Fairfield
Dwelling type
In Fairfield, 61.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 7% in St Johns Park.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Fairfield's residential role and function. A greater concentration of higher density dwellings is likely to attract more young adults and smaller households, often renting. Larger, detached or separate dwellings are more likely to attract families and prospective families. The residential built form often reflects market opportunities or planning policy, such as building denser forms of housing around public transport nodes or employment centres.
Dwelling Type statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Household Types, Housing Tenure and Age Structure for a more complete picture of the housing market in Fairfield.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
Dwellings
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| Fairfield - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | St Johns Park % | Number | % | St Johns Park % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 2,629 | 38.3 | 93.5 | 2,567 | 45.0 | 96.9 | +61 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 1,567 | 22.8 | 6.5 | 1,762 | 30.9 | 2.9 | -196 | 27002 |
| High density | 2,628 | 38.3 | -- | 1,334 | 23.4 | -- | +1,294 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -6 | 27004 |
| Other | 8 | 0.1 | -- | 32 | 0.6 | -- | -24 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 38 | 0.6 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +38 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 6,870 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,702 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,167 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Fairfield | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | St Johns Park % | Number | % | St Johns Park % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 6,339 | 92.2 | 97.2 | 5,194 | 91.3 | 96.4 | +1,144 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 530 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 486 | 8.6 | 3.4 | +43 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 6 | 0.1 | -- | 9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -3 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 6,875 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,690 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,185 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 2,629 separate houses in the area, 1,567 medium density dwellings, and 2,628 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Fairfield in 2021 shows that 38.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 22.8% were medium density dwellings, and 38.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 93.5%, 6.5%, and 0.0% in the St Johns Park respectively.
In 2021, a total of 92.2% of the dwellings in Fairfield were occupied on Census night, compared to 97.2% in St Johns Park. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.7%, which is larger compared to that found in St Johns Park (2.8%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Fairfield increased by 1,185 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Fairfield between 2006 and 2021 were:
- High density (+1,294 dwellings)
- Medium density (-196 dwellings)
- Separate house (+61 dwellings)