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Fairfield property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Fairfield, NSW (10,708 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Fairfield

Fairfield is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential40.3% of properties

High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.

Zone: High Density Residential

Residential27.6% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial24.5% of properties

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.

Crime near Fairfield

Fairfield sits in the Fairfield council area, which recorded 10,121 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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211
Break-ins
222
Vehicle theft
1,321
Other theft
737
Property damage
791
Fraud
171
Handling stolen goods
1,134
Assault
301
Sexual offences
32
Robbery
810
Other against the person
1
Homicide
4,390
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 10,121 total. Figures are for the whole Fairfield council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Fairfield

At the 2021 Census, 65.5% of Fairfield’s 18,596 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Vietnamese11.2%
Chinese10.2%
Australian6.9%
English5.8%
Filipino2.2%
Italian2%

Top countries of birth

Iraq22.6%
Vietnam9.8%
China2.7%
Cambodia2.1%
Philippines1.6%
Lebanon1.5%

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 963 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

963
Dwellings/yr
558
Houses
405
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Fairfield council area (not just Fairfield). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Fairfield address:

Nearby suburbs

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.