25.7%
Lower than 66% 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.
Fewer people in Fairfield live with long-term health conditions than in most similar areas. While 25.7% of residents report a chronic health issue, this is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health is the most common long-term condition affecting the local population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.8% of residents, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 8.7% and arthritis at 4.8%, though nearly 69% of people report having no long-term health issues.
10.8%
Higher than 75% 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 73%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less affected by disability in Fairfield, as only 3.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 6.0% recorded for Queensland and the 5.8% national average.
3.6% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
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/SAL31014/fairfield/topic/health-disability