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Fairlight NSW 2094

3,361 addresses · 48 streets

Warringah Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › Fairlight · 10 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Fairlight is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,141 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $3,251 a week, with median rent near $720 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 64% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

6,141Population
39Median age
$3,251Median household income / wk
$720Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Manly - Fairlight statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Fairlight itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: St Leonards, 8 km west · Metro station: Victoria Cross, 7.6 km south-west · Bus interchange: Cremorne Point Wharf, Milson Rd, 7 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Manly Wharf, 1000 m south-east · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 8.3 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 12.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fairlight

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Fairlight NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.6%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201924.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 70%

Population by age in Fairlight
Population by age, Fairlight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4406
5-14654
15-19302
20-24264
25-34958
35-44977
45-54852
55-64790
65-74527
75-84317
85+102
Dwelling types in Fairlight
Dwelling types, Fairlight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House635
Townhouse538
Apartment1,223
Other5
Households by weekly income in Fairlight
Households by weekly income, Fairlight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650148
$650-1,499356
$1,500-2,999552
$3,000+1,217
Top ancestries in Fairlight
Top ancestries, Fairlight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,848
Australian1,829
Irish945
Scottish790
Other745
German276
Housing tenure in Fairlight
Housing tenure, Fairlight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned805
Mortgage713
Rented844
Other28
Cars per household in Fairlight
Cars per household, Fairlight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0163
11,200
2801
3161
4+72
Commute to work in Fairlight
Commute to work, Fairlight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car782
Train3
Bus67
Tram/ferry30
Walked106
Bicycle22
Home1,960
Top countries of birth in Fairlight
Top countries of birth, Fairlight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England704
New Zealand143
United States141
South Africa131
Ireland60
Brazil59
Languages used at home in Fairlight
Languages used at home, Fairlight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
French84
Spanish82
German69
Portuguese68
Italian42
Mandarin27

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

108,073 bird observations recorded near Fairlight — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fairlight

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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