25.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fawcetts Plain · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fawcetts Plain
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Fawcetts Plain compared to most similar areas. Only 25.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is slightly lower than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most other areas, at just 5.2%. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most frequent at 11%, while 68.4% of all residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
5.2%
Lower than 74% 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 Fawcetts Plain, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rates of chronic illness, 5.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.8% ▲ +66.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Fawcetts Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11501/fawcetts-plain/topic/health-disability