Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Fairfield then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Fairfield, QLD (postcode 4103) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+21.6% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,554 | 2,980 | 3,106 | +552 · +21.6% |
| Median age | 31 | 30 | 32 | +1 · +3.2% |
| Median household income | $1,525/wk | $1,719/wk | $2,267/wk | +$742 · +48.7% |
| Median personal income | $634/wk | $676/wk | $973/wk | +$339 · +53.5% |
| Median rent | $360/wk | $390/wk | $410/wk | +$50 · +13.9% |
| Median mortgage | $1,863/mo | $2,000/mo | $2,100/mo | +$237 · +12.7% |
| Average household size | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -0.1 · -3.8% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Fairfield trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,106
was 2,980 in 2016
+126 · +4.2%
Median rent
$410/wk
was $390/wk in 2016
+$20 · +5.1%
Household income
$2,267/wk
was $1,719/wk in 2016
+$548 · +31.9%
Median age
32
was 30 in 2016
+2 · +6.7%
Dig deeper: Fairfield population growth · Fairfield then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.