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 10,959 18.0 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 24,049 39.5 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 22,163 36.4 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,074 1.8 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 3.2 N/A 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 6,337 10.4 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 20,587 33.8 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 19,144 31.4 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 13,658 22.4 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,183 1.9 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 48,853 80.2 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 10,680 17.5 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 1,388 2.3 111,646 3.8 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19,160 31.5 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 16,454 27.0 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 23,182 38.1 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 945 1.6 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 1,181 1.9 42,613 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 20.5 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 17.2 N/A 26.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 390 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 9,949 42.9 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 11,237 48.5 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 1,997 8.6 79,448 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 10,274 62.4 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 4,179 25.4 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 2,003 12.2 102,255 10.8 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 729 47.7 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 799 52.3 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 25 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,233 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Fairfield % Fairfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 350 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 N/A 1,755 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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