30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fishers Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fishers Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of chronic illness impact daily life for many in Fishers Hill, where 30.4% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Mental health challenges are particularly prominent here compared to other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 14.3% of the population, a figure that is well above the national average of 8.8%. Arthritis is also common at 12.5%, while more than half of the residents report having no long-term health issues.
14.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Fishers Hill, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 7.1%, this rate is a little above both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
7.1% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Fishers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11528/fishers-hill/topic/health-disability