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In 2021, 2,917 people or 6.6% of the Vietnamese speaking population in Fairfield City, reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability.

Fairfield City's disability statistics relate directly to need for assistance due to a severe or profound disability. The information may be used in the planning of local facilities, services such as day-care and occasional care and in the provision of information and support to carers. Fairfield City's non-English speakers disability statistics help in understanding the prevalence of people who need support in the community, and along with information on Unpaid Care to a person with a disability, how that support is provided.

Differences in this topic between non-English speakers and total population may be related to age, or other factors.

Please note: Auslan and other sign languages are regarded as languages other than English and so speakers of those languages will be included in this topic.

Please note: A person's reported need for assistance is based on a subjective assessment and should therefore be treated with caution. See the specific data notes for further detail.

Q:

Derived from the Census questions:

'Does the person ever need someone to help with, or be with them for, self care activities?', 'Does the person ever need someone to help with, or be with them for, body movement activities?', 'Does the person ever need someone to help with, or be with them for, communication activities?', and 'What are the reasons for the need for assistance or supervision shown in questions 20, 21 and 22?' (as per above).

Need for assistance with core activities by age
Fairfield City - Vietnamese20212011Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%AustraliaNumber%Australia2011 to 2021
0-17 years1434.96.51287.17.4+15
18-64 years1,06036.336.486948.546.0+191
65 years and over1,71458.857.179644.446.6+918
Total people needing assistance2,917100.0100.01,793100.0100.0+1,124
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Need for assistance with core activities summary
Fairfield City - Vietnamese20212011Change
Assistance neededNumber%AustraliaNumber%Australia2011 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance2,9176.65.21,7935.04.1+1,124
Total persons not needing assistance40,40892.093.633,23592.793.7+7,173
Not stated5981.41.38102.32.2-212
Total people43,923100.0100.035,838100.0100.0+8,085
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the need for assistance for the Vietnamese population in Fairfield City compared to Australia shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 6.6% of the Vietnamese population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 5.2% for Australia.

The major differences between the age groups of the Vietnamese speaking population reporting a need for assistance in Fairfield City and Australia needing assistance were:

  • A larger percentage of people aged 65 years and over (58.8% compared to 57.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 0-17 years (4.9% compared to 6.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the age groups of the Vietnamese speaking population reporting a need for assistance between 2011 and 2021 in Fairfield City were in the age groups:

  • 65 years and over (+918 persons)
  • 18-64 years (+191 persons)

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