Suburbs Fairy Meadow

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Fairy Meadow NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Fairy Meadow, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Fairy Meadow NSW is 7,512 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Fairy Meadow is $674 per week ($35,048 per year). Median rent in Fairy Meadow is $390 per week ($1,690 per month). Fairy Meadow has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Fairy Meadow has a population density of 2194.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Fairy Meadow is India. The most common religion is No Religion (39% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Italian. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Fairy Meadow is $2,167.

There were 186 recorded offences in Fairy Meadow in 2025-26, a rate of 25 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was traffic (60 offences).

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📍 Fairy Meadow, New South Wales — 34.3969°S, 150.8957°E

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Fairy Meadow Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Fairy Meadow Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$674/wk
$35,048 per year
#5918 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$390/wk
$1,690 per month
#2258 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
38years
Same as than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.9 per bedroom

Fairy Meadow Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.6% (3,729) Female 50.4% (3,783)

Population Density

2194.3
people per km²
7,512 people · 3.4 km²

Households

2.4
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$1,872
Family income/wk

Fairy Meadow Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Fairy Meadow Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
61.1% 1,033 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
38.9% 657 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Fairy Meadow Country of Birth

Australia
87.3%
India
4.1%
England
3.6%
China
2.2%
Croatia
0.5%
Canada
0.5%
Germany
0.5%
Iran
0.4%
Greece
0.4%
Chile
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Fairy Meadow Religion

No Religion
39.2%
Catholic
28.6%
Anglican
10.9%
Not stated
8.0%
Islam
5.3%
Eastern Orthodox
3.2%
Christian (other)
2.7%
Uniting Church
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Fairy Meadow Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
62.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
25.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
6.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Fairy Meadow Languages Spoken at Home

Italian
18.1%
Turkish
14.7%
Vietnamese
13.4%
Other
12.5%
Mandarin
12.3%
Malayalam
11.9%
Arabic
11.0%
Serbian
6.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Fairy Meadow Employment

💼
Employed full-time
31.1% 1,722 people
⏰
Employed part-time
21.5% 1,190 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.7% 204 people
🏠
Not in labour force
43.8% 2,429 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Fairy Meadow Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
34.4%
Bachelor Degree
28.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
17.0%
Postgraduate Degree
13.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.5%
Certificate I/II
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Fairy Meadow Occupation

Professionals
32.4%
Technicians & Trade Workers
15.5%
Community & Personal Service
13.0%
Clerical & Administrative
12.5%
Managers
10.6%
Sales Workers
5.7%
Labourers
5.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Fairy Meadow Field of Study

Management & Commerce
21.0%
Engineering
19.0%
Society & Culture
14.2%
Health
12.1%
Education
8.6%
Architecture & Building
5.5%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.4%
Creative Arts
4.4%
Information Technology
4.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.7%
Agriculture & Environment
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Fairy Meadow Dwelling Types

Separate house
74.6%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
14.1%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
11.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Fairy Meadow Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.2%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
1.5%
$300-$399/wk
3.5%
$400-$499/wk
8.7%
$500-$649/wk
5.9%
$650-$799/wk
6.8%
$800-$999/wk
7.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.9%
$4,000+/wk
8.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Fairy Meadow Marital Status

💍
Married
38.5% 2,461
↔️
Separated
3.7% 234
📋
Divorced
9.7% 620
🕊️
Widowed
6.4% 411
👤
Never married
41.7% 2,669

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Fairy Meadow Ancestry

English
26.4%
Australian
25.9%
Other
11.8%
Italian
8.0%
Irish
7.6%
Scottish
7.4%
Chinese
3.0%
German
2.7%
Indian
2.1%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.9%
Dutch
1.8%
Vietnamese
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Fairy Meadow School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
28.9%
Vocational Education
17.4%
Secondary — Government
17.3%
Secondary — Catholic
12.1%
Pre-school
11.7%
Primary — Catholic
8.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Fairy Meadow Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
7.7% 1,092
✅
No need for assistance
92.3% 13,079

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Fairy Meadow Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
13.2% 790
—
Not a volunteer
86.8% 5,199

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Fairy Meadow Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
2.1%
$300-$449/mo
1.6%
$450-$599/mo
1.9%
$600-$799/mo
2.8%
$800-$999/mo
6.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
13.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
15.2%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
21.6%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
14.3%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
20.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Fairy Meadow How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
63.1%
Did not go to work
23.3%
Car (passenger)
4.2%
Walked only
3.3%
Bus
2.4%
Train
0.8%
Bicycle
0.8%
Truck
0.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.6%
Other
0.6%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Fairy Meadow Car Ownership

0 vehicles
11.9%
1 vehicle
42.5%
2 vehicles
29.3%
3 vehicles
10.1%
4+ vehicles
6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Fairy Meadow Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
6.2%
2 bedrooms
34.2%
3 bedrooms
39.4%
4 bedrooms
14.9%
5 bedrooms
4.2%
6+ bedrooms
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Fairy Meadow Population Mobility

