Fairfield - Dutton Park
Fairfield - Dutton Park is close to a train, but rents have jumped.
Fairfield - Dutton Park is close to a train station (Dutton Park, about 400 m as the crow flies); well served for the everyday — 2 schools and 3 supermarkets. The trade-offs: rents have climbed hard — up 14% in the past year (RTA); unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 6.0%.
A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 32 and households on a median $2,055 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, RTA median rents, Queensland Police Service reported offences, Brisbane City Council flood awareness data, OpenStreetMap, Brisbane City Council parks and trails, TransLink timetables and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- close to a train station (Dutton Park, about 400 m as the crow flies)
- well served for the everyday — 2 schools and 3 supermarkets
What to weigh up
- rents have climbed hard — up 14% in the past year (RTA)
- unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 6.0%
Fairfield - Dutton Park on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Fairfield - Dutton Park, QLD.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Fairfield - Dutton Park against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Fairfield - Dutton Park population grew from 5,082 in 2016 to 5,526 in 2025, a change of 8.7% over the period, against 17.0% for 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 |
Where the growth is coming 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.
- Internal migration in+633
- Internal migration out+709
- Overseas migration in+266
- Natural increase+40
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,790 | 5,008 | +4.6% |
| Median age | 31 | 32 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $1,598/wk | $2,055/wk | +29% |
| Median weekly rent | $383/wk | $400/wk | +4.4% |
| Born overseas | 31.9% | 30.7% | -1.1 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 19.2%
- Mortgaged 27.6%
- Rented 51.0%
- Other / not stated 2.2%
What it costs to rent
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the Residential Tenancies Authority's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Fairfield - Dutton Park is one ABS statistical area covering 2 gazetted suburbs, which the RTA reports separately — so the figures below are broken down per suburb rather than blended into one.
Area-wide median, all 2 suburbs combined: $609, up 14.0% on a year earlier.
Rent over time — Dutton Park
All dwellings in Dutton Park against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Dutton Park went from $550 in 2024-Q1 to $570 in 2026-Q2, up 4%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Dutton Park | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $550 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $550 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $475 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $560 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $625 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $530 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $560 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $600 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $650 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $570 | $656 |
Rent over time — Fairfield
All dwellings in Fairfield against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Fairfield went from $550 in 2024-Q1 to $650 in 2026-Q2, up 18%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Fairfield | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $550 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $550 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $570 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $570 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $495 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $540 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $440 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $685 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $420 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $650 | $656 |
Dutton Park by dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit / flat | $565n=21 | $740n=13 | — | — |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
In the 2026-Q2 quarter the RTA median weekly rent was $570 in Dutton Park and $650 in Fairfield. Combined across the 2 suburbs of the Fairfield - Dutton Park statistical area it works out to $609, up 14% on a year earlier.
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| Quarter | Dutton Park | Fairfield | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $570 | $650 | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $650 | $420 | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $600 | $685 | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $560 | $440 | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $530 | $540 | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $625 | $495 | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $560 | $570 | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $475 | $570 | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $550 | $550 | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $550 | $550 | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $530 | $550 | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $495 | $510 | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $475 | $415 | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $435 | $470 | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $450 | $550 | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $400 | $450 | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $340 | $490 | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $460 | $420 | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $425 | $380 | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $420 | $433 | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $370 | $395 | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $430 | $400 | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $420 | $375 | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $360 | $260 | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $390 | $400 | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $380 | $360 | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $380 | $380 | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $380 | $255 | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $350 | $360 | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $380 | $360 | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $370 | $375 | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $265 | $350 | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $300 | $375 | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $365 | $320 | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $360 | $335 | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $255 | $310 | $381 |
Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 7score 1,039
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 8score 1,071
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 3score 952
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 9score 1,116
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Fairfield - Dutton Park sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Fairfield - Dutton Park is policed by the Queensland Police Service Annerley Division, which also covers Annerley and Yeronga. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Fairfield - Dutton Park specifically.
