30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forbes Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forbes Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health condition affects 12.9% of people in Forbes Creek, a figure that is well above the national average. While most residents are healthy, those who do have long-term health issues experience these at rates higher than the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 30.6% of residents, which is well above the New South Wales figure. The most common issues are arthritis, mental health, and asthma, with 12.9% of the population reporting mental health conditions—a rate much higher than most other areas.
12.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Forbes Creek, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.8% of people in Forbes Creek need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Forbes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11540/forbes-creek/topic/health-disability