33.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Firefly · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Firefly
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A well above average 33.2% of people in Firefly live with a long-term health condition. This is much higher than the New South Wales figure of 27.0% and the national rate of 27.7%. These health challenges are reflected in a high number of residents who require daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 12.1% of residents. While 63.2% of people have no long-term health issues, 8.5% live with a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Firefly, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. At 9.3%, this is well above the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
9.3% ▲ +56.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Firefly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11524/firefly/topic/health-disability