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Blacktown vs Fairfield

Name: Blacktown vs Fairfield — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Blacktown profile · Fairfield profile

Blacktown Fairfield

Blacktown and Fairfield are two large, nearby areas in Greater Sydney with distinct profiles. Blacktown has a more qualified workforce, with 29.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 13.3% in Fairfield. This helps explain the gap in typical weekly incomes, which are far higher in Blacktown at $831, while Fairfield's are $485. Fairfield is more culturally diverse, with 69.7% of people using a language other than English at home and 22.9% speaking little or no English, compared to 46.3% and 5.3% in Blacktown respectively.

Since 2011, the two areas have moved further apart in several ways. The gaps in typical income, Year 12 completion, and the share of adults working or looking for work have all widened. In contrast, the difference in the share of people born overseas has narrowed. Despite these trends, the two areas remain alike in some basic ways: they share a typical weekly rent of around $390 to $400, and it takes about 31 minutes for residents of both areas to drive to the city.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 23.4 pts higher in Fairfield Participation: 19.8 pts higher in Blacktown Unpaid child care: 10.6 pts higher in Blacktown Limited English: 17.7 pts higher in Fairfield Bachelor+: 15.9 pts higher in Blacktown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Blacktown in Fairfield +188,301 larger in Blacktown gap widening

396,776 89th pct 208,475 87th pct

Median age in Blacktown in Fairfield +5 yrs older in Fairfield gap widening

34 yrs 12th pct 39 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

31.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.0 pts 24.9%

21.5% Older adults (45–64) +4.9 pts ▸ 26.4%

22.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.9 pts 17.9%

11.0% Seniors (65+) +5.7 pts ▸ 16.8%

12.8% Youth (15–24) +1.2 pts ▸ 14.0%

Marital status

52.6% Married ◂ +6.0 pts 46.5%

33.8% Never married +0.9 pts ▸ 34.7%

6.3% Divorced +2.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.1% Widowed +1.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.2% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Blacktown Fairfield

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

50.4% Australia ◂ +11.8 pts 38.6%

0.3% Vietnam +16.0 pts ▸ 16.3%

11.9% India ◂ +11.5 pts 0.3%

6.4% Philippines ◂ +5.2 pts 1.1%

2.1% New Zealand ◂ +1.1 pts 1.0%

1.6% China +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.3% Italy +1.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% England ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

0.9% Nepal ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

0.5% Vietnamese +19.0 pts ▸ 19.5%

19.1% Australian ◂ +10.2 pts 8.8%

16.8% English ◂ +9.7 pts 7.2%

13.5% Indian ◂ +12.7 pts 0.8%

4.5% Chinese +8.6 pts ▸ 13.1%

9.0% Filipino ◂ +7.3 pts 1.6%

2.3% Italian +2.8 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.2% Irish ◂ +2.8 pts 1.4%

3.5% Scottish ◂ +2.5 pts 1.0%

1.6% German ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.7% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

47.6% English only ◂ +24.2 pts 23.4%

0.4% Vietnamese +20.7 pts ▸ 21.1%

2.9% Arabic +6.3 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.2% Punjabi ◂ +5.1 pts 0.1%

4.4% Hindi ◂ +3.9 pts 0.5%

3.8% Tagalog ◂ +3.2 pts 0.6%

1.0% Cantonese +2.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.8% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.4% Italian +1.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.6% Christianity +3.7 pts ▸ 50.3%

1.9% Buddhism +18.0 pts ▸ 19.9%

18.4% No religion ◂ +3.6 pts 14.8%

13.1% Hinduism ◂ +12.4 pts 0.6%

8.0% Islam ◂ +1.7 pts 6.3%

6.9% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.1% Other religions ◂ +4.2 pts 0.9%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Blacktown in Fairfield +73 more in Blacktown

129 90th pct 56 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Blacktown in Fairfield +0.07 more in Fairfield

1.43 7th pct 1.50 8th pct

Students in Blacktown in Fairfield +41,740 more in Blacktown

76,900 90th pct 35,160 87th pct

Avg size in Blacktown in Fairfield +32 larger in Fairfield

596 90th pct 628 92nd pct

ICSEA in Blacktown in Fairfield +77 higher in Blacktown

1,038 79th pct 961 43rd pct

Highest year of school

64.0% Year 12 ◂ +12.6 pts 51.4%

8.9% Year 9 or below +14.7 pts ▸ 23.5%

16.0% Year 10 ◂ +2.4 pts 13.6%

4.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

Highest qualification level

31.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.7 pts 25.4%

20.2% Certificate III / IV +3.7 pts ▸ 23.9%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.8 pts ▸ 17.2%

13.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +8.6 pts 4.7%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

