Dutton Park vs Fairfield

In Dutton Park, most households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. In Fairfield, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Dutton Park: a median of $1.65 million, against $1.22 million in Fairfield. Dutton Park is closer to the city centre: 4 km, against 5.3 km. On these figures, Dutton Park tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Fairfield suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Fairfield

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (63% vs 42%)
  • carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 86/100)
  • But Dutton Park has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Fairfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,224,000 vs $1,650,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dutton Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (64% vs 43%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Dutton Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (58% vs 37%)
  • Fairfield carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dutton Park and Fairfield drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Dutton Park Fairfield
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Dutton Park Fairfield
Walkability 92 / 88
Dutton Park — Walkability: 92/100 Fairfield — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 14 / 24
Dutton Park — Safety: 14/100 Fairfield — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dutton Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Fairfield — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Fairfield has more residents (3,106 vs 2,134); Fairfield has higher household incomes ($117,884 vs $90,428).

Dutton Park Fairfield
Population 2,134 3,106
+46% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% +4.2%
Median age 33 32
Median household income $90,428/yr $117,884/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk $410/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dutton Park Fairfield
0-4 3.3% / 5.1%
Dutton Park — 0-4: 3.3% Fairfield — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 9.5% / 8.6%
Dutton Park — 5-14: 9.5% Fairfield — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 6.4% / 5.5%
Dutton Park — 15-19: 6.4% Fairfield — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 11.8% / 12.7%
Dutton Park — 20-24: 11.8% Fairfield — 20-24: 12.7%
25-34 22.7% / 23.1%
Dutton Park — 25-34: 22.7% Fairfield — 25-34: 23.1%
35-44 13.1% / 15.3%
Dutton Park — 35-44: 13.1% Fairfield — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 12.5% / 12.1%
Dutton Park — 45-54: 12.5% Fairfield — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 8.8% / 9.7%
Dutton Park — 55-64: 8.8% Fairfield — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 6.7% / 5.1%
Dutton Park — 65-74: 6.7% Fairfield — 65-74: 5.1%
75-84 4.1% / 2.0%
Dutton Park — 75-84: 4.1% Fairfield — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ 1.0% / 1.0%
Dutton Park — 85+: 1.0% Fairfield — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dutton Park 43.3% lone person
Dutton Park — Lone Person: 43.3% Dutton Park — Couple Families: 27.0% Dutton Park — Group Household: 15.4% Dutton Park — One Parent Families: 10.8% Dutton Park — Other Families: 3.5%
Fairfield 32.8% lone person
Fairfield — Lone Person: 32.8% Fairfield — Couple Families: 34.0% Fairfield — Group Household: 19.7% Fairfield — One Parent Families: 10.7% Fairfield — Other Families: 2.7%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dutton Park 64.1% renting
Dutton Park — Owned Outright: 16.1% Dutton Park — Mortgage: 19.8% Dutton Park — Renting: 64.1%
Fairfield 42.7% renting
Fairfield — Owned Outright: 22.7% Fairfield — Mortgage: 34.5% Fairfield — Renting: 42.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Dutton Park Fairfield
Bachelor Degree 24.5% / 25.8%
Dutton Park — Bachelor Degree: 24.5% Fairfield — Bachelor Degree: 25.8%
Postgraduate Degree 12.7% / 12.8%
Dutton Park — Postgraduate Degree: 12.7% Fairfield — Postgraduate Degree: 12.8%
Certificate III & IV 6.9% / 9.1%
Dutton Park — Certificate III & IV: 6.9% Fairfield — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.3%
Dutton Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Fairfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 3.9%
Dutton Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Fairfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Dutton Park Fairfield
England 3.0% / 3.0%
Dutton Park — England: 3.0% Fairfield — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.1%
Dutton Park — New Zealand: 2.6% Fairfield — New Zealand: 2.1%
India 1.8% / 2.1%
Dutton Park — India: 1.8% Fairfield — India: 2.1%
China 1.8% / 1.4%
Dutton Park — China: 1.8% Fairfield — China: 1.4%
Vietnam 1.8% / 1.3%
Dutton Park — Vietnam: 1.8% Fairfield — Vietnam: 1.3%
Greece 2.2% / —
Dutton Park — Greece: 2.2% Fairfield — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dutton Park 41.9% houses
Dutton Park — Houses: 41.9% Dutton Park — Flats / Apartments: 57.4% Dutton Park — Townhouses: 0.7%
Fairfield 62.9% houses
Fairfield — Houses: 62.9% Fairfield — Flats / Apartments: 28.7% Fairfield — Townhouses: 8.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Dutton Park Fairfield
Median house price $1,650,000 $1,224,000
Median unit price $718,500 $755,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 9 sales
 30 days
from 21 sales

Development activity

Dutton Park Fairfield
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dutton Park Fairfield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Schools Higher than 91% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD

Liveability

Dutton Park Fairfield
Grade A
same for both
Score 75/100 77/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Dutton Park carries more crime risk (86 vs 76).

Dutton Park Fairfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 High
76/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Dutton Park Fairfield
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Brisbane City, 2.0 km
 3
St Lucia Campus, 2.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 7.0% 6.8%

Schools in Dutton Park

  • Brisbane South State Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Dutton Park State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Ita's Regional Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Fairfield

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Dutton Park Fairfield
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 8 5
Parks & reserves 3 8
Childcare 3 0
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both

Mobility

Dutton Park Fairfield
Walkability score 92/100 88/100
Distance to Brisbane 4 km 5.3 km
+32% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 11 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 276.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 225.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 4102
 2.0%
postcode 4103
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 4102
 29
postcode 4103

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Dutton Park Fairfield
Car (driver) 38.1% / 46.0%
Dutton Park — Car (driver): 38.1% Fairfield — Car (driver): 46.0%
Worked from Home 27.4% / 26.9%
Dutton Park — Worked from Home: 27.4% Fairfield — Worked from Home: 26.9%
Bus 8.3% / 7.4%
Dutton Park — Bus: 8.3% Fairfield — Bus: 7.4%
Walked Only 9.1% / 4.9%
Dutton Park — Walked Only: 9.1% Fairfield — Walked Only: 4.9%
Train 5.3% / 6.5%
Dutton Park — Train: 5.3% Fairfield — Train: 6.5%
Bicycle 6.8% / 4.0%
Dutton Park — Bicycle: 6.8% Fairfield — Bicycle: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (46.0%).

Setting

Dutton Park Fairfield
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.9 km 12.8 km

NBN connectivity

Dutton Park Fairfield
Connectivity score 100/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
238 premises
 5%
488 premises

Climate

Dutton Park Fairfield
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dutton Park Fairfield
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.25 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Dutton Park Fairfield
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Dutton Park Fairfield
Division Griffith Moreton
Member Renee Coffey Julie-Ann Campbell
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dutton Park Fairfield
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dutton Park

Apartments Gentrifying Inner Parks Professionals

Fairfield

Inner Parks Professionals

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