30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forbesdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forbesdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Forbesdale is marked by a low rate of mental health issues despite a higher-than-average number of chronic illnesses. While 30.6% of people live with a long-term health condition, very few residents require daily assistance to get by.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 30.6% of people here, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues, yet the 1.8% of people with a mental health condition is well below the national rate of 8.8%.
1.8%
Lower 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 Forbesdale, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.5% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
3.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Forbesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11542/forbesdale/topic/health-disability