32.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fitzgeralds Mount · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fitzgeralds Mount
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Fitzgeralds Mount, where 32% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with mental health concerns being particularly striking in this small area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 16% of residents, which is well above the 8.8% national average. This contributes to the fact that long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis and asthma also affecting 20% of the population each.
16.0%
Higher than 94% 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 Fitzgeralds Mount, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of health conditions, 0.0% of people in Fitzgeralds Mount need help with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Fitzgeralds Mount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11530/fitzgeralds-mount/topic/health-disability