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Merrylands - Guildford vs Fairfield

Name: Merrylands - Guildford vs Fairfield — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 8.2 km apart · Merrylands - Guildford profile · Fairfield profile

Merrylands - Guildford Fairfield

Fairfield and Merrylands - Guildford are neighbouring areas in Western Sydney that both have very high shares of overseas-born residents. Fairfield is more diverse, with 56.1% born overseas and 69.6% using a language other than English at home, compared to 45.4% and 59.2% in Merrylands - Guildford. Fairfield also has a larger share of detached houses (73.1%) and larger homes, with 77.2% having three or more bedrooms, while Merrylands - Guildford has more apartments and smaller dwellings.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people aged 65 and over, with Fairfield at 16.8% and Merrylands - Guildford at 13.2%. They are also very similar in terms of typical weekly rent, which is $400 in both places, and the number of people per home. While they share many traits, the age gap has widened since 2011, as residents in Merrylands - Guildford have become noticeably younger than those in Fairfield.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 11.1 pts higher in Fairfield 3+ bedrooms: 11.0 pts higher in Fairfield Born overseas: 10.7 pts higher in Fairfield Limited English: 10.5 pts higher in Fairfield Other language: 10.4 pts higher in Fairfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +31,356 larger in Fairfield gap narrowing

163,816 89th pct 195,172 91st pct

Median age in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +5 yrs older in Fairfield gap widening

34 yrs 11th pct 39 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

30.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.3 pts 24.8%

21.7% Older adults (45–64) +4.9 pts ▸ 26.7%

21.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.4 pts 17.7%

13.2% Seniors (65+) +3.6 pts ▸ 16.8%

13.8% Youth (15–24) +0.1 pts ▸ 14.0%

Marital status

49.0% Married ◂ +2.2 pts 46.7%

34.6% Never married +0.1 pts ▸ 34.7%

7.7% Divorced +1.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

4.8% Widowed +1.0 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.9% Separated even 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Merrylands - Guildford Fairfield

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

46.7% Australia ◂ +8.0 pts 38.7%

3.8% Vietnam +12.5 pts ▸ 16.3%

3.9% China ◂ +2.1 pts 1.8%

2.6% India ◂ +2.3 pts 0.3%

2.3% Nepal ◂ +2.2 pts 0.1%

1.7% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

0.6% Italy +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.5% England ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.1% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

4.4% Vietnamese +15.1 pts ▸ 19.5%

13.3% Australian ◂ +4.5 pts 8.8%

8.7% Chinese +4.5 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.4% English ◂ +3.2 pts 7.2%

2.7% Italian +2.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.4% Indian ◂ +2.6 pts 0.8%

2.6% Irish ◂ +1.2 pts 1.4%

2.3% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 1.6%

1.8% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

1.2% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.8% German even 0.8%

0.2% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

31.6% English only ◂ +7.8 pts 23.7%

4.4% Vietnamese +16.7 pts ▸ 21.1%

21.0% Arabic ◂ +12.7 pts 8.3%

4.0% Mandarin ◂ +1.8 pts 2.2%

2.7% Cantonese +1.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.8% Italian +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.2% Hindi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.9% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

40.6% Christianity +11.1 pts ▸ 51.8%

26.2% Islam ◂ +21.4 pts 4.8%

4.7% Buddhism +15.4 pts ▸ 20.2%

12.8% No religion +2.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

9.7% Not stated ◂ +2.8 pts 6.9%

4.9% Hinduism ◂ +4.3 pts 0.6%

1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +9 more in Fairfield

44 81st pct 53 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +0.26 more in Fairfield

1.27 14th pct 1.53 25th pct

Students in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +11,369 more in Fairfield

22,989 86th pct 34,358 90th pct

Avg size in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +126 larger in Fairfield

522 63rd pct 648 79th pct

ICSEA in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +15 higher in Merrylands - Guildford

979 31st pct 964 23rd pct

Highest year of school

56.8% Year 12 ◂ +5.4 pts 51.4%

14.6% Year 9 or below +9.2 pts ▸ 23.7%

14.9% Year 10 ◂ +1.1 pts 13.7%

3.7% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

Highest qualification level

26.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.3 pts 25.7%

19.8% Certificate III / IV +4.4 pts ▸ 24.2%

16.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.0 pts ▸ 17.3%

9.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.5 pts 4.7%

1.8% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

21.3% Management & commerce ◂ +0.8 pts 20.5%

11.8% Engineering & related +1.6 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.5% Society & culture even 10.5%

7.3% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 7.0%

6.0% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.4% Architecture & building even 5.4%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.2% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 3.9%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences even 2.8%

2.4% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +$108 higher in Merrylands - Guildford gap widening

$595 8th pct $487 0th pct

Household income in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +$90 higher in Merrylands - Guildford gap widening

$1,501 34th pct $1,411 26th pct

Family income in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +$201 higher in Merrylands - Guildford gap widening

$1,695 22nd pct $1,494 9th pct

Household income distribution

27.8% $650–$1,499 +3.1 pts ▸ 30.9%

28.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 27.5%

18.7% Under $650 +0.1 pts ▸ 18.7%

9.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 8.5%

8.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%

Personal income distribution

47.5% Under $650 +7.8 pts ▸ 55.2%

28.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.8 pts 27.1%

11.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 9.1%

1.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.7% Other condition +1.7 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.1% Arthritis +1.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.6% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.4% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 5.3%

4.9% Mental health ◂ +0.1 pts 4.8%

3.1% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.8% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.7% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.5% None +0.7 pts ▸ 69.2%

14.1% One condition +1.1 pts ▸ 15.2%

4.1% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.2% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +164 larger in Fairfield

