26.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Foxground · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Foxground
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 64% of people in Foxground report having no long-term health conditions, making it a relatively healthy area. This trend is most visible in the very low rates of mental health issues and the fact that no one in the area requires daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 26.2% of residents have a long-term health condition—about the same as the state average—those with mental health conditions make up only 4.3%. This is well below both the New South Wales and national figures. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 11.6% of people.
4.3%
Lower than 78% 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 Foxground, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Foxground reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia, and is much lower than most similar areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Foxground [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11561/foxground/topic/health-disability