Fairy Meadow

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL11487
People 7,512
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 38
Families 1,870
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 3,351
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,407
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent (b) $390
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3,729 49.6 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 3,783 50.4 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 169 2.2 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 6,939 92.4 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 405 5.4 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 38 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 347 4.6 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 381 5.1 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 393 5.2 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 384 5.1 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 792 10.5 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 619 8.2 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 490 6.5 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 446 5.9 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 422 5.6 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 462 6.1 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 444 5.9 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 448 6.0 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 409 5.4 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 364 4.8 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 342 4.5 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 302 4.0 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 247 3.3 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 230 3.1 183,895 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,461 38.5 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 234 3.7 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 620 9.7 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 411 6.4 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 2,669 41.8 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 2,250 38.5 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 592 10.1 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 3,006 51.4 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 147 6.1 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 362 15.1 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 111 4.6 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 23 1.0 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 499 20.8 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 217 9.0 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 152 6.3 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 24 1.0 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 388 16.2 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 218 9.1 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 652 27.2 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 868 36.2 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 58 2.4 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 437 18.2 465,268 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,563 24.5 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 588 9.2 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 233 3.6 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 941 14.7 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 891 13.9 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 190 3.0 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 672 10.5 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 9 0.1 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.1 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 529 8.3 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 189 3.0 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 67 1.0 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 518 8.1 549,965 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 2,367 31.5 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 2,326 31.0 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Italian 722 9.6 301,829 3.7 1,108,364 4.4
Irish 681 9.1 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 663 8.8 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6

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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,152 68.6 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 223 3.0 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
India 190 2.5 208,962 2.6 673,352 2.6
Italy 177 2.4 47,197 0.6 163,326 0.6
Vietnam 130 1.7 97,995 1.2 257,997 1.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 127 1.7 247,595 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,676 35.6 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 598 8.0 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 439 5.8 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 3,360 44.7 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 436 5.8 481,824 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,807 50.7 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
England 469 6.2 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
Italy 403 5.4 130,127 1.6 477,065 1.9
India 223 3.0 288,030 3.6 935,066 3.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 164 2.2 362,065 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,973 52.9 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
England 426 5.7 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
Italy 368 4.9 106,001 1.3 391,399 1.5
India 228 3.0 282,630 3.5 917,541 3.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 162 2.2 362,744 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)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,649 35.3 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 1,934 25.7 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 736 9.8 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 506 6.7 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Islam 355 4.7 349,240 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 Fairy Meadow, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (51.3%) (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)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 218 2.9 64,039 0.8 228,042 0.9
Turkish 162 2.2 23,842 0.3 64,924 0.3
Vietnamese 146 1.9 117,907 1.5 320,758 1.3
Mandarin 124 1.7 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Arabic 104 1.4 227,243 2.8 367,159 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 5,428 72.3 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 767 25.6 856,911 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 3,568 55.8 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 2,429 38.0 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 389 6.1 386,728 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,727 48.4 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,196 33.5 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 448 12.6 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 202 5.7 189,852 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)
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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
0 hours (away from work) 387 11.5 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 572 17.0 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 413 12.3 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 215 6.4 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 682 20.2 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 578 17.2 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 461 13.7 617,176 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 841 25.0 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 468 13.9 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 459 13.6 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 421 12.5 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 316 9.4 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 305 9.1 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 299 8.9 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 217 6.4 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3

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

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) 178 5.3 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Cafes and Restaurants 104 3.1 72,942 2.0 268,005 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 100 3.0 92,329 2.5 299,810 2.5
Takeaway Food Services 97 2.9 66,951 1.8 232,691 1.9
Other Social Assistance Services 97 2.9 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $674 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,872 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,407 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,560 46.3 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 105 3.1 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Walked only 81 2.4 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Bus 59 1.8 34,408 0.9 175,085 1.5
Train 20 0.6 62,460 1.7 170,326 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 577 17.1 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 831 24.7 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) 109 3.2 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,708 50.7 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 4,227 66.1 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,382 21.6 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) 815 12.8 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 790 12.4 857,891 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 1,291 20.2 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,603 25.1 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 773 12.1 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 556 8.7 588,433 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)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 789 10.5 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 636 8.5 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 288 3.8 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 62 0.8 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 366 4.9 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 292 3.9 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 109 1.5 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 170 2.3 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 785 10.4 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 77 1.0 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 681 9.1 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 4,253 56.6 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 624 8.3 654,833 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 4,558 60.7 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,486 19.8 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 560 7.5 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 281 3.7 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 624 8.3 654,833 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)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 14 0.2 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 122 1.9 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 5,882 92.0 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 378 5.9 399,351 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)
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Families

Family composition
All families
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 719 38.4 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 726 38.8 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 387 20.7 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 42 2.2 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 22.0 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 78.0 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 223 15.4 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 67 4.6 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 272 18.8 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 157 10.9 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 119 8.2 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 389 26.9 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 166 11.5 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 62 4.3 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)
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,995 94.5 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 168 5.3 299,524 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)
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,718 57.4 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 585 19.5 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 665 22.2 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 26 0.9 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)
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 10 0.3 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 182 6.1 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 1,010 33.7 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,161 38.7 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 601 20.0 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 35 1.2 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.4 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)
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 354 11.8 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,259 42.0 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 867 28.9 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 485 16.2 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 34 1.1 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)
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,830 61.1 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 926 30.9 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 238 7.9 111,646 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)
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,033 34.5 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 657 21.9 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,240 41.4 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 34 1.1 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 32 1.1 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)
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 22.5 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.6 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 390 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 651 52.5 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 477 38.5 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 101 8.1 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 487 74.1 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 108 16.4 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 60 9.1 102,255 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 77 44.8 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 95 55.2 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 24 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 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) 1,485 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
Fairy Meadow % Fairy Meadow 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 2,167 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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