Who is the member for Fairfax?

Ted O'Brien (Liberal Party) is the federal member for Fairfax, Queensland. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Fairfax?

At the 2021 Census, Fairfax had a median age of 43, a median weekly household income of $1,605, 27.0% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

QLD

The electorate of Fairfax

Held by

Liberal Party

Margin

—

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,605

per week

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Fairfax within QLD · 1,004 km². Boundary: ABS Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2025 (ASGS Edition 3), CC BY 4.0. An approximation of the AEC’s legal boundary — to confirm the division you vote in, look up your postcode.

Your representative

Ted O'Brien

Liberal Party

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What the Census says about Fairfax

Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, 2021.

Median weekly household income: $1,605
Median weekly personal income: $763
Median weekly rent: $435
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $1,900
Average household size: 2.5 people

How people live here

33.3%

Own outright

35.2%

Mortgage

27.0%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance18.6% · 14,226 people
Construction12.3% · 9,416 people
Retail Trade10.2% · 7,780 people
Education & Training9.5% · 7,258 people
Accommodation & Food Services8.6% · 6,604 people

Source: ABS Census 2021. Census figures describe the electorate as it stood at the Census and are not updated between Censuses.

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