Fairfield - Dutton Park, QLD 4103 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Fairfield - Dutton Park gained 633 residents from internal migration and 266 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 846 people moved away — a net addition of 53 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Fairfield - Dutton Park against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Fairfield - Dutton Park population grew from 5,082 in 2016 to 5,526 in 2025, a change of 8.7% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Fairfield - Dutton Park | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,082 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 5,164 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 5,206 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 5,200 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 5,233 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 5,094 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 5,168 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 5,303 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 5,433 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 5,526 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Fairfield - Dutton Park SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 3 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 29 parks. For families: 1 library and 9 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 10 cafés and 3 restaurants. Staying active: 1 gym and 19 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Dutton Park, is about 400 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 46 bus stops here.
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- Brisbane South State Secondary College
- Saint Ita's Primary School
- Dutton Park State School
- Fairfield Library
- Snap Fitness
- Fifth Avenue Lifestyle
- Queensland Rehabilitation Specialists
- Growlife Medical
- Doctor Allan Ebert
- Aldi
- Coles
- Princess Park
- Fairfield Park
- Turley Street Park
- J.F. O'Grady Memorial Park
- Norm Rose Park
- Dutton Park
- Gair Park
- Robinson Park
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.