18.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fairbridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fairbridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Fairbridge than in most other areas. Only 18.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health challenges are more common here than in similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.7% of the population, a figure well above the 8.8% national average. While overall illness is low, asthma (14.5%) and mental health (12.7%) are the most reported long-term conditions in the area.
12.7%
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 Fairbridge, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is largely independent here, with 0.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Fairbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50499/fairbridge/topic/health-disability