30.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fernbank Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fernbank Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 30% of people in Fernbank Creek live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure. While chronic health issues are common, the area reports a much lower rate of mental health conditions than most other places. This creates a health profile where physical ailments are more prominent than psychological ones.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, with asthma and arthritis being the most common. This is a little above the national figure, though mental health conditions are well below the Australian average at only 4.1%.
4.1%
Lower than 79% 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 Fernbank Creek, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.6% of people need some help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the state and national averages.
6.6% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 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 Fernbank Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11508/fernbank-creek/topic/health-disability