28.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fairfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are far more common in Fairfield than in most other areas, affecting 12.6% of residents. This is well above the 8.8% figure seen across Victoria and Australia. While most people here live without long-term health issues, those who do often report mental health or asthma as their primary concern.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 28.8% of people in Fairfield, which is a little above the national figure. Mental health is the most reported issue at 12.6%, followed by asthma at 9.2% and arthritis at 6.2%.
12.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Fairfield, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the typical rate for Victoria and the rest of Australia.
5.1% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20901/fairfield/topic/health-disability