28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
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Health & Disability in Figtree
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around the middle of similar areas for health and disability, Figtree shows a health profile that closely mirrors state and national trends. About 28.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure just slightly above the New South Wales average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 28.3% of the population, with arthritis being the most common at 9.1%. Mental health conditions are reported by 8.3% of residents, which is about the same as the figures for both the state and the nation.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Figtree, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.0% of the population. This is about the same as the 5.8% recorded for New South Wales and Australia.
5.0% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Figtree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11518/figtree/topic/health-disability