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Fairfield vs Sutherland Shire

Name: Fairfield vs Sutherland Shire — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 25 km apart · Fairfield profile · Sutherland Shire profile

Fairfield Sutherland Shire

Sutherland Shire and Fairfield are both large, populous areas of Greater Sydney, but they differ sharply in their demographics and wealth. Fairfield is far more multicultural, with 56.0% of people born overseas and 69.7% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Sutherland Shire has a higher typical weekly family income of $2,758, compared to $1,482 in Fairfield. This gap in wealth is reflected in education and employment, as Sutherland Shire has far more adults with a bachelor degree (28.1% versus 13.3%) and a much higher share of people working or looking for work (64.6% versus 40.8%).

Everyday life shares many similarities, with both areas having nearly the same proportion of children under 15 and almost identical access to public transport. Most homes in both places are within a 10-minute walk of a stop. However, the divide in income and education has widened since 2011, and the gap in overseas births has also grown. While Sutherland Shire is far more likely to have residents with no religion, Fairfield has a much larger share of people who speak little or no English.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 36.7 pts higher in Fairfield Other language: 55.9 pts higher in Fairfield Personal income: $533 higher in Sutherland Shire Participation: 23.7 pts higher in Sutherland Shire Family income: $1,276 higher in Sutherland Shire

Demographics & Identity

Population in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +21,736 larger in Sutherland Shire gap steady

208,475 87th pct 230,211 87th pct

Median age in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +2 yrs older in Sutherland Shire gap narrowing

39 yrs 33rd pct 41 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

26.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.2 pts 26.3%

24.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.2 pts 24.8%

16.8% Seniors (65+) +2.0 pts ▸ 18.8%

17.9% Children (0–14) +0.6 pts ▸ 18.5%

14.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.3 pts 11.7%

Marital status

46.5% Married +5.6 pts ▸ 52.2%

34.7% Never married ◂ +2.6 pts 32.1%

9.0% Divorced ◂ +0.9 pts 8.1%

5.8% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 5.2%

3.9% Separated ◂ +1.5 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Fairfield Sutherland Shire

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

38.6% Australia +39.3 pts ▸ 77.9%

16.3% Vietnam ◂ +16.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% England +3.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.8% China ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

1.5% Italy ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

1.0% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.0% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

7.2% English +30.8 pts ▸ 38.0%

8.8% Australian +26.8 pts ▸ 35.6%

19.5% Vietnamese ◂ +19.1 pts 0.4%

13.1% Chinese ◂ +9.1 pts 3.9%

1.4% Irish +11.1 pts ▸ 12.4%

1.0% Scottish +8.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

5.1% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 4.9%

0.7% Greek +3.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.8% German +2.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.6% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

0.1% Dutch +1.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

23.4% English only +59.5 pts ▸ 82.9%

21.1% Vietnamese ◂ +20.8 pts 0.3%

9.3% Arabic ◂ +8.3 pts 1.0%

3.7% Cantonese ◂ +2.7 pts 1.0%

2.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

1.9% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

0.4% Greek +1.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.3% Christianity +8.2 pts ▸ 58.4%

14.8% No religion +19.1 pts ▸ 33.9%

19.9% Buddhism ◂ +18.8 pts 1.1%

7.2% Not stated ◂ +2.6 pts 4.6%

6.3% Islam ◂ +5.4 pts 0.9%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.6% Hinduism even 0.6%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +26 more in Sutherland Shire

56 87th pct 82 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +0.42 more in Sutherland Shire

1.50 8th pct 1.93 19th pct

Students in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +2,250 more in Sutherland Shire

35,160 87th pct 37,410 87th pct

Avg size in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +154 larger in Fairfield

628 92nd pct 474 80th pct

ICSEA in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +117 higher in Sutherland Shire

961 43rd pct 1,078 88th pct

Highest year of school

51.4% Year 12 +11.6 pts ▸ 63.1%

23.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +17.3 pts 6.2%

13.6% Year 10 +8.4 pts ▸ 22.0%

4.0% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

Highest qualification level

25.4% Bachelor degree +3.2 pts ▸ 28.6%

23.9% Certificate III / IV +2.2 pts ▸ 26.1%

17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 17.5%

4.7% Postgraduate degree +4.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

1.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

20.2% Management & commerce +4.4 pts ▸ 24.6%

13.2% Engineering & related +1.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

10.5% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 11.2%

6.5% Education +2.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.0% Health +1.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

