Median price trend for houses
Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,120,000
Down 28.1% over 12 months
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Fairney View
QLD 4306 · Somerset
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,120,000
- Population
- 221
- Postcode
- 4306
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Fairney View, Queensland
Property market insights for Fairney View
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Fairney View QLD
Market data updated July 2026.
The median house price in Fairney View, QLD is currently $1,120,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Fairney View has a 12-month growth rate of -28.1% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Fairney View safe?
The overall rate for Fairney View is 1,046 offences per 100,000 residents — 15% below the Greater Brisbane benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Fairney View.
Overall crime rate
1,046
offences per 100,000 residents
15% belowGreater Brisbane
Fairney ViewGreater Brisbane: 1,229
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Fairney View?
Fairney View QLD 4306 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
221 people call Fairney View home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,645 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 221
- Median age
- 50 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,916 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $315 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1510.4%Below
15–3424.9%Below
35–5422.6%Below
55–7432.6%Above
75 and over9.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.3%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright52.6%Above
Paying a mortgage35.9%Below
Renting11.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car9.0%Below
Two cars41.0%Above
Three or more42.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home15.2%Below
Drove to work61.9%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Fairney View
15.2% of workers in Fairney View worked from home on Census day.
5.4% of Fairney View residents were born in England.
40.3% of people in Fairney View described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Fairney View
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Fairney View QLD 4306.
Is Fairney View family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
10.4% of Fairney View's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
73 family households lived in Fairney View; 30.1% were couple families and 20.5% were one-parent families.
21.9% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Fairney View?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Fairney View had 221 residents at the 2021 Census.
10.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
42.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Fairney View?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.3% of occupied private dwellings in Fairney View.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Fairney View?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
52.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
35.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.5% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Fairney View?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Fairney View had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 10.4% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Two-person households represented 42.9%, while 36.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Fairney View?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
15.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
61.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Fairney View?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 9.0% of the total.
83.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Fairney View, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
77.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 22.6% reported a different address.
12.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Fairney View?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
95.9% of residents used only English at home.
3.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Fairney View residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.2% of Fairney View's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.8% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 95.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Fairney View?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 48.4% of ancestry responses in Fairney View.
Australian ancestry made up 43.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Fairney View?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Managers accounted for 13.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.2% of workers, and education and training employed 6.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Fairney View?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.7%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
30.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.5%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Fairney View show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
52.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.0% reported asthma, 13.1% arthritis and 6.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Fairney View?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
19.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 48.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Fairney View?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,645 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,916.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $315 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Fairney View compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 15.2% in Fairney View, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 52.6% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Renting accounted for 11.5% in Fairney View, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Fairney View
Is Fairney View expensive?
The median house price is $1,120,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Fairney View good for families?
The Census counted 73 local families, and 10.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Fairney View?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Fairney View
14 streets in Fairney View
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Barretts Rd
- Brisbane Valley Hwy
- Fairneyview Fernvale Rd
- Fernvale Rd
- Hecks Rd
- Mcculkins Lane
- Millar Rd
- Mockers Rd
- Muckerts Ln
- O'Leary Rd
- Randalls Rd
- Smallwoods Rd
- Theuerkaufs Rd
- Wernowskis Rd
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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.