Fairfield, QLD 4103
Fairfield property market
Fairfield's busiest market is unit rentals, but only just, with 72 leases at $600 a week as of July 2026, renting out in about 15 days (down from 16 days last year), with 2-bedroom making up about half.
House rentals are close behind, with 61 leases at $725 a week, renting out in about 25 days (up from 21 days last year), with rents weaker than most house rental markets, with around half being 3-bedroom. Then come 36 house sales at around $1.357M (up). 19 unit sales at around $885k (with prices growing faster than most unit markets nationally).
Who lives hereA high-income, renter-heavy, young-professional suburb — newcomer-heavy, with a strongly professional workforce, with great public transport.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Fairfield demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in Fairfield?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in Fairfield
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in Fairfield
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 2.1× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around Fairfield
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Fairfield
No school inside Fairfield itself — the closest options around it are shown. Families can choose from 113 primary schools in Fairfield and its surrounds, and 55 high schools covering the secondary years. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
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- 108Salisbury State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Salisbury · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 109Petrie Terrace State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Paddington · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 110Seville Road State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Holland Park · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 111Music Industry CollegeIndependent · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 11-12 · Fortitude Valley · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 112Camp Hill State Infants and Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Camp Hill · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 113Angelorum CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-10 · Fortitude Valley · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 114Mount Gravatt State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Mount Gravatt · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 115Compass Independent SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-7 · Kelvin Grove · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 116Whites Hill State CollegeGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Camp Hill · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 117St Pius X SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Salisbury · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 118Seven Hills State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Seven Hills · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 119Queensland Academy for Creative IndustriesGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 10-12 · Kelvin Grove · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 120Mancel CollegeIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Fig Tree Pocket · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 121Morningside State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Morningside · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 122Red Hill Special SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Red Hill · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 123St Martin's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Carina · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 124San Sisto CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Carina · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 125Coopers Plains State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Coopers Plains · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 126Bulimba State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bulimba · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 127Mayfield State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Carina · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 128Bardon State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bardon · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 129Clairvaux MacKillop CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Upper Mount Gravatt · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 130St Oliver Plunkett SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Cannon Hill · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 131Cannon Hill State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Cannon Hill · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 132Balmoral State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Balmoral · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 133Mount Gravatt East State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Mount Gravatt East · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 134St Bernard's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Upper Mount Gravatt · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 135Oxley State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Oxley · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 136Sunnybank Special SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Sunnybank · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 137Upper Mount Gravatt State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Upper Mount Gravatt · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 138Carina State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Carindale · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 139Mater Dei Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Ashgrove West · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 140Our Lady of Fatima Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Acacia Ridge · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 141Acacia Ridge State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Acacia Ridge · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 142Sunnybank State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Sunnybank · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 143St Mary of the Cross SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Windsor · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 144St John of Kronstadt AcademyIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-4 · Upper Mount Gravatt · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 145Our Lady of the Rosary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Kenmore · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 146Sunnybank State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Sunnybank · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 147Carinity Education - SouthsideIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Sunnybank · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 148Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Acacia Ridge · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank1st
- 149Queensland Children's Hospital SchoolGovernment · Special · South Brisbane · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students—Multilingual—ICSEA Rank—
- 150MillenbaGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Tennyson · 3.7 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students410Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank—
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Fairfield median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Fairfield — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Fairfield property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
Units
Buying vs renting in Fairfield
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
Fairfield against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Fairfield in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Fairfield — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Fairfield median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Fairfield rose from $551k (Jul 2021) to $1.04M (Jun 2026) — +88.1% growth over five years. Median house rent went from $276/wk to $544/wk (+97.1%) over the same period. For units, the median sale price rose from $399k to $659k (+65.2%), with rent up from $237/wk to $362/wk (+52.7%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Fairfield: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Fairfield, ranked by distance — each lined up against Fairfield on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Suburbs like Fairfield
Suburbs anywhere in QLD that behave like Fairfield — matched on price, growth, selling speed and demand, not on distance. A shortlist of markets that move the same way — including ones far away you'd never think to compare. (Want the suburbs right next door instead? See Nearby markets above.)
Fairfield vs Mount Gravatt: the closest sales-market match trades at a median of $1.24M against Fairfield's $918k — about 35% higher, with homes selling in 17 days versus 16 days here.
Comparable sales markets to Fairfield: Mount Gravatt property growth, Calamvale property growth, Mount Gravatt East property market, Carina property market and Sunnybank Hills property growth.
