21.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fairlight · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fairlight
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 21.3% of people in Fairlight live with a long-term health condition, making this a much healthier area than most of the country. This high level of wellbeing is seen across the board, with very few residents needing help with daily tasks or struggling with chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well below the national figure, with 72.2% of residents reporting no health issues at all. Mental health conditions are also much lower than in most areas, affecting just 5.1% of the population.
5.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Fairlight, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is largely independent here, as only 2% of people need help with basic activities. This is well below the 5.8% figure seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
2.0% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Fairlight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11485/fairlight/topic/health-disability