Fairfield, Queensland

Fairfield Brisbane, Queensland
Coordinates	27°30′23″S 153°01′29″E / 27.5065°S 153.0247°ECoordinates: 27°30′23″S 153°01′29″E / 27.5065°S 153.0247°E
Population	2,554 (30 June 2011)[1]
• Density	2,130/km^2 (5,510/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4103
Area	1.2 km^2 (0.5 sq mi)
Location	5 km (3 mi) from Brisbane
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane, Tennyson Ward
State electorate(s)	Yeerongpilly
Federal Division(s)	Moreton
Suburbs around Fairfield: St Lucia Dutton Park Woolloongabba Yeronga Fairfield Annerley Yeronga Yeronga Annerley

Fairfield is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the Brisbane CBD on the Brisbane River. The suburb is mainly residential with house and unit accommodation.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Fairfield recorded a population of 2,554 people, 50.2% female and 49.8% male.

The median age of the Fairfield population was 31 years of age, 6 years below the Australian median.

69.2% of people living in Fairfield were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 3.1%, Malaysia 1.5%, China 1.2%, Vietnam 1.2%.

77.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 2.4% Mandarin, 2% Greek, 1.7% Vietnamese, 1.7% Spanish, 0.9% German.

Geography

Fairfield is bounded to the north by the South Brisbane Cemetery, to the east by the railway line to Beenleigh, to the south by Venner Road and to the west by the Brisbane River.

Flooding

Fairfield along with much of Brisbane was hit by floods in January 2011. And it also flooded in the 1974.

Transport

Northbound view from Platform 2 of the Fairfield railway station in 2012

There is a Fairfield train station on the line to Beenleigh. The main bus service is the 196, which runs every 15 minutes during the day and commences at Fairfield Gardens. During the morning peak the 107 and 108 bus services are also available. There is also a Taxi rank.

Attractions

Fairfield has a Skate Park that caters for young people in the suburb.

Fairfield has its own shopping centre, Fairfield Gardens. The main shop in the centre is a Coles supermarket. It also has a Terry White Chemist, Australia Post, BWS, Dollars and Cents, a Doctors surgery and a library.

The suburb borders the Brisbane River and has many parks.

References

1. ABS Statistics

External links

• Ourbrisbane.com: Fairfield
• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Fairfield
• Boggo Road Gaol Historical Society
• Friends of South Brisbane Cemetery