Fairfield
QLD 4103 · Brisbane
3,106 (2021) → 3,369 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Fairfield is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4103, about 4km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Fairfield are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 88/100, and is about 17km inland. Fairfield has an overall score of 93/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 66/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.96%), New Zealand (2.12%), India (2.06%), China (1.35%), USA (1.35%)
Top languages: Mandarin (1.64%), Vietnamese (1.55%), Greek (1.48%), Spanish (1.38%), Portuguese (0.87%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Brisbane local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1096 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Yeronga State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 991
- Junction Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 1109
- Brisbane South State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 1133
- Mary Immaculate Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.3kmICSEA 1053
- Our Lady's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.3kmICSEA 1047
- Yeronga State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.4kmICSEA 1114
- St Ita's Regional Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 1128
- St Sebastian's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 1123
- Dutton Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 1122
- Australian International Islamic College - Buranda CampusCombined · Independent · 1.7km
- Buranda State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 1132
- St Laurence's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1113
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Fairfield
Is Fairfield safe?
Fairfield has a residential safety score of 66/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,145 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Fairfield from Brisbane CBD?
Fairfield is about 4.1 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 24 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Fairfield?
Fairfield has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Fairfield?
Fairfield has a transport score of 88/100 and 28 bus stops.