Fairfield Heights vs Fairfield

In Fairfield Heights, about half of households rent, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Fairfield, most households rent and about half of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Fairfield Heights tends to suit couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Fairfield Heights carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 79/100)
  • Fairfield has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Fairfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($445,500 vs $795,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Fairfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Fairfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (31.2 km vs 33.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Fairfield

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (22 vs 4)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (60% vs 44%)
  • But Fairfield Heights carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Fairfield Heights

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs 2.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.7% vs 3.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Fairfield Heights 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.

Fairfield Heights 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.

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Walkability 87 / 94
Fairfield Heights — Walkability: 87/100 Fairfield — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 47 / 21
Fairfield Heights — Safety: 47/100 Fairfield — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Fairfield Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Fairfield — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Fairfield has more residents (18,596 vs 8,269); Fairfield Heights rents higher ($450/wk vs $365/wk).

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Population 8,269 18,596
+125% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.0% +2.8%
Median age 38 40
Median household income $66,820/yr
+15% vs other
 $56,784/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+19% vs other
 $365/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
0-4 5.5% / 5.1%
Fairfield Heights — 0-4: 5.5% Fairfield — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 14.4% / 11.8%
Fairfield Heights — 5-14: 14.4% Fairfield — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 7.7% / 6.3%
Fairfield Heights — 15-19: 7.7% Fairfield — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 6.4% / 6.4%
Fairfield Heights — 20-24: 6.4% Fairfield — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 12.2% / 13.1%
Fairfield Heights — 25-34: 12.2% Fairfield — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 12.6% / 13.0%
Fairfield Heights — 35-44: 12.6% Fairfield — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 12.8% / 13.6%
Fairfield Heights — 45-54: 12.8% Fairfield — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 13.0% / 13.9%
Fairfield Heights — 55-64: 13.0% Fairfield — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 8.8% / 9.9%
Fairfield Heights — 65-74: 8.8% Fairfield — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 4.8% / 5.1%
Fairfield Heights — 75-84: 4.8% Fairfield — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 1.9% / 2.0%
Fairfield Heights — 85+: 1.9% Fairfield — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fairfield Heights 54.9% couple families
Fairfield Heights — Couple Families: 54.9% Fairfield Heights — Lone Person: 20.1% Fairfield Heights — One Parent Families: 21.4% Fairfield Heights — Group Household: 1.8% Fairfield Heights — Other Families: 1.7%
Fairfield 44.0% couple families
Fairfield — Couple Families: 44.0% Fairfield — Lone Person: 27.3% Fairfield — One Parent Families: 22.9% Fairfield — Group Household: 2.9% Fairfield — Other Families: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fairfield Heights 50.2% renting
Fairfield Heights — Owned Outright: 25.8% Fairfield Heights — Mortgage: 24.0% Fairfield Heights — Renting: 50.2%
Fairfield 59.6% renting
Fairfield — Owned Outright: 21.8% Fairfield — Mortgage: 18.5% Fairfield — Renting: 59.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 8.1%
Fairfield Heights — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Fairfield — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Certificate III & IV 6.5% / 6.8%
Fairfield Heights — Certificate III & IV: 6.5% Fairfield — Certificate III & IV: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 5.9%
Fairfield Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Fairfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.6%
Fairfield Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Fairfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.6%
Fairfield Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Fairfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

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.

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Iraq 28.4% / 22.6%
Fairfield Heights — Iraq: 28.4% Fairfield — Iraq: 22.6%
Vietnam 8.8% / 9.8%
Fairfield Heights — Vietnam: 8.8% Fairfield — Vietnam: 9.8%
China 1.6% / 2.7%
Fairfield Heights — China: 1.6% Fairfield — China: 2.7%
Lebanon 1.3% / 1.5%
Fairfield Heights — Lebanon: 1.3% Fairfield — Lebanon: 1.5%
Philippines 1.1% / 1.6%
Fairfield Heights — Philippines: 1.1% Fairfield — Philippines: 1.6%
Italy 1.2% / 0.9%
Fairfield Heights — Italy: 1.2% Fairfield — Italy: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fairfield Heights 56.0% houses
Fairfield Heights — Houses: 56.0% Fairfield Heights — Flats / Apartments: 7.7% Fairfield Heights — Townhouses: 36.3%
Fairfield 40.0% houses
Fairfield — Houses: 40.0% Fairfield — Flats / Apartments: 46.6% Fairfield — Townhouses: 13.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Median house price $1,277,500 $1,300,000
Median unit price $795,500 $445,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 39 sales
 23 days
from 89 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
3 bed $1.2M / $1.2M
Fairfield Heights — 3 bed: $1.2M (22 sales) Fairfield — 3 bed: $1.2M (46 sales)

22 vs 46 sales

4 bed $1.28M / $1.34M
Fairfield Heights — 4 bed: $1.28M (16 sales) Fairfield — 4 bed: $1.34M (25 sales)

16 vs 25 sales

5 bed $1.31M / $1.44M
Fairfield Heights — 5 bed: $1.31M (20 sales) Fairfield — 5 bed: $1.44M (32 sales)

20 vs 32 sales

Zoning mix

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Residential 94% 79%
Environmental 0% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 6%
Parks and recreation 1% 5%
Commercial 4% 1%
Industrial 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
New dwellings approved 1,095
across Fairfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Houses 4.7%
$950/wk on $1.05M
 3.2%
$750/wk on $1.24M
Units — 5.6%
$500/wk on $461K

Ranking within NSW

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
House price Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Income Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 58% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 88% of NSW

Liveability

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Grade B
same for both
Score 54/100 50/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Fairfield carries more crime risk (79 vs 53).

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
79/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 20
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Inside the suburb 0 8
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 6.7 km
same for both
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.6% 2.5%

Schools in Fairfield Heights

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

Schools in Fairfield

  • Fairfield Heights Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Fairfield High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Fairvale Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Fairfield Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 3 8
Childcare 3 13
GPs 4 22
Pharmacies 3 9
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 5
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Fairfield Heights sits further from the CBD (33.2 km vs 31.2 km).

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Walkability score 87/100 94/100
Distance to Sydney 33.2 km
+6% vs other
 31.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min
same for both
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 110.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 336.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2165
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2165
same for both

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.

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Car (driver) 62.8% / 54.9%
Fairfield Heights — Car (driver): 62.8% Fairfield — Car (driver): 54.9%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 27.8%
Fairfield Heights — Worked from Home: 25.4% Fairfield — Worked from Home: 27.8%
Train 4.5% / 7.4%
Fairfield Heights — Train: 4.5% Fairfield — Train: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 5.8%
Fairfield Heights — Car (passenger): 4.6% Fairfield — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 1.1% / 2.5%
Fairfield Heights — Walked Only: 1.1% Fairfield — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bus 1.3% / 1.5%
Fairfield Heights — Bus: 1.3% Fairfield — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.8%).

Setting

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.6 km
4.0 km to a named beach
 21.3 km
3.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Connectivity score 75/100 67/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
2,714 premises
 6%
8,391 premises

Climate

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Annual rainfall 931 mm 909 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C 28.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C 6.4°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Average residential rate $990/yr
same for both
Council Fairfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Division Mcmahon
same for both
Member Chris Bowen
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fairfield Heights Fairfield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fairfield Heights

Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses Urban

Fairfield

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub Urban

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