40.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fishermans Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fishermans Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty-one percent of people in Fishermans Bay have a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While long-term illness is common here, the area is notably healthy in other ways, with very few residents reporting mental health struggles or a need for daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (21.1%) and cancer (13.2%) being the most frequent. In contrast, only 3.9% of people report a mental health condition, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
3.9%
Lower than 80% 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 Fishermans Bay, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Fishermans Bay reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the Australian and state average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 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 Fishermans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11525/fishermans-bay/topic/health-disability