Fairfield - West

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 19,091 people in Fairfield - West. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Fairfield - West was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.9% of the population.

Of people in Fairfield - West aged 15 years and over, 48.4% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Fairfield - West, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Fairfield - West 33.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.6% were in primary school, 24.2% in secondary school and 22.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Fairfield - West, 23.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Fairfield - West were Vietnamese 14.1%, Assyrian 10.0%, Chinese 7.8%, Australian 7.8% and English 7.2%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Fairfield - West (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Fairfield - West, 38.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Iraq 18.1%, Vietnam 11.3%, Cambodia 3.3%, Syria 2.0% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.5%.

In Fairfield - West, 9.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 79.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Fairfield - West, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Iraq 24.7%, Vietnam 17.6%, Australia 11.9%, Cambodia 5.0% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.5%.

In Fairfield - West, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Iraq 24.7%, Vietnam 18.6%, Australia 13.1%, Cambodia 5.1% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Fairfield - West were Catholic 34.3%, Buddhism 14.6%, No Religion, so described 11.0%, Not stated 7.3% and Islam 6.6%. In Fairfield - West, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Fairfield - West 23.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 16.8%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 12.0%, Arabic 10.9%, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 6.0% and Spanish 3.7%.

Employment

There were 7,122 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fairfield - West. Of these 55.2% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 10.5% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Fairfield - West, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Fairfield - West included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Labourers 15.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Professionals 12.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.3%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6% and Managers 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Fairfield - West, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%, Takeaway Food Services 2.6%, Road Freight Transport 2.3%, Child Care Services 2.1% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fairfield - West was $419.

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In Fairfield - West, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.2%, Car, as passenger 7.3%, Train 6.9%, Train, bus 2.8% and Worked at home 2.0%. On the day, 13.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Fairfield - West, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.5% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Fairfield - West, 17.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Fairfield - West, 51.9% were couple families with children, 22.9% were couple families without children and 23.1% were one parent families.

In Fairfield - West, 14.1% of single parents were male and 85.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Fairfield - West, of couple families with children, 13.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 10.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Fairfield - West, 94.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Fairfield - West, 75.1% were separate houses, 18.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.0% were flats or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

In Fairfield - West, of occupied private dwellings 2.5% had 1 bedroom, 10.0% had 2 bedrooms and 52.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Fairfield - West, 32.1% were owned outright, 28.1% were owned with a mortgage and 35.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Fairfield - West, of all households, 83.9% were family households, 14.6% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

In Fairfield - West, 22.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Fairfield - West, 33.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Fairfield - West, 79.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Fairfield - West, 47.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.5% were female. The median age was 24 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Fairfield - West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,268.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Fairfield - West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $385 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,010.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)