Most-reported offences · Annerley Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)3,178 /100k+21% vs QLD↑ 12%
- Drug Offences1,271 /100k−24% vs QLD↑ 101%
- Unlawful Entry1,128 /100k+67% vs QLD↑ 22%
- Assault659 /100k−37% vs QLD↓ 11%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle441 /100k+31% vs QLD↑ 31%
- Robbery53 /100k+18% vs QLD↑ 23%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Annerley Division — not Fairfield - Dutton Park on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Annerley Division over the last 12 months, running 21% above the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Fairfield - Dutton Park — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 3,178 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 12% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 1,271 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 101% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 1,128 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↑ 22% vs prior year |
| Assault | 659 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↓ 11% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 441 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↑ 31% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 53 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↑ 23% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Annerley Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.
Flood risk
Brisbane City Council · updated August 2026Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it does Brisbane City Council map as flood-liable? The historic extents are the ground truth; the likelihood bands are the council's modelling of how often flooding is expected.
Historic flood exposure
- 202230%
- 201135%
- 197441%
Share of the suburb inside each event’s mapped flood surface. These maps cover only the river and creek extents of those specific events — being outside them does not mean a property is flood-free.
Council flood-likelihood modelling
6.8% of Fairfield - Dutton Park is mapped as flood-liable, split by how often flooding is expected. This layer dates from 2013 and reads conservatively for some riverside suburbs.
- High <1%
- Low <1%
- Very Low 5.8%
Fairfield - Dutton Park has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, 2011 and 1974, with up to about 41% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 6.8% of Fairfield - Dutton Park as flood-liable.
A suburb rollup can’t tell you about an individual property. Check a specific address on Brisbane City Council’s FloodWise Property Report →
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| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Within the 2022 flood extent | 30% of the suburb |
| Within the 2011 flood extent | 35% of the suburb |
| Within the 1974 flood extent | 41% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 6.8% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Very Low likelihood | 5.8% of the suburb |
Flood data © Brisbane City Council, used under CC BY 4.0, updated August 2026. The Flood Awareness Maps are an awareness tool, not a substitute for a FloodWise Property Report or professional advice.
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Fairfield - Dutton Park SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 GP or clinic locations, 3 supermarkets and 29 green spaces. 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.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Brisbane South State Secondary College
- Saint Ita's Primary School
- Dutton Park State School
Libraries
- Fairfield Library
Gyms & fitness
- Snap Fitness
Shopping centres
- Fifth Avenue Lifestyle
GPs & clinics
- Queensland Rehabilitation Specialists
- Growlife Medical
- Queensland Children's Clinic
- Top Health Doctors
- Doctor Allan Ebert
Supermarkets
- Aldi
- Coles
- IGA
Green spaces
- Princess Park
- Fairfield Park
- Turley Street Park
- J.F. O'Grady Memorial Park
- Norm Rose Park
- Dutton Park
- Gair Park
- Robinson Park
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil-managed parks inside the suburb boundary, with the recreation trails and facilities Brisbane City Council records in each.
Fairfield - Dutton Park has 19 council parks covering 37 ha, with 1.9 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 5 have a barbecue and 2 have a dog off-leash area.
