29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forresters Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forresters Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health trends in Forresters Beach have remained stable, with 29.6% of residents now reporting a long-term health condition. This is slightly higher than the national figure, though the area's mental health rates are lower than most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are a little more common here than in the rest of New South Wales, with arthritis and asthma being the most frequent. However, 7.2% of people report a mental health condition, which is a little below the Australian figure.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Forresters Beach, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.4% of people in Forresters Beach need some help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both the state and the nation.
4.4% ▲ +57.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Forresters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11552/forresters-beach/topic/health-disability