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Mount Fairy NSW 2580

172 addresses · 17 streets

Eden-Monaro Electorate › Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA › Mount Fairy · 207 km from Sydney

Living Here

Mount Fairy is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 244 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,324 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 3% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

244Population
46Median age
$2,324Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Queanbeyan Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mount Fairy itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 20.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mount Fairy

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

Tree cover measures, Mount Fairy NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202133.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 64%

Population by age in Mount Fairy
Population by age, Mount Fairy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-412
5-1429
15-1913
20-244
25-3429
35-4431
45-5438
55-6442
65-7428
75-8414
85+0
Dwelling types in Mount Fairy
Dwelling types, Mount Fairy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House93
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mount Fairy
Households by weekly income, Mount Fairy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,49914
$1,500-2,99930
$3,000+34
Top ancestries in Mount Fairy
Top ancestries, Mount Fairy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English114
Australian110
Irish40
Scottish38
German12
Other9
Housing tenure in Mount Fairy
Housing tenure, Mount Fairy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned36
Mortgage52
Rented3
Other4
Cars per household in Mount Fairy
Cars per household, Mount Fairy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
116
241
329
4+12
Commute to work in Mount Fairy
Commute to work, Mount Fairy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car75
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home29
Top countries of birth in Mount Fairy
Top countries of birth, Mount Fairy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England9
China3
New Zealand3
United States3
Languages used at home in Mount Fairy
Languages used at home, Mount Fairy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Cantonese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

853 bird observations recorded near Mount Fairy — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mount Fairy

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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