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Canterbury-Bankstown vs Fairfield

Name: Canterbury-Bankstown vs Fairfield — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Canterbury-Bankstown profile · Fairfield profile

Canterbury-Bankstown Fairfield

Canterbury-Bankstown and Fairfield are two large, diverse neighbours in Greater Sydney. Fairfield is far more multicultural, with 56.0% of people born overseas and 69.7% using another language at home, compared to 44.6% and 59.1% in Canterbury-Bankstown. This is consistent with more people in Fairfield speaking little or no English (22.9% versus 12.9%). Canterbury-Bankstown has a more qualified workforce, with 23.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 13.3% in Fairfield. This helps explain why the typical weekly personal income is well higher in Canterbury-Bankstown at $625, while it is $485 in Fairfield.

Everyday life in both areas is similar in many ways, as both have the same share of renters at 38.1% and almost identical typical weekly rents around $390 to $400. They also share the same rate of full-time employment and a similar proportion of recent overseas arrivals. However, some gaps are widening. The difference in typical income has grown since 2016, and the gap in the number of people born overseas has also increased.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 17.2 pts higher in Fairfield 3+ bedrooms: 13.3 pts higher in Fairfield Born overseas: 11.3 pts higher in Fairfield Population: 162,531 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown Other language: 10.6 pts higher in Fairfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +162,531 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown gap steady

371,006 89th pct 208,475 87th pct

Median age in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +3 yrs older in Fairfield gap widening

36 yrs 19th pct 39 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

28.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.8 pts 24.9%

23.6% Older adults (45–64) +2.8 pts ▸ 26.4%

19.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.9 pts 17.9%

15.0% Seniors (65+) +1.8 pts ▸ 16.8%

12.9% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 14.0%

Marital status

49.4% Married ◂ +2.8 pts 46.5%

33.5% Never married +1.1 pts ▸ 34.7%

8.3% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

5.1% Widowed +0.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.7% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Canterbury-Bankstown Fairfield

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

49.2% Australia ◂ +10.6 pts 38.6%

5.9% Vietnam +10.4 pts ▸ 16.3%

5.3% China ◂ +3.4 pts 1.8%

1.8% India ◂ +1.4 pts 0.3%

0.9% Italy +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

1.1% Nepal ◂ +1.1 pts 0.1%

1.1% New Zealand even 1.0%

0.7% England ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

7.3% Vietnamese +12.2 pts ▸ 19.5%

13.9% Australian ◂ +5.1 pts 8.8%

11.6% Chinese +1.5 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.3% English ◂ +4.2 pts 7.2%

6.1% Greek ◂ +5.3 pts 0.7%

3.9% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.3% Irish ◂ +1.9 pts 1.4%

2.6% Indian ◂ +1.8 pts 0.8%

2.3% Scottish ◂ +1.3 pts 1.0%

1.8% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

1.0% German ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.3% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

33.8% English only ◂ +10.4 pts 23.4%

7.5% Vietnamese +13.6 pts ▸ 21.1%

17.2% Arabic ◂ +7.9 pts 9.3%

5.1% Mandarin ◂ +2.9 pts 2.3%

4.7% Greek ◂ +4.3 pts 0.4%

3.7% Cantonese even 3.7%

1.3% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.7% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.7% Christianity +8.5 pts ▸ 50.3%

23.6% Islam ◂ +17.2 pts 6.3%

6.1% Buddhism +13.8 pts ▸ 19.9%

17.7% No religion ◂ +2.9 pts 14.8%

8.2% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 7.2%

2.1% Hinduism ◂ +1.5 pts 0.6%

0.6% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +54 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

110 89th pct 56 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield even

1.50 8th pct 1.50 8th pct

Students in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +19,058 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

54,218 88th pct 35,160 87th pct

Avg size in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +130 larger in Fairfield

497 82nd pct 628 92nd pct

ICSEA in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +54 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

