34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fernside · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fernside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Fernside live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. While chronic illness is common here, it rarely leads to a need for daily physical help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, a rate much higher than most areas. Asthma is the most common at 14.5%, followed by mental health conditions at 10.9%, which is also a little above the national figure.
10.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Fernside, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, 0.0% of people in Fernside need help with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Fernside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11513/fernside/topic/health-disability