Fairfield's closest rental-market twins: Sunnybank Hills property growth, Carina property market, Mount Gravatt East property market, Mount Gravatt property growth and Calamvale property growth. Each link opens that suburb's full market report.
Frequently asked · Fairfield
26 data-driven answers about Fairfield's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Fairfield?
#The median house price in Fairfield, QLD 4103 is $918k as of June 2026, based on 10 sales over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
What is the median unit price in Fairfield?
#The median unit price in Fairfield, QLD 4103 is $918k as of June 2026, based on 10 sales over the past 12 months. Units have moved +50.0% year-on-year and currently trade at roughly 100% of the median house price.
How much does it cost to rent in Fairfield?
#The median weekly house rent in Fairfield is $473 as of June 2026, drawn from 18 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $473 per week. House rents have moved +0.5% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Fairfield?
#A 3 bedroom house in Fairfield rents for a median $473 per week as of June 2026, drawn from 18 leases over the past 12 months. Across other house sizes: 2-bedroom $473/week, 4-bedroom $473/week. Unit rents: 1-bedroom $473/week, 2-bedroom $473/week, 3-bedroom $473/week. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in Fairfield?
#Gross rental yield in Fairfield is 2.63% for houses and 2.63% for units as of June 2026, compared with the QLD unit median of 2.61%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Fairfield?
#As of June 2026, Fairfield medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | $918k | $918k | $918k | $918k |
| Units | $918k | $918k | $918k | — | $918k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
What does it cost to own versus rent at the Fairfield median?
#At the median Fairfield house ($918k purchase, $473/week rent), weekly mortgage repayments sit at roughly $884 — about $411 more per week than renting. That gap is the ownership premium. For the median unit ($918k purchase, $473/week rent), repayments run about $884 per week. Figures assume 80% LVR, a 6.0% interest rate and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are Fairfield's property market trends?
#Fairfield's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +50.0% year-on-year and units +50.0%; weekly house rents moved +0.5%; homes now sell in a median 16 days — slower than a year ago by 1; sales supply sits at 5.3 months (very loose). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Fairfield market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Fairfield as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Fairfield, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, gross rental yield is 2.63% against a QLD median of 3.00%, houses take a median 16 days to sell, sales supply is 5.3 months (very loose). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in Fairfield?
#Houses in Fairfield sell in a median 16 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly similarly at 16 days. Days on market have lengthened by 1 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Fairfield a tight or loose property market right now?
#Fairfield's sales market sits at 5.3 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Very Loose against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is tighter still at 0.4 months of supply.
Have property prices in Fairfield gone up or down?
#House prices in Fairfield moved +50.0% over the 12 months to June 2026, while units moved +50.0%. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
How active is the rental market in Fairfield?
#Fairfield's house rental market sits at 0.4 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage), with 21 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 2.0 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Where is Fairfield in its property market cycle?
#Fairfield's house market is currently in the 'in_demand_growing' phase as of June 2026 — combining above-median sales velocity nationally with year-on-year loosening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Fairfield compare to other QLD suburbs?
#Fairfield's median house price ($918k) is 66% above the QLD median ($555k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 16 days vs 16 days state median. On gross yield, Fairfield sits at 2.63% vs 3.00% state median.
How does Fairfield compare to neighbouring suburbs?
#Fairfield's most-similar nearby market is Mount Gravatt (4.0 km away) with a median house price of $1.24M — about 35% pricier. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.
What's the most popular property type in Fairfield?
#The most-transacted segment in Fairfield over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 8 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 8 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Fairfield last year?
#Fairfield recorded 8 house sales and 8 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 16 transactions. On the rental side, 21 houses and 21 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Fairfield in?
#Fairfield is in postcode 4103, in the Southern Brisbane region of QLD. Addresses there are written as Fairfield, QLD 4103.
What is the population of Fairfield?
#Fairfield, QLD 4103 is home to 2,637 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 23, and the average household holds 1.7 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Fairfield?
#The median household in Fairfield earns $2k per week — roughly $90k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $826/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Fairfield?
#The unemployment rate in Fairfield is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Fairfield?
#Fairfield is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Fairfield?
#Fairfield has 150 schools within reach — including Brisbane South State Secondary College, Yeronga State High School, Junction Park State School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Fairfield a good place to live?
#Fairfield, QLD 4103 has a population of 2,637, a median age of 23, a median household income around $2k/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 150 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Fairfield market data last updated?
#This Fairfield market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.