23.6% Management & commerce ◂ +3.5 pts 20.2%

14.2% Engineering & related ◂ +1.0 pts 13.2%

9.9% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 10.5%

8.6% Health ◂ +1.6 pts 7.0%

8.0% Information technology ◂ +4.1 pts 3.9%

5.8% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.7% Architecture & building +1.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

2.6% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Blacktown in Fairfield +$346 higher in Blacktown gap widening

$831 70th pct $485 8th pct

Household income in Blacktown in Fairfield +$717 higher in Blacktown gap widening

$2,107 87th pct $1,390 49th pct

Family income in Blacktown in Fairfield +$769 higher in Blacktown gap widening

$2,251 80th pct $1,482 22nd pct

Household income distribution

33.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 27.3%

21.5% $650–$1,499 +9.5 pts ▸ 31.0%

11.8% Under $650 +7.4 pts ▸ 19.2%

13.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.7 pts 8.3%

13.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.9 pts 7.8%

Personal income distribution

38.6% Under $650 +16.6 pts ▸ 55.2%

32.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.6 pts 27.0%

18.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.7 pts 8.9%

3.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.0% Other condition +1.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.3% Asthma ◂ +1.9 pts 5.4%

6.1% Arthritis +1.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.1% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.0% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 4.9%

3.0% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.7% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.7% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.1% None ◂ +0.2 pts 68.9%

16.0% One condition ◂ +0.8 pts 15.2%

4.5% Two conditions +0.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.4% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Blacktown in Fairfield +10,287 larger in Blacktown

11,812 92nd pct 1,525 73rd pct

Median age in Blacktown in Fairfield +3 yrs older in Fairfield

22 yrs 21st pct 25 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Blacktown in Fairfield +$59 higher in Blacktown

$566 53rd pct $507 36th pct

Household income in Blacktown in Fairfield +$191 higher in Blacktown

$1,424 56th pct $1,233 34th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Blacktown in Fairfield +0.1 larger in Fairfield gap steady

3.1 91st pct 3.2 93rd pct

Family composition

68.5% Couples with children ◂ +5.5 pts 63.0%

14.2% One-parent families +5.7 pts ▸ 19.9%

16.1% Couples without children ◂ +0.6 pts 15.5%

1.1% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

24.8% 2 people ◂ +0.3 pts 24.5%

22.7% 4 people ◂ +4.5 pts 18.2%

20.3% 3 people ◂ +2.4 pts 17.9%

15.9% 1 person +1.7 pts ▸ 17.5%

9.7% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

6.5% 6 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 10.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Blacktown in Fairfield +$10 higher in Blacktown gap narrowing

$400 87th pct $390 86th pct

Mortgage in Blacktown in Fairfield +$383 higher in Blacktown gap widening

$2,383 90th pct $2,000 82nd pct

People / bedroom in Blacktown in Fairfield +0.10 higher in Fairfield gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +15.9 pts 27.0%

34.3% Rented +3.8 pts ▸ 38.1%

20.2% Owned outright +11.2 pts ▸ 31.5%

1.5% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

81.1% Separate house ◂ +8.9 pts 72.2%

6.7% Flat or apartment +8.0 pts ▸ 14.7%

11.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.5 pts ▸ 12.5%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

39.1% 3 bedrooms +0.4 pts ▸ 39.5%

35.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.6 pts 26.2%

11.0% 2 bedrooms +6.9 pts ▸ 18.0%

10.1% 5 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

2.2% 1 bedroom +1.9 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

51.6% $350–$549 ◂ +3.3 pts 48.4%

16.7% $200–$349 +7.1 pts ▸ 23.8%

16.0% $550–$749 ◂ +6.1 pts 9.9%

11.3% Under $200 +1.6 pts ▸ 12.8%

1.0% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.8 pts 32.4%

26.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.3 pts 18.5%

17.2% $1,000–$1,799 +7.0 pts ▸ 24.2%

9.1% Under $1,000 +7.7 pts ▸ 16.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Blacktown in Fairfield +843 more in Blacktown

1,945 89th pct 1,102 87th pct

Stops/1k in Blacktown in Fairfield +0.38 more in Fairfield

4.90 71st pct 5.29 75th pct

Departures/1k in Blacktown in Fairfield +292.2 more in Blacktown

1,650.7 88th pct 1,358.6 85th pct

PT routes in Blacktown in Fairfield +52 more in Blacktown

84 87th pct 32 79th pct

Stop walk in Blacktown in Fairfield +4 longer in Blacktown

6 38th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Blacktown in Fairfield even

31 37th pct 31 37th pct

How people get to work

40.0% Car (driver) +7.5 pts ▸ 47.5%

33.1% Worked at home ◂ +9.7 pts 23.5%

3.5% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.5% Train ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

