Fairfield East NSW 2165
2,271 addresses · 42 streets
Fowler Electorate › Fairfield LGA › Fairfield East · 22 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Fairfield East is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,198 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,212 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 53% of households own their home and 45% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Vietnamese, Chinese, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Fairfield - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Fairfield East itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
6 supermarkets
1 playground
1 dog park
5 hairdressers
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Villawood, 750 m south-east · Metro station: Bankstown, 7.5 km south-east · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 7.5 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Parramatta Ferry Wharf, 7.7 km north-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 5.9 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 5.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 5.4% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 7.1% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 9.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 9.2% · Labour-force participation 38%
Population by age in Fairfield East
| 0-4 | 300 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 714 |
| 15-19 | 397 |
| 20-24 | 363 |
| 25-34 | 649 |
| 35-44 | 645 |
| 45-54 | 699 |
| 55-64 | 610 |
| 65-74 | 473 |
| 75-84 | 230 |
| 85+ | 124 |
Dwelling types in Fairfield East
| House | 1,036 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 183 |
| Apartment | 237 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Fairfield East
| <$650 | 358 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 443 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 377 |
| $3,000+ | 195 |
Top ancestries in Fairfield East
| Other | 1,460 |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese | 1,239 |
| Chinese | 625 |
| Ancestry NS | 555 |
| Australian | 492 |
| English | 417 |
Housing tenure in Fairfield East
| Owned | 361 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 385 |
| Rented | 643 |
| Other | 29 |
Cars per household in Fairfield East
| 0 | 181 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 492 |
| 2 | 448 |
| 3 | 209 |
| 4+ | 89 |
Commute to work in Fairfield East
| Car | 767 |
|---|---|
| Train | 36 |
| Bus | 8 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 21 |
| Bicycle | 4 |
| Home | 317 |
Top countries of birth in Fairfield East
| Vietnam | 983 |
|---|---|
| Iraq | 373 |
| Lebanon | 154 |
| China | 140 |
| Philippines | 86 |
| Myanmar | 81 |
Languages used at home in Fairfield East
| Vietnamese | 1,281 |
|---|---|
| Arabic | 851 |
| Cantonese | 226 |
| Mandarin | 137 |
| Spanish | 96 |
| Khmer | 57 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
26,654 bird observations recorded near Fairfield East — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (3,154)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,345)
- Australian Magpie (1,771)
- Noisy Miner (1,664)
- Common Myna (1,395)
- Australian Raven (1,239)
- Magpie-lark (1,020)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (957)
- Dusky Moorhen (955)
- Rock Dove (950)
- Crested Pigeon (901)
- Australian Wood Duck (813)
- Pacific Black Duck (750)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Fairfield East
- Pied Currawong (737)
- Superb Fairy-wren (718)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (681)
- Galah (667)
- Willie Wagtail (635)
- Common Starling (561)
- Red Wattlebird (551)
- Welcome Swallow (518)
- Laughing Kookaburra (486)
- Eurasian Coot (456)
- Birds (425)
- Grey Butcherbird (410)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (390)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (388)
- Masked Lapwing (387)
- Little Corella (382)
- Southern Noisy Miner (348)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Fairfield East:
- Yennora (1.1 km)
- Villawood (1.3 km)
- Carramar (1.3 km)
- Old Guildford (1.7 km)
- Fairfield (1.9 km)
- Lansdowne (2 km)
- Chester Hill (2.6 km)
- Lansvale (2.8 km)
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Streets
- Banksia Crescent (11)
- Belmore Street (43)
- Blackford Street (41)
- Bligh Street (99)
- Campbell Street (108)
- Cary Way (7)
- Cockburn Crescent (40)
- Crown Street (44)
- Dunrossil Avenue (10)
- Fairfield Street (175)
- Hanson Street (10)
- Hercules Street (86)
- Jacaranda Court (6)
- James Street (50)
- Jamieson Lane (11)
- Jean Street (34)
- Lals Parade (13)
- Landon Street (50)
- Laurina Avenue (27)
- Lisbon Street (84)
- Loftus Street (31)
- Lupin Avenue (25)
- Macarthur Street (36)
- Malta Street (103)
- Mandarin Street (82)
- Melaleuca Avenue (26)
- Mitchell Street (73)
- Montrose Avenue (61)
- Morse Street (8)
- Normanby Street (95)
- Peppercorn Avenue (23)
- River Avenue (44)
- Robinia Avenue (24)
- Seaman Avenue (19)
- Seville Street (149)
- Sinnott Street (28)
- Spring Street (8)
- Tangerine Street (184)
- The Horsley Drive (127)
- Veron Street (59)
- Victory Street (69)
- Woodville Road (48)