Fairfield East

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,273 people in Fairfield East. Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Fairfield East was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.9% of the population.

Of people in Fairfield East aged 15 years and over, 44.7% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Fairfield East, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Fairfield East 35.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.9% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 22.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Fairfield East, 24.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Fairfield East were Vietnamese 21.3%, Chinese 10.5%, Australian 8.1%, Lebanese 7.8% and English 6.4%.

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 East (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Fairfield East, 39.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 18.9%, Iraq 6.2%, Lebanon 3.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.3% and Myanmar 1.7%.

In Fairfield East, 8.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 75.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Fairfield East, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Vietnam 27.4%, Lebanon 10.3%, Australia 10.1%, Iraq 8.5% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.3%.

In Fairfield East, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Vietnam 28.0%, Australia 12.9%, Iraq 8.7%, Lebanon 7.6% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Fairfield East were Catholic 22.0%, Buddhism 20.1%, Islam 18.0%, No Religion, so described 12.7% and Not stated 9.9%. In Fairfield East, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (42.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Fairfield East 19.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 24.7%, Arabic 17.6%, Cantonese 4.6%, Mandarin 3.5% and Spanish 2.5%.

Employment

There were 1,808 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fairfield East. Of these 54.4% were employed full time, 28.7% were employed part-time and 10.7% 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 East, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 31.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Fairfield East included Labourers 16.1%, Professionals 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.1%, Sales Workers 9.5% and Managers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Fairfield East, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 2.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.3%, Takeaway Food Services 2.2% and Banking 2.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fairfield East was $404.

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In Fairfield East, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.3%, Train 11.1%, Car, as passenger 6.9%, Train, bus 2.0% and Walked only 1.9%. On the day, 16.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Fairfield East, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.6% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.8% 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 East, 16.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Fairfield East, 51.5% were couple families with children, 22.1% were couple families without children and 22.9% were one parent families.

In Fairfield East, 15.4% of single parents were male and 84.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Fairfield East, of couple families with children, 15.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 8.6% 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 East, 91.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Fairfield East, 72.5% were separate houses, 13.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Fairfield East, of occupied private dwellings 9.5% had 1 bedroom, 16.3% had 2 bedrooms and 39.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 3.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Fairfield East, 24.8% were owned outright, 27.3% were owned with a mortgage and 42.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Fairfield East, of all households, 77.5% were family households, 18.7% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

In Fairfield East, 29.0% 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 East, 30.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Fairfield East, 74.4% 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 East, 27.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 72.5% were female. The median age was 40 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 East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.9 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $880.

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In Fairfield East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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