Demographics in Fairy Meadow (2519)

Demographic data for Fairy Meadow (2519) is sourced from the ABS Census and aggregated to the Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) that best covers the Fairy Meadow 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 Wollongong LGA.

2519

Suburb demographics

Within SAL: Fairy Meadow · ABS Census 2021

Population7,512usual residents

Median age38years

Avg household2.4people

Household income$1,407 /wk

Median rent$390 /wk

Median mortgage$2,167 /mo

Housing tenure

35%Owned outright

22%With mortgage

41%Renting

7%Social housing

Dwelling mix

57%House

20%Semi

22%Flat / apt

Household composition

24%Couple + kids

23%Couple, no kids

13%Single parent

31%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 Fairy Meadow. 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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