Fairfield (Vic.)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20895
People 6,558
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 35
Families 1,551
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,954
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,710
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,052
Median weekly rent $329
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 3,207 48.9 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,353 51.1 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32 0.5 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,558 people in Fairfield (Vic.). Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

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Age Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 359 5.5 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 327 5.0 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 286 4.4 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 321 4.9 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 503 7.7 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 663 10.1 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 703 10.7 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 547 8.3 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 507 7.7 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 482 7.4 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 423 6.5 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 375 5.7 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 297 4.5 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 231 3.5 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 161 2.5 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 141 2.2 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 123 1.9 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 105 1.6 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Fairfield (Vic.) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 2,144 38.4 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 130 2.3 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 380 6.8 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 183 3.3 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,745 49.2 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Fairfield (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 38.4% were married and 9.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,915 39.9 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 717 14.9 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,168 45.2 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Fairfield (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 39.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 110 5.3 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 307 14.7 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 88 4.2 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 30 1.4 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 123 5.9 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 83 4.0 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 89 4.3 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 165 7.9 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 573 27.5 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 49 2.4 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 466 22.4 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Fairfield (Vic.) 31.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.8% were in primary school, 14.2% in secondary school and 35.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,394 42.9 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 465 8.3 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 119 2.1 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 339 6.1 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 823 14.7 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 196 3.5 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 214 3.8 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 378 6.8 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 67 1.2 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 488 8.7 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Fairfield (Vic.), 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 2,089 23.0 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,701 18.8 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 978 10.8 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 719 7.9 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 638 7.0 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Fairfield (Vic.) were English 23.0%, Australian 18.8%, Irish 10.8%, Scottish 7.9% and Italian 7.0%.

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

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Country of birth Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 4,471 68.5 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Greece 204 3.1 47,240 0.8 93,743 0.4
England 200 3.1 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Italy 154 2.4 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
India 103 1.6 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 101 1.5 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2

In Fairfield (Vic.), 68.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Greece 3.1%, England 3.1%, Italy 2.4%, India 1.6% and New Zealand 1.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,213 33.7 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 536 8.2 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 433 6.6 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,919 44.5 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Fairfield (Vic.), 44.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 33.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,359 51.8 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Greece 372 5.7 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0
Italy 364 5.6 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
England 315 4.9 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 135 2.1 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0

In Fairfield (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 51.8%, Greece 5.7%, Italy 5.6%, England 4.9% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,467 53.3 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Greece 373 5.7 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9
Italy 322 4.9 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
England 274 4.2 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 137 2.1 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6

In Fairfield (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 53.3%, Greece 5.7%, Italy 4.9%, England 4.2% and New Zealand 2.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,970 45.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,381 21.1 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 670 10.2 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Eastern Orthodox 477 7.3 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1
Anglican 288 4.4 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Fairfield (Vic.) were No Religion, so described 45.4%, Catholic 21.1%, Not stated 10.2%, Eastern Orthodox 7.3% and Anglican 4.4%. In Fairfield (Vic.), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (50.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Greek 374 5.7 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Italian 252 3.9 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 101 1.5 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 63 1.0 78,079 1.3 280,943 1.2
Spanish 54 0.8 35,494 0.6 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 4,718 72.2 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 708 26.1 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Fairfield (Vic.) 72.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 5.7%, Italian 3.9%, Mandarin 1.5%, Cantonese 1.0% and Spanish 0.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,188 58.2 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,181 31.4 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 179 4.8 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 211 5.6 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 3,759 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fairfield (Vic.). Of these 58.2% were employed full time, 31.4% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 402 11.4 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 377 10.7 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 399 11.3 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 620 17.5 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,560 44.1 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Fairfield (Vic.), 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,343 37.9 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 533 15.1 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 432 12.2 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 339 9.6 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 301 8.5 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 262 7.4 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 169 4.8 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 93 2.6 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Fairfield (Vic.) included Professionals 37.9%, Managers 15.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.5%, Sales Workers 7.4%, Labourers 4.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 190 5.5 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 137 3.9 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 129 3.7 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Computer System Design and Related Services 79 2.3 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Other Social Assistance Services 79 2.3 36,319 1.3 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Fairfield (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.5%, Higher Education 3.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.7%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.3% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 830 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,332 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,710 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fairfield (Vic.) was $830.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,534 43.4 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 695 19.7 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Bicycle 228 6.5 33,963 1.2 107,756 1.0
Worked at home 149 4.2 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 113 3.2 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 982 27.7 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,709 48.2 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Fairfield (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 43.4%, Train 19.7%, Bicycle 6.5%, Worked at home 4.2% and Walked only 3.2%. On the day, 27.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 48.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 4,152 74.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,324 23.7 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 569 10.2 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,283 23.0 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Fairfield (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.7% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,651 29.6 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,664 29.8 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 535 9.6 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 305 5.5 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Fairfield (Vic.), 29.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 656 42.3 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 694 44.8 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 171 11.0 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 29 1.9 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Fairfield (Vic.), 44.8% were couple families with children, 42.3% were couple families without children and 11.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Fairfield (Vic.), 17.4% of single parents were male and 82.6% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 342 25.5 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 71 5.3 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 353 26.3 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 183 13.6 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 72 5.4 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 174 13.0 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 69 5.1 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 78 5.8 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Fairfield (Vic.), of couple families with children, 25.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 26.3% 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.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,545 91.3 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 244 8.7 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Fairfield (Vic.), 91.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,143 44.9 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 572 22.5 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 817 32.1 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 5 0.2 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Fairfield (Vic.), 44.9% were separate houses, 22.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 32.1% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 485 19.1 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 816 32.1 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 806 31.7 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 382 15.0 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 55 2.2 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Fairfield (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 19.1% had 1 bedroom, 32.1% had 2 bedrooms and 31.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 704 27.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 683 26.7 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,091 42.6 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 14 0.5 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 67 2.6 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Fairfield (Vic.), 27.5% were owned outright, 26.7% were owned with a mortgage and 42.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 1,523 59.7 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 824 32.3 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 202 7.9 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Fairfield (Vic.), of all households, 59.7% were family households, 32.3% were single person households and 7.9% were group households.

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Household income Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.2 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 22.6 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Fairfield (Vic.), 16.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 329 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.4 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.6 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,052 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.2 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.8 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 317 12.4 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,199 47.0 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 758 29.7 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 193 7.6 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 83 3.3 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Fairfield (Vic.), 47.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 293 11.5 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,194 86.1 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 62 2.4 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Fairfield (Vic.), 86.1% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 10 33.3 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 20 66.7 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Fairfield (Vic.), 33.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 66.7% were female. The median age was 21 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.8 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,625 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Fairfield (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.8 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,625.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Fairfield (Vic.) % Fairfield (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 431 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Fairfield (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $431 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.