21.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forest Lodge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forest Lodge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly three quarters of people in Forest Lodge report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most, with only 21.7% of residents living with a long-term health issue, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While overall health is strong, 9.8% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, followed by asthma at 7.6%.
9.8%
Higher than 67% 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 Forest Lodge, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Forest Lodge need help with daily activities. At 1.9%, this is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
1.9% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Forest Lodge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11549/forest-lodge/topic/health-disability