- Dutton Park359 Gladstone Road, Dutton Park9.4 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecuesDog off-leash, fully fenced
- Fehlberg Park269 Venner Road, Fairfield7.1 ha
- John Walker Place323 Brisbane Corso, Yeronga6.1 ha1.2 km bikeway & shared path3 barbecues
- J.F. O'Grady Memorial Park109 Brougham Street, Fairfield3.7 ha
- Norm Rose Park10 Victoria Street, Fairfield2.1 ha
- Turley Street Park22 Luya Street, Fairfield1.9 ha
- Robinson Park (Fairfield)221 Fairfield Road, Fairfield1.8 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
- Fairfield Park94 Fairfield Road, Fairfield1.6 ha1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced
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- Princess Street Park (No. 5-21)15 Brisbane Corso, Fairfield0.5 ha1 barbecue
- Home Street Park (No. 104)104 Home Street, Fairfield0.5 ha
- Boggo Road Gaol Park150 Annerley Road, Dutton Park0.3 ha
- Gair Park181 Annerley Road, Dutton Park0.3 ha
- Brier Street Park80 Rosecliffe Street, Dutton Park0.3 ha
- Ovens Head Reserve187 Annerley Road, Dutton Park0.3 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Brisbane Corso Park (No. 55 & 59)59 Brisbane Corso, Fairfield0.2 ha
- Rosecliffe Street Park87 Rosecliffe Street, Dutton Park0.2 ha
- Fairfield Road Park (No. 282)282 Fairfield Road, Fairfield0.2 ha
- Home Street Park136 Home Street, Fairfield0.1 ha
- Newcastle Street Park (Road Reserve)Newcastle Street, Fairfield0.0 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into Fairfield - Dutton Park. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Leyshon Park · Yeronga · 13 ha
Parks across Brisbane — biggest, off-leash areas and trails →
Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0, updated September 2026.
Getting to the CBD
TransLink timetablesHow to reach the city centre from Fairfield - Dutton Park on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Fairfield - Dutton Park, route 116 runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 9 minutes, roughly every 30 minutes in the morning peak — it joins the South East Busway at Mater Hill. The train also runs from Fairfield - Dutton Park (about 10 minutes). Brisbane Metro (M2) also serves Fairfield - Dutton Park, on high-frequency all-day headways. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Fairfield - Dutton Park
- 116Upper Mt Gravatt - City~9 min · every ~30 min in the peak · via the busway at Mater Hill
- Metro M2RBWH - UQ Lakes via City~10 min · every ~5 min in the peak · via the busway at PA Hospital
- TrainCleveland - Shorncliffe~10 min · every ~15 min in the peak
- TrainVarsity Lakes - Airport~10 min · every ~15 min in the peak
- TrainBeenleigh - Ferny Grove~12 min · every ~15 min in the peak
- 107Yeerongpilly - City~16 min · every ~20 min in the peak · via the busway at Boggo Road
- 196Fairfield Gardens - Merthyr via City/Valley~17 min · every ~10 min in the peak
- 192Yeronga - City via UQ Lakes and Highgate Hill~31 min · every ~22 min in the peak
Brisbane Metro runs high-frequency, all-day — there is no timetable to check.
These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Fastest scheduled trip to the Brisbane CBD | about 9 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 11 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 5 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 5 min |
| 116 — Upper Mt Gravatt - City | about 9 min, joins the busway at Mater Hill |
| Metro M2 — RBWH - UQ Lakes via City | about 10 min, joins the busway at PA Hospital |
| Train — Cleveland - Shorncliffe | about 10 min |
| Train — Varsity Lakes - Airport | about 10 min |
| Train — Beenleigh - Ferny Grove | about 12 min |
| 107 — Yeerongpilly - City | about 16 min, joins the busway at Boggo Road |
| 196 — Fairfield Gardens - Merthyr via City/Valley | about 17 min |
| 192 — Yeronga - City via UQ Lakes and Highgate Hill | about 31 min |
Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Fairfield - Dutton Park SA2 contains 2 schools, of which 1 is government and 1 non-government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Fairfield - Dutton Park sits in decile 9 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 85% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Dutton Park State School (primary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Buranda State School (primary), Junction Park State School (primary), Yeronga State School (primary), Yeronga State High School (junior secondary), Brisbane State High School (junior secondary), Yeronga State High School (senior secondary), Brisbane State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- Dutton Park State School · State · Prep–6
- St Ita's Regional Primary School (Dutton Park) · Catholic · Prep–6
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
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Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereFairfield - Dutton Park+1.7%
- 01Woolloongabba+3.2%
- 02Annerley+1.3%
- 03Greenslopes+1.2%
- 04Yeronga+1.1%
- 05Coorparoo+0.9%
- 06Holland Park West+0.7%
- 07Holland Park+0.4%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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