Fairfield
New South Wales · Fairfield · Sydney - South West
This profile uses the ABS Fairfield statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Fairfield is a locality in the Fairfield area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Fairfield SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Fairfield SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Fairfield Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Fairfield.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Fairfield (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Fairfield
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,123ICSEA878
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment691ICSEA997
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment642ICSEA893
- Special · Independent · Years 10-12Enrolment548ICSEA902
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment503ICSEA919
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment386ICSEA901
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSFairfield Montessori AcademyCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Fairfield
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning Fairfield HeightsCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Fairfield
- Exceeding NQSWakeley Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Fairfield
- Exceeding NQSTasman Parade Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Fairfield West
- Exceeding NQSFairfield PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Fairfield
- Meeting NQSOz Education FairfieldCentre-Based Care · 102 places · Fairfield
- Meeting NQSSCECS OSHC Our Lady of the Rosary FairfieldCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Fairfield
- Meeting NQSFirst Grammar FairfieldCentre-Based Care · 65 places · Fairfield
- Meeting NQSFairfield Heights World of LearningCentre-Based Care · 65 places · Fairfield Heights
- Meeting NQSBrighter Beginnings Early Education CentreCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Fairfield
- Meeting NQSGenesis Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 51 places · Fairfield
- Meeting NQSFairvale OSHClubCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Fairfield
+ 7 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 2,267
- vs previous year
- +3%
- vs 2021
- 2,802
- Against justice procedures 653
- Theft 402
- Transport regulatory offences 353
- Assault 228
- Drug offences 161
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 3
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 14
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Fairfield SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Fairfield SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $1,315,000
- House price YoY
- +12.4%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $650/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+240Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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