$369 ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $290
- 2016: $329
- 2021: $369
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.
Renting is the most common housing arrangement in Fairfield, where 41.4% of households rent their homes. This far exceeds the national figure and is a defining feature of the local market. The area is marked by high costs, with typical rent and mortgage payments sitting well above those of most similar areas.
$369
▲ +27.2%
- $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 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $369, which is much higher than most areas. This high cost extends to mortgages, where the usual monthly payment of $2,167 is a little above the state and national figures.
$2,167 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,052
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Fairfield splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (38%) and $350–$549 (34%), with $550–$749 at 15%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Fairfield, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 35%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (28%) and $1,000–$1,799 (23%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far more common here than in the rest of Victoria, with 41.4% of households renting. Meanwhile, the share of homes owned outright is 28.7%, which is well below the state average.
41.4% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
28.7% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Fairfield, the largest group is Rented at 41%, followed by Owned outright (29%) and Owned with a mortgage (28%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far less common here than across Australia, making up only 43.7% of homes. This helps explain why 46.9% of homes have fewer than three bedrooms, a figure far below the state and national levels.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
43.7% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
46.9% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Fairfield, the largest group is Separate house at 44%, followed by Flat or apartment (35%) and Townhouse / semi-detached (21%).
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Fairfield splits fairly evenly between 2 bedrooms (33%) and 3 bedrooms (30%), with 1 bedroom at 20%.
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/SAL20901/fairfield/topic/housing-dwellings