People — demographics & education

People	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Total	187,766	--	6,917,658	--	21,507,717	--
Male	92,521	49.3	3,408,878	49.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	95,245	50.7	3,508,780	50.7	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	1,322	0.7	172,621	2.5	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 187,766 people in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas) of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

Age	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	12,372	6.6	458,736	6.6	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	12,639	6.7	434,608	6.3	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	13,211	7.0	439,168	6.3	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	14,354	7.6	443,416	6.4	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	13,783	7.3	449,685	6.5	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	13,227	7.0	473,160	6.8	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	11,858	6.3	468,336	6.8	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	12,444	6.6	488,124	7.1	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	13,061	7.0	483,502	7.0	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	13,352	7.1	481,428	7.0	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	13,581	7.2	469,024	6.8	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	11,697	6.2	419,612	6.1	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	9,638	5.1	390,678	5.6	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	6,643	3.5	304,327	4.4	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	5,605	3.0	237,362	3.4	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	4,468	2.4	186,032	2.7	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	3,349	1.8	150,724	2.2	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	2,484	1.3	139,735	2.0	402,681	1.9
Median age	36	--	38	--	37	--

The median age of people in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas) was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.0% of the population.

Registered marital status	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	74,161	49.6	2,758,854	49.4	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	5,718	3.8	170,428	3.1	529,280	3.0
Divorced	11,658	7.8	461,145	8.3	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	8,682	5.8	324,518	5.8	949,634	5.5
Never married	49,329	33.0	1,870,203	33.5	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas) aged 15 years and over, 49.6% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	49	--	50	--	50	--
Separated	47	--	49	--	49	--
Divorced	50	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	75	--	78	--	78	--
Never married	24	--	26	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas) was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	69,226	49.1	2,514,378	50.0	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	4,539	3.2	418,721	8.3	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	67,295	47.7	2,096,245	41.7	6,413,399	41.3

In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	50	--	50	--	50	--
De facto marriage	40	--	36	--	35	--
Not married	30	--	34	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas) was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

Education	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	2,667	4.4	126,605	5.9	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	10,408	17.1	372,075	17.4	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	3,459	5.7	115,727	5.4	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	908	1.5	61,544	2.9	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	10,719	17.6	271,181	12.7	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	2,932	4.8	109,409	5.1	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	846	1.4	71,341	3.3	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	5,428	8.9	168,004	7.9	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	7,471	12.3	303,070	14.2	932,524	14.3
Other	1,798	3.0	50,619	2.4	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	14,171	23.3	486,539	22.8	1,511,694	23.2
Total	60,807	--	2,136,114	--	6,503,580	--

In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas) 32.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.3% were in primary school, 23.8% in secondary school and 21.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Australia	79,555	42.4	4,747,372	68.6	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	141,938	81.0	2,363,793	36.7	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	6,768	3.9	433,840	6.7	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	4,025	2.3	294,595	4.6	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	22,397	12.8	3,342,215	51.9	10,757,087	53.7

In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), 12.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 81.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	44,628	58.8	2,007,924	60.2	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	18,934	24.9	939,465	28.2	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	5,047	6.6	190,944	5.7	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	7,342	9.7	196,525	5.9	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	75,951	--	3,334,858	--	10,658,460	--
View the labour force fact sheet

There were 75,951 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas). Of these 58.8% were employed full time, 24.9% were employed part-time and 9.7% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	6,892	10.0	326,514	10.4	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	5,966	8.7	304,830	9.7	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	6,080	8.9	308,122	9.8	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	17,614	25.7	569,665	18.2	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	27,011	39.4	1,438,260	45.8	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.4% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	40	--	41	--	40	--
Employed part-time	38	--	40	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

Occupation	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	369	--	561	--	577	--
Family	1,065	--	1,477	--	1,481	--
Household	1,022	--	1,237	--	1,234	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas) was $369.

Travel to work, top responses	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	80,148	53.6	3,839,135	68.7	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	35,520	23.8	1,537,775	27.5	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	17,518	11.7	638,615	11.4	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	10,927	7.3	942,085	16.9	3,090,874	17.8

In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.8% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	28,459	19.0	1,226,912	22.0	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	26,647	17.8	1,391,598	24.9	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	12,361	8.3	660,872	11.8	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	12,678	8.5	559,753	10.0	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), 17.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	11,569	23.3	669,019	36.6	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	25,853	52.0	831,850	45.5	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	11,227	22.6	297,904	16.3	901,637	15.9
Other family	1,065	2.1	30,780	1.7	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), 52.0% were couple families with children, 23.3% were couple families without children and 22.6% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	13.7	--	17.0	--	17.6
Female	--	86.3	--	83.0	--	82.4

In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas) 13.7% of single parents were male and 86.3% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Families without children	1,729	--	2,120	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,047	--	2,370	--	2,310	--
View the income fact sheet

In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,047 and those without children was $1,729.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	6,060	16.2	327,626	21.8	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	973	2.6	54,280	3.6	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	4,390	11.7	306,829	20.4	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	7,329	19.6	239,315	15.9	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	2,841	7.6	83,287	5.5	251,191	5.4
Both not working	11,594	31.0	308,233	20.5	899,598	19.2
Other	2,069	5.5	89,812	6.0	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	2,167	5.8	91,486	6.1	314,529	6.7

In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), of couple families, 16.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 11.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	55,839	95.7	2,471,299	90.3	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	2,530	4.3	265,338	9.7	934,470	10.7

In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), 95.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.3% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	41,346	74.0	1,717,699	69.5	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	7,591	13.6	263,926	10.7	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	6,686	12.0	465,189	18.8	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	163	0.3	21,140	0.9	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), 74.0% were separate houses, 13.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	255	0.5	18,042	0.7	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	1,972	3.5	137,467	5.6	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	9,026	16.2	555,253	22.5	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	25,074	44.9	986,995	39.9	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	17,981	32.2	726,049	29.4	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	1,528	2.7	47,491	1.9	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.2	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	3.2	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 16.2% had 2 bedrooms and 44.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	18,139	32.5	820,006	33.2	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	18,061	32.3	824,292	33.4	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	17,182	30.8	743,050	30.1	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	368	0.7	20,418	0.8	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	2,087	3.7	63,530	2.6	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), 32.5% were owned outright, 32.3% were owned with a mortgage and 30.8% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Family households	45,957	82.3	1,777,400	71.9	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	8,738	15.6	599,149	24.2	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	1,141	2.0	94,746	3.8	321,007	4.1

In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), of all households, 82.3% were family households, 15.6% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

Household income	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	28.2	--	24.2	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	7.2	--	12.3	--	11.2
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In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), 28.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — 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 (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median rent	280	--	300	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	85.4	--	88.4	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	14.6	--	11.6	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	1,800	--	1,993	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	86.6	--	89.5	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	13.4	--	10.5	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
None	6,710	12.0	258,153	10.4	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	18,918	33.9	933,953	37.8	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	17,632	31.6	840,655	34.0	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	10,143	18.2	360,074	14.6	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	2,433	4.4	78,462	3.2	234,292	3.0

In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), 33.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	1,323	--	172,620	--	548,368	--
Male	666	50.3	85,080	49.3	270,331	49.3
Female	657	49.7	87,540	50.7	278,037	50.7
Median age	21	--	21	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), there were 1,323 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 666 (or 50.3%) were male and 657 (or 49.7%) were female. The median age was 21 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	3.3	--	3.1	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.2	--	1.2	--	1.2	--
Median household income	988	--	941	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $988.

Mortgage and rent	Fairfield (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	260	--	200	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,653	--	1,673	--	1,647	--

In Fairfield (C) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,653.