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Fairfield QLD 4103

1,881 addresses · 55 streets

Moreton Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Fairfield · 4 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Fairfield is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,106 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $2,267 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. 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.

3,106Population
32Median age
$2,267Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Fairfield, 450 m south-east · Bus interchange: Dutton Park Place station, 950 m north · Ferry wharf: UQ St Lucia ferry terminal, 1.2 km north-west · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 17.1 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 18% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fairfield

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

Tree cover measures, Fairfield QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 75%

Population by age in Fairfield
Population by age, Fairfield QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4158
5-14267
15-19171
20-24393
25-34717
35-44476
45-54376
55-64300
65-74158
75-8462
85+31
Dwelling types in Fairfield
Dwelling types, Fairfield QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House759
Townhouse102
Apartment345
Other0
Households by weekly income in Fairfield
Households by weekly income, Fairfield QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650133
$650-1,499230
$1,500-2,999381
$3,000+387
Top ancestries in Fairfield
Top ancestries, Fairfield QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,159
Australian924
Other518
Irish469
Scottish341
German193
Housing tenure in Fairfield
Housing tenure, Fairfield QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned270
Mortgage410
Rented507
Other8
Cars per household in Fairfield
Cars per household, Fairfield QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0121
1497
2391
3130
4+58
Commute to work in Fairfield
Commute to work, Fairfield QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car807
Train78
Bus110
Tram/ferry5
Walked78
Bicycle64
Home432
Top countries of birth in Fairfield
Top countries of birth, Fairfield QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England92
New Zealand66
India64
China42
United States42
Vietnam39
Languages used at home in Fairfield
Languages used at home, Fairfield QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin51
Vietnamese48
Greek46
Spanish43
Portuguese27
German20

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

447,597 bird observations recorded near Fairfield — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fairfield

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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