1,014 73rd pct 961 43rd pct

Highest year of school

61.3% Year 12 ◂ +9.9 pts 51.4%

12.9% Year 9 or below +10.6 pts ▸ 23.5%

14.0% Year 10 ◂ +0.4 pts 13.6%

3.5% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

Highest qualification level

29.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.6 pts 25.4%

18.8% Certificate III / IV +5.0 pts ▸ 23.9%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.1 pts ▸ 17.2%

10.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.0 pts 4.7%

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

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

22.7% Management & commerce ◂ +2.6 pts 20.2%

11.9% Engineering & related +1.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.0% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 10.5%

7.2% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 7.0%

6.8% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 6.5%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.9% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

5.2% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 3.9%

3.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 2.8%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

0.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +$140 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown gap widening

$625 22nd pct $485 8th pct

Household income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +$166 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown gap widening

$1,556 63rd pct $1,390 49th pct

Family income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +$304 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown gap widening

$1,786 50th pct $1,482 22nd pct

Household income distribution

27.4% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 31.0%

28.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 27.3%

18.2% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 19.2%

10.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 7.8%

9.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 8.3%

Personal income distribution

46.9% Under $650 +8.4 pts ▸ 55.2%

29.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.1 pts 27.0%

13.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 8.9%

2.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.2% Other condition +1.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.3% Arthritis +0.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.6% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.6% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 5.4%

5.1% Mental health ◂ +0.2 pts 4.9%

3.1% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.0% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.8% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.3% None ◂ +0.4 pts 68.9%

14.9% One condition +0.3 pts ▸ 15.2%

4.2% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.2% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +1,280 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown

2,805 86th pct 1,525 73rd pct

Median age in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +2 yrs older in Canterbury-Bankstown

27 yrs 64th pct 25 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +$134 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

$641 72nd pct $507 36th pct

Household income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +$347 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

$1,580 67th pct $1,233 34th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +0.3 larger in Fairfield gap steady

2.9 89th pct 3.2 93rd pct

Family composition

64.8% Couples with children ◂ +1.8 pts 63.0%

16.1% One-parent families +3.9 pts ▸ 19.9%

17.7% Couples without children ◂ +2.2 pts 15.5%

1.4% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

26.5% 2 people ◂ +2.0 pts 24.5%

21.2% 1 person ◂ +3.7 pts 17.5%

17.5% 4 people +0.7 pts ▸ 18.2%

17.7% 3 people +0.2 pts ▸ 17.9%

9.5% 5 people +1.8 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.5% 6 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 10.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +$10 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown gap narrowing

$400 87th pct $390 86th pct

Mortgage in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +$167 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown gap narrowing

$2,167 87th pct $2,000 82nd pct

People / bedroom in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield even gap steady

1.00 89th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.1% Rented ◂ +0.1 pts 38.1%

28.5% Owned outright +2.9 pts ▸ 31.5%

29.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.9 pts 27.0%

1.8% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Other tenure even 1.6%

Types of homes

55.0% Separate house +17.2 pts ▸ 72.2%

28.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +13.8 pts 14.7%

15.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.2 pts 12.5%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

33.9% 3 bedrooms +5.6 pts ▸ 39.5%

29.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.7 pts 18.0%

20.9% 4 bedrooms +5.3 pts ▸ 26.2%

7.7% 5 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

5.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.3 pts 4.1%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

44.8% $350–$549 +3.6 pts ▸ 48.4%

17.8% $200–$349 +6.0 pts ▸ 23.8%

16.1% $550–$749 ◂ +6.2 pts 9.9%

13.7% Under $200 ◂ +0.9 pts 12.8%

3.4% $750 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.1% $1,800–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 32.4%

28.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.8 pts 18.5%

19.1% $1,000–$1,799 +5.1 pts ▸ 24.2%

12.6% Under $1,000 +4.2 pts ▸ 16.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +697 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

1,799 89th pct 1,102 87th pct

Stops/1k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +0.44 more in Fairfield