17.3%
moved in the last year
42.6%
moved in the last 5 years
5.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
55.9%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Fairy Meadow Indigenous Population

2.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
343
Indigenous residents
13,860
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Fairy Meadow Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
786
Arthritis
277
Asthma
272
Diabetes
198
Heart disease
174
Lung condition
172
Cancer
123
Kidney disease
108
Stroke
73
Dementia
24

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Fairy Meadow Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.7%
$1-$149/wk
3.7%
$150-$299/wk
7.2%
$300-$399/wk
6.2%
$400-$499/wk
5.3%
$500-$649/wk
5.4%
$650-$799/wk
9.6%
$800-$999/wk
10.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.4%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
8.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.9%
$3,500+/wk
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Fairy Meadow Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
36.6%
Couple — no children
27.8%
Couple — no children under 15
16.9%
One parent — no children under 15
9.8%
One parent — children under 15
9.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Fairy Meadow Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 8
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 6
🏅
Previously served
2.0% 122
👤
Never served
97.7% 5,882

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Fairy Meadow Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.6% 815
—
Did not provide
86.4% 5,163

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Fairy Meadow Children Ever Born

No children
38.1%
1 child
13.5%
2 children
27.0%
3 children
15.0%
4 children
4.8%
5+ children
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Fairy Meadow When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
43
1951–1960
173
1961–1970
233
1971–1980
262
1981–1990
172
1991–2000
147
2001–2010
233
2011–2015
204
2016
92
2017
67
2018
106
2019
112
2020
57
2021
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Fairy Meadow Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.6%
5–14 hours
26.8%
15–29 hours
12.9%
30+ hours
9.3%
Did not do domestic work
29.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Fairy Meadow Household Size

1 person
30.9%
2 persons
32.8%
3 persons
15.8%
4 persons
13.4%
5 persons
5.0%
6+ persons
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Fairy Meadow Where Residents Moved From

Same address
5,776
Moved from NSW
821
Moved — same area (SA2)
280
Moved from overseas
29
Moved from QLD
29
Moved from ACT
20
Moved from VIC
15
Moved from SA
5
Moved from WA
3
Moved from TAS
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Fairy Meadow Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
88.0%
Step family — no other children
9.4%
Blended family — no other children
2.1%
Intact family — other children present
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Fairy Meadow Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 186 total

Traffic
60
Theft
57
Other Against Property
16
Property Damage
13
Assault
12
Drug Offences
11
Other Against Person
9
Sexual Offences
6
Weapons
2

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Fairy Meadow Schools

27
schools nearby
19
government
1039
avg ICSEA score
9,412
total students
Smiths Hill High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 736 students
1186
ICSEA
Pleasant Heights Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 241 students
1126
ICSEA
Elonera Montessori School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 187 students
1108
ICSEA
St Mary Star of the Sea College Independent
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,128 students
1104
ICSEA
Keiraville Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 297 students
1103
ICSEA
St Therese Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 368 students
1090
ICSEA
Wollongong Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 579 students
1084
ICSEA
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 175 students
1083
ICSEA
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 335 students
1081
ICSEA
Mount Ousley Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 193 students
1079
ICSEA
Balgownie Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 329 students
1076
ICSEA
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,169 students
1075
ICSEA
St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 339 students
1073
ICSEA
Gwynneville Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 271 students
1065
ICSEA
Corrimal East Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 297 students
1046
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 27 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Fairy Meadow Rent Prices & Affordability

28%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,407/wk
Median Rent $390/wk
Rent-to-Income 27.7%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Fairy Meadow

≈ $6,097/month
Median rent $390/wk
Left after rent $1,017/wk
Rent share 27.7%

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Fairy Meadow vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Wilton (NSW)
Pop: 3,767 Income: $1,149/wk Rent: $580/wk
Cooks Hill
Pop: 3,774 Income: $1,025/wk Rent: $430/wk
Gwandalan
Pop: 3,785 Income: $687/wk Rent: $385/wk
Redhead
Pop: 3,785 Income: $771/wk Rent: $420/wk
Sawtell
Pop: 3,788 Income: $750/wk Rent: $380/wk
Glenorie
Pop: 3,792 Income: $882/wk Rent: $543/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Fairy Meadow

What is the population of Fairy Meadow NSW?

The population of Fairy Meadow NSW is 7,512 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2194.3 people per km².Fairy Meadow is ranked #960 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Fairy Meadow?

The median personal income in Fairy Meadow NSW is $674 per week, or $35,048 per year.The median household income is $1,407 per week.Family income is $1,872 per week.Fairy Meadow is ranked #5,918 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Fairy Meadow?

Median rent in Fairy Meadow NSW is $390 per week ($1,690 per month).Rent represents 27.7% of household income, which is considered moderate.Fairy Meadow ranks #2,258 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Fairy Meadow?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Fairy Meadow NSW is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Fairy Meadow?

The median age in Fairy Meadow NSW is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Fairy Meadow a good suburb to live in?

Fairy Meadow is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 7,512.The median income is $674/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (27.7% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 11487. All dollar figures in AUD.