Alphington - Fairfield

VIC

Alphington - Fairfield is a stable region in VIC with 9,749 residents.

SA2 code: 206021110
State: VIC

Population

9,749

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+2.2%

3yr: +6.6% · 10yr: +6.7%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$381/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,112/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Alphington - Fairfield (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +6.6%5yr: +2.2%10yr: +6.7%Total: +23.6%

Population grew from 7,885 to 9,749 over 24 years, averaging 0.9% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.4%

Predominantly detached houses (52.1%), mixed tenure (60.7% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 52.1%

Townhouses 21.7%

Apartments 26.2%

1,911 houses798 townhouses961 apartments

Tenure

Owned 31.1%

Mortgage 29.6%

Renting 37.6%

Owned 31.1%Mortgage 29.6%Renting 37.6%Other / NS 1.7%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

561 (15.3%)

2 bed

1,095 (29.9%)

3 bed

1,281 (35.0%)

4 bed

595 (16.3%)

5 bed

113 (3.1%)

6+ bed

16 (0.4%)