4.85 71st pct 5.29 75th pct

Departures/1k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +200.0 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

1,558.6 87th pct 1,358.6 85th pct

PT routes in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +39 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

71 87th pct 32 79th pct

Stop walk in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +1 longer in Fairfield

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +8 longer in Fairfield

23 31st pct 31 37th pct

How people get to work

36.2% Car (driver) +11.3 pts ▸ 47.5%

32.3% Worked at home ◂ +8.8 pts 23.5%

3.1% Car (passenger) +1.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.2% Train ◂ +1.3 pts 1.9%

1.5% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

39.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.3 pts 34.5%

31.7% 2 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 32.1%

10.7% 3 vehicles +3.2 pts ▸ 13.9%

11.6% No vehicle ◂ +1.0 pts 10.6%

6.2% 4 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 8.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.5 pts 11.5%

6.3% Manufacturing +5.1 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.2% Retail trade +0.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.6% Education & training ◂ +2.4 pts 6.1%

8.2% Construction +0.2 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.5% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.5% Professional & technical ◂ +2.4 pts 5.2%

5.7% Accommodation & food +0.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.6% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.9 pts 4.7%

5.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.2 pts 4.2%

3.8% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.2% Wholesale trade +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

23.2% Professionals ◂ +6.4 pts 16.9%

15.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 14.4%

7.6% Machinery operators & drivers +5.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

8.9% Labourers +4.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.5% Technicians & trades +0.6 pts ▸ 12.1%

11.6% Managers ◂ +3.1 pts 8.5%

10.3% Community & personal service ◂ +0.5 pts 9.8%

8.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 8.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +5 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

7 64th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +1 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +1 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +4 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

8 71st pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +81 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

966 60th pct 885 13th pct

ERP in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +176,010 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

389,687 89th pct 213,677 87th pct

Growth in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +2.4 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

4.6% 59th pct 2.2% 35th pct

Businesses in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +24,904 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

44,017 89th pct 19,113 87th pct

Approvals in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +550 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

1,418 87th pct 868 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +76 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

1,106 81st pct 1,030 78th pct

Max temp in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +0.4 higher in Fairfield

24.4 53rd pct 24.8 58th pct

Min temp in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +0.5 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

11.8 60th pct 11.4 54th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +67 higher in Fairfield

5,866 27th pct 5,933 27th pct

Assault/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +106 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

762 35th pct 655 27th pct

Sexual/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +5 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

162 25th pct 157 24th pct

Robbery/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +7 higher in Fairfield

20 41st pct 27 56th pct

Burglary/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +47 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

178 8th pct 131 1st pct

Theft/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +42 higher in Fairfield

544 13th pct 586 15th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +14 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

475 64th pct 461 63rd pct

Property damage/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +1 higher in Fairfield

405 15th pct 406 15th pct

Drugs/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +27 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

501 52nd pct 474 50th pct

5-yr change in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +11.6 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

-10.7% 19th pct -22.3% 9th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +0.7 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

7.5 92nd pct 6.8 87th pct

Types ≤15 min in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +0.6 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

7.3 94th pct 6.7 88th pct

15-min city in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +9.3 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

95.7% 96th pct 86.4% 88th pct

Walk to shops in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +11.2 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

89.0% 92nd pct 77.8% 83rd pct

Walk to transit in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +1.4 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

99.7% 99th pct 98.3% 94th pct

Walk to school in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +6.8 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

98.0% 98th pct 91.1% 89th pct

Walk to a park in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +3.6 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

99.9% 99th pct 96.3% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +13.8 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

74.2% 87th pct 60.4% 78th pct

Amenities/1k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +0.4 more in Fairfield

9.3 8th pct 9.7 9th pct

Intersections/km² in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +77 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

193 89th pct 116 86th pct

Mean slope in Canterbury-Bankstown in Fairfield +0.7 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

5.0% 55th pct 4.2% 42nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Canterbury-Bankstown vs Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11570/canterbury-bankstown/vs/LGA12850/fairfield