30.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fitzroy Falls · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fitzroy Falls
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Fitzroy Falls, where 11.4% of people live with the condition. While about 30.5% of residents have a long-term health problem—a figure well above the New South Wales average—the area has a very low rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.5% of people report a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 5.0%, well below both the state and national rates.
5.0%
Lower than 75% 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 Fitzroy Falls, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.3% of people in Fitzroy Falls need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales, and is much lower than in most similar areas.
2.3% ▼ -47.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Fitzroy Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11532/fitzroy-falls/topic/health-disability