$365 ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $290
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $365
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Fairfield
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Over half of all households in Fairfield rent their homes, making it an area where renting is far more common than in most other places. This high rental rate is paired with a housing stock that is much smaller and more crowded than the national average. The typical rent here is $365 a week.
$365
▲ +25.9%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fairfield — higher than 74% of areas.
| Fairfield | $365 |
|---|---|
| 2165, NSW | $400 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $365, which is much higher than most similar areas, though a little below the New South Wales figure of $420. Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,733, which is higher than most areas but well below the state average.
$1,733 ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,647
- 2016: $1,625
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Fairfield, $350–$549 is the majority at 53%; $200–$349 is next at 29%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Fairfield splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (34%) and $1,800–$2,999 (33%), with Under $1,000 at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 57.5% of households renting, a figure far above the national average of 30.6%. Conversely, the 21.0% of homes owned outright is well below the Australian figure of 31.0%.
57.5% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
21.0% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Fairfield, Rented is the majority at 58%; Owned outright is next at 21%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Small homes are common, with 46% of dwellings being flats or apartments and only 40% being separate houses, a figure far below the national average. This lack of larger homes helps explain why there are 1.10 people per bedroom, which is well above the Australian average.
1.10 ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.40
- 2016: 1.20
- 2021: 1.10
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
40.0% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
49.9% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Fairfield, the largest group is Flat or apartment at 46%, followed by Separate house (40%) and Townhouse / semi-detached (13%).
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Fairfield, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 3 bedrooms (32%) and 4 bedrooms (13%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11480/fairfield/topic/housing-dwellings