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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Fairfield East is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Sydney, Australia, with a population of approximately 5,198, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 22 km from the Sydney CBD, Fairfield East is a outer metro area in New South Wales. The median household income is $63,024 per year.
Lower income levels in Fairfield East typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors.
Official Australia Post postcode for Fairfield East. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Fairfield East on My School →Estimated 2 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
5,198 residents places Fairfield East squarely in the middle of the New South Wales suburb size distribution (state median 5,325), with market depth comparable to most NSW localities. Fairfield East's median household income of $63,024/year is 35% below the New South Wales suburb median ($97,552) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Median rent of $300/week (~$1,300/month) covers only 68% of the median mortgage of $1,900/month — the remaining $600/month must be funded from other income, so this suburb tilts toward capital growth rather than yield. 22 km from Sydney places Fairfield East in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
This suburb suits long-term investors due to steady population growth and affordable entry prices. Look for established streets close to schools and shops rather than raw new-estate land. Local rents consume roughly 25% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Fairfield East stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Fairfield East sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Fairfield East | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,198 | 5,325 | -2% |
| Median household income | $63,024/yr | $97,552/yr | -35% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $300 | $430 | -30% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,900 | $2,167 | -12% |
| Distance to CBD | 22 km | 45 km | -51% |
| Separate houses | 67% | 76% | -9pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Fairfield East — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: household incomes 35% below the NSW median ($63,024 vs $97,552) means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider New South Wales market over full cycles.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $300/week covers 68% of a $1,900/month mortgage, leaving a $600/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 67% houses in a 5,198-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Fairfield East are modest for 2026 — incomes 35% below the NSW median of $97,552 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~68% of the typical mortgage ($1,300/month rent vs $1,900/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 52/100 places Fairfield East in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Fairfield East scores 52/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 5,198, median household income of $63,024/year and median weekly rent of $300. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Fairfield East are proximity to Sydney (22 km), a median household income of $63,024/year, a dwelling mix that is 67% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 2 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Fairfield East has a usual resident population of approximately 5,198, compared with a New South Wales suburb median of 5,325 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Fairfield East sits 22 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $300 in Fairfield East, equating to approximately $15,600/year in gross rental income (state median $430/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Fairfield East is $1,900, or approximately $22,800/year (vs $2,167/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $300 works out to $1,300/month, covering 68% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,900/month. That leaves a $600/month shortfall (around $7,200/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,900 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($63,024 vs $97,552 state median), the broader New South Wales market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.