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In 2021, 15,629 people born overseas 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 overseas born 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 overseas-born and total population may be related to age, cultural or other factors.

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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 - born overseas20212016Change
Assistance needed by age group (years)Number%Fairfield City - Total populationNumber% of total age groupFairfield City - Total population2016 to 2021
0-17 years1320.85.8750.65.5+57
18-64 years5,37534.436.15,23439.239.9+141
65 years and over10,12264.858.18,05060.354.5+2,072
Total people needing assistance15,629100.0100.013,359100.0100.0+2,270
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 - born overseas20212016Change
Assistance neededNumber%Fairfield City - Total populationNumber%Fairfield City - Total population2016 to 2021
Total persons needing assistance15,62913.49.213,35912.58.5+2,270
Total persons not needing assistance98,60184.584.191,97485.886.2+6,627
Not stated2,4242.16.61,8071.75.3+617
Total people116,654100.0100.0107,140100.0100.0+9,514
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 of people born overseas in Fairfield City compared to the total population in Fairfield City shows that there was a higher proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 13.4% of the population born overseas reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 9.2% for the total population in Fairfield City.

The major differences in the age groups of the population born overseas reporting a need for assistance in Fairfield City and the total population in Fairfield City were:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 65 years and over (64.8% compared to 58.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 0-17 years (0.8% compared to 5.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 18-64 years (34.4% compared to 36.1%)

Emerging groups

The major differences in the age groups of the population born overseas reporting a need for assistance between 2016 and 2021 in Fairfield City were in the age groups:

  • 65 years and over (+2,072 persons)
  • 18-64 years (+141 persons)
  • 0-17 years (+57 persons)

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