$454 ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $339
- 2016: $396
- 2021: $454
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Income in Fairfield
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than 60% of people in Fairfield earn under $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical weekly earnings are far below the state and national figures.
$1,092
▲ +34.3%
- $500–$607: 251 areas
- $607–$714: 144 areas
- $714–$821: 425 areas
- $821–$929: 720 areas
- $929–$1,036: 656 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fairfield — lower than 81% of areas.
| Fairfield | $1,092 |
|---|---|
| 2165, NSW | $1,225 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,246, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal weekly income is among the lowest in the country at $454.
$1,092 ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $813
- 2016: $975
- 2021: $1,092
Median total household income per week.
$1,246 ▲ +39.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $892
- 2016: $1,067
- 2021: $1,246
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 2.6% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This is far below the 13.5% seen across New South Wales.
2.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Fairfield, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (25%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Fairfield, Under $650 is the majority at 67%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11480/fairfield/topic/income