40.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fingal Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fingal Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Fingal Bay, where 19.1% of residents live with the condition. This area has a high rate of chronic illness, with 40.3% of people reporting a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the highest for similar areas, with 40.3% of people affected. While mental health conditions sit at 8.0%—about the same as the state and national figures—nearly half the population reports having no long-term health issues at all.
8.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Fingal Bay, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger share of this community than most other areas. About 7.2% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
7.2% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Fingal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11521/fingal-bay/topic/health-disability