32.8%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Fairy · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Port Fairy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over 32% of people in Port Fairy live with a long-term health condition, which is significantly higher than the 27.4% seen across Victoria. While many residents manage these issues, a small number require daily support to get by. Most people here live without a chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue affecting 11.9% of people, while 9.3% have a mental health condition, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
9.3%
Lower than 57% of urban centre 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 Port Fairy, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.8% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average. This is a slight improvement over the last decade, with the figure falling from 8.0% in 2011.
6.8% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Port Fairy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215069/port-fairy/topic/health-disability