Fairfield East flood & bushfire report
Of Fairfield East’s 2,455 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Fairfield East’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 East address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Fairfield East
Fairfield East 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 East
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 East 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 East
Fairfield East is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Fairfield East
Fairfield East can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Fairfield East
At the 2021 Census, 52% of Fairfield East’s 5,198 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 East
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 East). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 119 River Avenue, Fairfield East NSW 2165
- 11 Spring Street, Fairfield East NSW 2165
- 2/45 Crown Street, Fairfield East NSW 2165
- 2 Jacaranda Court, Fairfield East NSW 2165
- 31 Landon Street, Fairfield East NSW 2165
- 3/242 Fairfield Street, Fairfield East NSW 2165
- 34 Veron Street, Fairfield East NSW 2165
- 4/94 Seville Street, Fairfield East NSW 2165
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Fairfield
Compare Fairfield East 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.