Fairley, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Fairley is more socio-economically advantaged than about 49% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 985, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Fairley at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 14
- Median age
- 58
- Median weekly household income
- $1,999
- SEIFA score
- 985
- Coordinates
- -35.6843, 143.8126
Fairley demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Fairley using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 38% and 20% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 4 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 6 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 8 | 38% |
Share of the 21 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 9 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 9 occupied private dwellings in Fairley.
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,324
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,250
- Median weekly personal income
- $900
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3 (20%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 0 (0%)
- Labour-force participation
- 61.5%
- Employed full-time
- 6
- Employed part-time
- 3
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Fairley
Where is Fairley?
Fairley is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Fairley?
At the 2021 Census, Fairley had a population of about 14.
Is Fairley an advantaged area?
Fairley has an ABS SEIFA score of 985, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 49 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 49% of Australian suburbs.
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