5.3% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.1 pts 4.2%

2.8% Creative arts +1.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 2.8%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.6% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +$533 higher in Sutherland Shire gap widening

$485 8th pct $1,018 86th pct

Household income in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +$898 higher in Sutherland Shire gap widening

$1,390 49th pct $2,288 90th pct

Family income in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +$1,276 higher in Sutherland Shire gap widening

$1,482 22nd pct $2,758 91st pct

Household income distribution

31.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +11.2 pts 19.8%

27.3% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 28.0%

7.8% $4,000 or more +13.6 pts ▸ 21.5%

19.2% Under $650 ◂ +7.5 pts 11.8%

8.3% $3,000–$3,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

Personal income distribution

55.2% Under $650 ◂ +21.9 pts 33.4%

27.0% $650–$1,499 +2.9 pts ▸ 30.0%

8.9% $1,500–$2,999 +15.0 pts ▸ 23.9%

1.1% $3,000 or more +6.9 pts ▸ 8.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.1% Arthritis +1.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.5% Other condition ◂ +0.6 pts 7.9%

5.4% Asthma +2.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.9% Mental health +2.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.8% Diabetes ◂ +3.0 pts 3.9%

3.6% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.9% Cancer +1.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.1% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.9% Dementia even 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.9% None ◂ +1.7 pts 67.2%

15.2% One condition +3.6 pts ▸ 18.8%

4.5% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.6% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +1,748 larger in Sutherland Shire

1,525 73rd pct 3,273 86th pct

Median age in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire even

25 yrs 50th pct 25 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +$343 higher in Sutherland Shire

$507 36th pct $850 88th pct

Household income in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +$1,204 higher in Sutherland Shire

$1,233 34th pct $2,437 96th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +0.5 larger in Fairfield gap steady

3.2 93rd pct 2.7 86th pct

Family composition

63.0% Couples with children +1.0 pts ▸ 64.0%

15.5% Couples without children +9.1 pts ▸ 24.6%

19.9% One-parent families ◂ +9.3 pts 10.7%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

Household size

24.5% 2 people +8.1 pts ▸ 32.6%

17.5% 1 person +4.7 pts ▸ 22.2%

18.2% 4 people +0.5 pts ▸ 18.7%

17.9% 3 people ◂ +1.9 pts 16.0%

11.3% 5 people ◂ +3.6 pts 7.7%

10.5% 6 or more ◂ +7.8 pts 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +$110 higher in Sutherland Shire gap widening

$390 86th pct $500 96th pct

Mortgage in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +$620 higher in Sutherland Shire gap widening

$2,000 82nd pct $2,620 94th pct

People / bedroom in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +0.10 higher in Fairfield gap steady

1.00 89th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

27.0% Owned with a mortgage +11.8 pts ▸ 38.8%

38.1% Rented ◂ +15.8 pts 22.3%

31.5% Owned outright +5.0 pts ▸ 36.4%

1.9% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

1.6% Other tenure even 1.6%

Types of homes

72.2% Separate house ◂ +11.4 pts 60.8%

14.7% Flat or apartment +10.1 pts ▸ 24.8%

12.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.4 pts ▸ 13.9%

0.3% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

39.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.6 pts 32.9%

26.2% 4 bedrooms +2.1 pts ▸ 28.3%

18.0% 2 bedrooms +4.0 pts ▸ 21.9%

10.2% 5 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

4.1% 1 bedroom +1.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

48.4% $350–$549 ◂ +7.1 pts 41.3%

9.9% $550–$749 +17.0 pts ▸ 26.9%

23.8% $200–$349 ◂ +15.7 pts 8.2%

1.0% $750 or more +12.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.8% Under $200 ◂ +5.5 pts 7.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

18.5% $3,000 or more +22.6 pts ▸ 41.1%

32.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 30.0%

24.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.7 pts 13.5%

16.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +7.1 pts 9.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +215 more in Sutherland Shire

1,102 87th pct 1,317 88th pct

Stops/1k in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +0.43 more in Sutherland Shire

5.29 75th pct 5.72 80th pct

Departures/1k in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +435.9 more in Fairfield

1,358.6 85th pct 922.7 78th pct

PT routes in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +4 more in Sutherland Shire

32 79th pct 36 81st pct

Stop walk in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +5 longer in Sutherland Shire

2 14th pct 7 43rd pct

Drive to city in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +14 longer in Sutherland Shire

31 37th pct 45 46th pct

How people get to work

47.5% Car (driver) ◂ +7.9 pts 39.6%

23.5% Worked at home +13.7 pts ▸ 37.2%

4.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.0 pts 2.3%

1.9% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.3% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

