Demographics in Fairfield (2165)

Demographic data for Fairfield (2165) is sourced from the ABS Census and aggregated to the Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) that best covers the Fairfield area. SA2s are designed to align with functional community boundaries and typically have populations between 3,000 and 25,000, making them a reasonable proxy for suburb-level demographics in most of the Fairfield LGA.

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Suburb demographics

Within SAL: Fairfield (NSW) · ABS Census 2021

Population18,596usual residents

Median age40years

Avg household2.9people

Household income$1,092 /wk

Median rent$365 /wk

Median mortgage$1,733 /mo

Housing tenure

21%Owned outright

18%With mortgage

58%Renting

10%Social housing

Dwelling mix

40%House

13%Semi

46%Flat / apt

Household composition

36%Couple + kids

17%Couple, no kids

19%Single parent

23%Lone person

ABS 2021 Census GCP (CC BY 4.0) · Suburb & Locality geography · Data may not reflect current conditions

Source: ABS Census 2021, Postal Areas (CC BY 4.0).

Median household income is a key signal for property investors considering Fairfield. Higher-income areas can sustain higher rents, but they also carry higher entry prices. The yield arithmetic does not always favour premium suburbs. The income distribution also matters: a suburb with a wide spread between low and high earners is undergoing gentrification and may offer stronger capital growth prospects than one with a more homogeneous income profile.

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