Fairfield bushfire risk
Of Fairfield’s 10,708 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Fairfield’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Fairfield address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Fairfield
Flood and bushfire areas across Fairfield. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Fairfield
Fairfield sits in the Fairfield council area, which recorded 12,227 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 12,227 total. Figures are for the whole Fairfield council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Fairfield
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Fairfield shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Fairfield
Fairfield is mostly residential. The most common zones:
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
School catchments in Fairfield
Fairfield can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Fairfield
At the 2021 Census, 65.5% of Fairfield’s 18,596 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Fairfield
Fairfield council approved 1,064 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Fairfield council area (not just Fairfield). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/3 Nelson Street, Fairfield NSW 2165
- 1/88 Harris Street, Fairfield NSW 2165
- 1A Parker Street, Fairfield NSW 2165
- 21A Wenden Street, Fairfield NSW 2165
- 2/2 William Street, Fairfield NSW 2165
- 31 Codrington Street, Fairfield NSW 2165
- 5 Sardan Crescent, Fairfield NSW 2165
- 86 Malabar Street, Fairfield NSW 2165
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Fairfield
Compare Fairfield with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.