32.1% 2 vehicles +7.9 pts ▸ 40.0%

34.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.5 pts 34.0%

13.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 12.5%

10.6% No vehicle ◂ +4.9 pts 5.7%

8.9% 4 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 7.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.5% Health care & social assistance +1.0 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.4% Manufacturing ◂ +6.6 pts 4.8%

8.4% Construction +2.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

11.0% Retail trade ◂ +2.7 pts 8.3%

6.1% Education & training +3.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.2% Professional & technical +4.5 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.1 pts 5.7%

4.2% Public administration & safety +2.6 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.7% Finance & insurance +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 4.6%

4.1% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

3.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

16.9% Professionals +9.4 pts ▸ 26.3%

8.5% Managers +8.5 pts ▸ 17.1%

14.4% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 15.6%

13.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +10.0 pts 3.5%

13.2% Labourers ◂ +8.2 pts 5.1%

12.1% Technicians & trades +0.9 pts ▸ 13.0%

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

8.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 8.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +8 higher in Sutherland Shire

2 14th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +9 higher in Sutherland Shire

1 0th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +8 higher in Sutherland Shire

2 14th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +5 higher in Sutherland Shire

4 36th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +205 higher in Sutherland Shire

885 13th pct 1,090 92nd pct

ERP in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +27,650 higher in Sutherland Shire

213,677 87th pct 241,327 87th pct

Growth in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +2.3 pts higher in Sutherland Shire

2.2% 35th pct 4.5% 58th pct

Businesses in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +4,443 higher in Sutherland Shire

19,113 87th pct 23,556 87th pct

Approvals in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +123 higher in Fairfield

868 86th pct 745 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +358 higher in Sutherland Shire

1,030 78th pct 1,388 89th pct

Max temp in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +1.8 higher in Fairfield

24.8 58th pct 23.1 37th pct

Min temp in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +0.4 higher in Sutherland Shire

11.4 54th pct 11.7 59th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +1,135 higher in Fairfield

5,933 27th pct 4,798 17th pct

Assault/100k in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +91 higher in Fairfield

655 27th pct 564 20th pct

Sexual/100k in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +21 higher in Fairfield

157 24th pct 136 17th pct

Robbery/100k in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +19 higher in Fairfield

27 56th pct 8 12th pct

Burglary/100k in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +11 higher in Fairfield

131 1st pct 120 0th pct

Theft/100k in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +39 higher in Fairfield

586 15th pct 547 13th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +304 higher in Fairfield

461 63rd pct 157 14th pct

Property damage/100k in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +38 higher in Fairfield

406 15th pct 368 12th pct

Drugs/100k in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +216 higher in Fairfield

474 50th pct 258 29th pct

5-yr change in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +5.4 pts higher in Fairfield

-22.3% 9th pct -27.7% 6th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +0.4 higher in Sutherland Shire

6.8 87th pct 7.2 90th pct

Types ≤15 min in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +0.1 more in Sutherland Shire

6.7 88th pct 6.8 89th pct

15-min city in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +0.8 pts higher in Fairfield

86.4% 88th pct 85.6% 87th pct

Walk to shops in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +7.0 pts higher in Sutherland Shire

77.8% 83rd pct 84.8% 88th pct

Walk to transit in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire even

98.3% 94th pct 98.2% 93rd pct

Walk to school in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire even

91.1% 89th pct 91.3% 90th pct

Walk to a park in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +2.5 pts higher in Sutherland Shire

96.3% 83rd pct 98.8% 90th pct

Walk to health in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +10.7 pts higher in Sutherland Shire

60.4% 78th pct 71.2% 86th pct

Amenities/1k in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +2.6 more in Sutherland Shire

9.7 9th pct 12.3 19th pct

Intersections/km² in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +68 higher in Fairfield

116 86th pct 48 77th pct

Mean slope in Fairfield in Sutherland Shire +3.5 pts higher in Sutherland Shire

4.2% 42nd pct 7.7% 86th pct

Compare Fairfield with nearby areas

Cumberland Liverpool Canterbury-Bankstown Blacktown Parramatta Strathfield Penrith Canada Bay

Compare Sutherland Shire with nearby areas

Georges River Campbelltown Canterbury-Bankstown Bayside Strathfield Burwood Fairfield Inner West

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Fairfield vs Sutherland Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA12850/fairfield/vs/LGA17150/sutherland-shire