27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Faulkland · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Faulkland
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A small gap separates Faulkland from the national average in health and disability, with 6.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though overall health levels remain consistent with the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. The most common issues are heart disease and asthma, while 59.4% of residents report having no long-term conditions.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Faulkland, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.6% of the population needs help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the 5.8% recorded for both the state and the nation.
6.6% ▲ +166.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Faulkland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11500/faulkland/topic/health-disability