0.7% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

38.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.5 pts 32.1%

36.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.7 pts 34.5%

12.3% 3 vehicles +1.7 pts ▸ 13.9%

6.7% No vehicle +3.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

6.3% 4 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.2 pts 11.5%

7.5% Manufacturing +3.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.0% Retail trade +1.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

7.2% Construction +1.2 pts ▸ 8.4%

8.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 7.8%

7.4% Professional & technical ◂ +2.2 pts 5.2%

6.9% Education & training ◂ +0.8 pts 6.1%

6.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.7 pts 4.7%

4.6% Accommodation & food +1.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%

3.0% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

4.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

Occupations people work in

23.8% Professionals ◂ +6.9 pts 16.9%

15.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.8 pts 14.4%

11.1% Machinery operators & drivers +2.4 pts ▸ 13.5%

8.6% Labourers +4.7 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.6% Technicians & trades +1.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

11.0% Managers ◂ +2.4 pts 8.5%

10.0% Community & personal service ◂ +0.2 pts 9.8%

7.6% Sales workers +1.0 pts ▸ 8.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Blacktown in Fairfield +6 higher in Blacktown

8 71st pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Blacktown in Fairfield +5 higher in Blacktown

6 57th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Blacktown in Fairfield +7 higher in Blacktown

9 86th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Blacktown in Fairfield +4 higher in Blacktown

8 71st pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Blacktown in Fairfield +121 higher in Blacktown

1,006 78th pct 885 13th pct

ERP in Blacktown in Fairfield +235,708 higher in Blacktown

449,385 90th pct 213,677 87th pct

Growth in Blacktown in Fairfield +10.2 pts higher in Blacktown

12.4% 92nd pct 2.2% 35th pct

Businesses in Blacktown in Fairfield +16,785 higher in Blacktown

35,898 88th pct 19,113 87th pct

Approvals in Blacktown in Fairfield +1,620 higher in Blacktown

2,488 90th pct 868 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Blacktown in Fairfield +68 higher in Fairfield

962 75th pct 1,030 78th pct

Max temp in Blacktown in Fairfield +0.3 higher in Blacktown

25.2 60th pct 24.8 58th pct

Min temp in Blacktown in Fairfield +0.1 higher in Fairfield

11.3 53rd pct 11.4 54th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Blacktown in Fairfield +2,706 higher in Blacktown

8,639 52nd pct 5,933 27th pct

Assault/100k in Blacktown in Fairfield +464 higher in Blacktown

1,119 59th pct 655 27th pct

Sexual/100k in Blacktown in Fairfield +95 higher in Blacktown

253 49th pct 157 24th pct

Robbery/100k in Blacktown in Fairfield +20 higher in Blacktown

46 77th pct 27 56th pct

Burglary/100k in Blacktown in Fairfield +100 higher in Blacktown

231 15th pct 131 1st pct

Theft/100k in Blacktown in Fairfield +356 higher in Blacktown

942 34th pct 586 15th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Blacktown in Fairfield +19 higher in Blacktown

480 65th pct 461 63rd pct

Property damage/100k in Blacktown in Fairfield +258 higher in Blacktown

664 43rd pct 406 15th pct

Drugs/100k in Blacktown in Fairfield +65 higher in Fairfield

410 45th pct 474 50th pct

5-yr change in Blacktown in Fairfield +3.8 pts higher in Blacktown

-18.5% 11th pct -22.3% 9th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Blacktown in Fairfield +0.9 higher in Fairfield

5.9 81st pct 6.8 87th pct

Types ≤15 min in Blacktown in Fairfield +1.0 more in Fairfield

5.7 80th pct 6.7 88th pct

15-min city in Blacktown in Fairfield +11.8 pts higher in Fairfield

74.6% 80th pct 86.4% 88th pct

Walk to shops in Blacktown in Fairfield +9.2 pts higher in Fairfield

68.6% 77th pct 77.8% 83rd pct

Walk to transit in Blacktown in Fairfield +1.1 pts higher in Fairfield

97.3% 90th pct 98.3% 94th pct

Walk to school in Blacktown in Fairfield +4.4 pts higher in Fairfield

86.7% 85th pct 91.1% 89th pct

Walk to a park in Blacktown in Fairfield +0.5 pts higher in Blacktown

96.8% 84th pct 96.3% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Blacktown in Fairfield +14.5 pts higher in Fairfield

45.9% 64th pct 60.4% 78th pct

Amenities/1k in Blacktown in Fairfield +0.1 more in Blacktown

9.8 9th pct 9.7 9th pct

Intersections/km² in Blacktown in Fairfield +51 higher in Blacktown

167 88th pct 116 86th pct

Mean slope in Blacktown in Fairfield +0.9 pts higher in Blacktown

5.1% 57th pct 4.2% 42nd pct

Compare Blacktown with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Blacktown vs Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA10750/blacktown/vs/LGA12850/fairfield