31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Back Forest · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Back Forest
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of long-term health issues than the state average defines Back Forest, where 31.9% of residents live with a chronic condition. While many people face these health challenges, the area has a notably lower rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 16.5% of people. While 31.9% of residents have a long-term condition—which is well above the national figure of 27.7%—only 5.5% report a mental health condition, a result well below the Australian average.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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 Back Forest, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people in Back Forest need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
5.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Back Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10130/back-forest/topic/health-disability