1,288 47th pct 1,452 51st pct

Median age in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +5 yrs older in Merrylands - Guildford

29 yrs 87th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +$59 higher in Merrylands - Guildford

$576 39th pct $517 22nd pct

Household income in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +$65 higher in Merrylands - Guildford

$1,346 25th pct $1,281 18th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +0.1 larger in Fairfield gap narrowing

3.1 96th pct 3.2 100th pct

Family composition

66.3% Couples with children ◂ +3.3 pts 63.0%

16.2% One-parent families +3.7 pts ▸ 19.9%

16.0% Couples without children ◂ +0.5 pts 15.5%

1.5% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

24.6% 2 people even 24.6%

21.4% 1 person ◂ +4.6 pts 16.8%

17.1% 4 people +1.4 pts ▸ 18.5%

16.8% 3 people +1.3 pts ▸ 18.1%

10.2% 5 people +1.3 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.9% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield even gap narrowing

$400 71st pct $400 71st pct

Mortgage in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +$167 higher in Merrylands - Guildford gap narrowing

$2,167 80th pct $2,000 65th pct

People / bedroom in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield even gap steady

1.00 93rd pct 1.00 93rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.1% Rented ◂ +2.8 pts 37.3%

25.6% Owned outright +6.6 pts ▸ 32.2%

30.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.2 pts 27.1%

2.3% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.9%

1.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Types of homes

61.9% Separate house +11.1 pts ▸ 73.1%

23.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +9.4 pts 13.7%

14.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.6 pts 12.7%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

35.9% 3 bedrooms +3.8 pts ▸ 39.7%

22.0% 4 bedrooms +4.9 pts ▸ 26.9%

25.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.9 pts 17.3%

8.3% 5 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.2 pts 3.5%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

48.3% $350–$549 +1.4 pts ▸ 49.7%

16.9% $200–$349 +6.4 pts ▸ 23.3%

15.1% Under $200 ◂ +3.4 pts 11.7%

13.4% $550–$749 ◂ +3.1 pts 10.3%

1.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 32.4%

21.0% $1,000–$1,799 +3.0 pts ▸ 23.9%

23.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 18.9%

12.0% Under $1,000 +4.7 pts ▸ 16.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +8 more in Fairfield

1,016 92nd pct 1,024 92nd pct

Stops/1k in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +0.96 more in Merrylands - Guildford

6.20 83rd pct 5.25 68th pct

Departures/1k in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +35.1 more in Fairfield

1,351.5 69th pct 1,386.6 71st pct

PT routes in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +3 more in Merrylands - Guildford

34 61st pct 31 56th pct

Stop walk in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +7 longer in Fairfield

22 40th pct 29 51st pct

How people get to work

40.0% Car (driver) +7.5 pts ▸ 47.5%

28.2% Worked at home ◂ +4.7 pts 23.6%

3.8% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Train ◂ +2.2 pts 1.7%

1.2% Walked even 1.3%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

37.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.3 pts 34.1%

32.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 32.3%

11.4% 3 vehicles +2.8 pts ▸ 14.2%

11.7% No vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 10.1%

6.9% 4 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.5 pts 11.4%

7.4% Manufacturing +4.0 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.3% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.3% Construction ◂ +0.8 pts 8.5%

7.0% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 7.6%

7.3% Education & training ◂ +1.1 pts 6.2%

6.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.0 pts 5.2%

5.5% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.5% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.8 pts 4.7%

5.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 4.1%

3.3% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.7% Wholesale trade +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

20.4% Professionals ◂ +3.5 pts 16.9%

15.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 14.4%

9.4% Machinery operators & drivers +4.0 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.4% Labourers +2.8 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.2 pts 12.1%

10.6% Community & personal service ◂ +0.9 pts 9.7%

10.3% Managers ◂ +1.5 pts 8.8%

8.4% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +22,980 higher in Fairfield

175,606 88th pct 198,586 90th pct

Growth in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +5.1 pts higher in Merrylands - Guildford

6.6% 59th pct 1.5% 12th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +59 higher in Merrylands - Guildford

1,089 68th pct 1,030 63rd pct

Max temp in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +0.3 higher in Fairfield

24.6 59th pct 24.8 61st pct

Min temp in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +0.5 higher in Merrylands - Guildford

11.9 51st pct 11.4 45th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +0.4 higher in Merrylands - Guildford

7.1 77th pct 6.8 73rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +0.2 more in Merrylands - Guildford

6.9 78th pct 6.6 74th pct

15-min city in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +8.6 pts higher in Merrylands - Guildford

93.0% 83rd pct 84.4% 72nd pct

Walk to shops in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +6.0 pts higher in Merrylands - Guildford

84.1% 75th pct 78.2% 69th pct

Walk to transit in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +2.3 pts higher in Merrylands - Guildford

99.6% 91st pct 97.3% 76th pct

Walk to school in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +6.6 pts higher in Merrylands - Guildford

96.0% 86th pct 89.4% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +4.5 pts higher in Merrylands - Guildford

99.3% 77th pct 94.8% 57th pct

Walk to health in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +7.9 pts higher in Merrylands - Guildford

68.2% 74th pct 60.3% 68th pct

Amenities/1k in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +0.5 more in Merrylands - Guildford

10.2 10th pct 9.7 7th pct

Intersections/km² in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +70 higher in Merrylands - Guildford

163 74th pct 93 63rd pct

Mean slope in Merrylands - Guildford in Fairfield +0.5 pts higher in Merrylands - Guildford

4.8% 36th pct 4.3% 26th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Merrylands - Guildford vs Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/12503/merrylands-guildford/vs/12702/fairfield