36.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fairy Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fairy Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Fairy Hill are living with long-term health challenges than in most similar areas. About 36.4% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This health burden is reflected in the higher number of people needing daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 36.4% of the population, with mental health (11.1%), asthma (10.8%), and arthritis (10.3%) being the most common. Mental health conditions are much more frequent here than in most areas, sitting well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
11.1%
Higher than 76% 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 Fairy Hill, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.6% of residents, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across both Australia and New South Wales.
8.6% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Fairy Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11486/fairy-hill/topic/health-disability