30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Farmborough Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Farmborough Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 30% of people in Farmborough Heights live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the state and national averages. This means health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas. While many residents face these issues, relatively few require significant help with their daily routines.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much higher than the 27% seen across New South Wales. The most common issues are other unspecified conditions (9.2%), arthritis (8.9%), and mental health (8.9%), though mental health rates are about the same as the national figure.
8.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Farmborough Heights, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.2% of people in the area need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.2% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Farmborough Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11494/farmborough-heights/topic/health-disability