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fairhaven
Victoria · Census 2021
$1.73M
-9.2% yr · median house · Dec 2025
Fairhaven is a coastal suburb of Surf Coast.
Median house price
People
Population
390
Median age
56 yrs
Income / person / wk
$1,143
Household income / wk
$2,023
Housing
Median rent / wk
$340
Mortgage / month
$1,993
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 62%
- Top language at home
- German · 1%
- No religion
- 62%
- Born overseas
- 12%
- English only at home
- 98%
Schools by sector
Government
0
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
0
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
13.3 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Surf Coast
- Council population
- 43,126
- Council area
- 1,553 km²
- Density
- 28/km²
- Federal grants
- $5.90M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $137/yr
- Avg rates / property
- $2,314
- Operating result
- -5.0%
- Asset renewal
- 94%
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: VIC Local Government Performance Reporting 2024-25, Local Government Victoria. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Wannon
- Federal MP
- Dan Tehan (LP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 61% 2PP
- State electorate
- Polwarth
- State MP
- Richard Riordan (LIB)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.