Population

Estimated Resident Population

About this topic

Estimated Resident Population (ERP) is the Australian Bureau of Statistics' official measure of the usually resident population for an area. It updates Census counts using births, deaths and migration, so it is the preferred time-series population measure for annual trend analysis.

This page shows annual total ERP for persons in the selected local government area only. Benchmark lines, suburb views and sex splits are intentionally out of scope for this first release.

Key insight

Between 2023 and 2024, the estimated resident population of Fairfield (C) grew by 2,505 people (1.2%) to 212,210.

Section overview

Annual ERP trend

Annual total estimated resident population for Fairfield (C) from 2001 to 2024.

This view is LGA-only and tracks annual ERP for persons. It is designed for long-run population trend analysis rather than benchmark comparison or suburb-level detail.

Chart view

Annual ERP trend

Annual total estimated resident population for Fairfield (C) from 2001 to 2024.

Data table

Annual ERP table

Annual estimated resident population for Fairfield (C) from 2001 to 2024.

Annual estimated resident population for Fairfield (C) from 2001 to 2024.
Annual estimated resident population for Fairfield (C)
YearERP
2001187,825
2002187,089
2003186,489
2004185,562
2005185,740
2006186,117
2007187,872
2008190,654
2009193,557
2010195,174
2011196,479
2012198,106
2013200,098
2014201,788
2015203,490
2016205,675
2017209,107
2018211,392
2019212,825
2020212,148
2021209,066
2022206,830
2023209,705
2024212,210

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Estimated Resident Population (ERP). Compiled by Geografia.