23.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Frenchs Forest · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Frenchs Forest
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 23.7% of people in Frenchs Forest have a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average. This indicates a healthier-than-average population, with the vast majority of residents reporting no chronic health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here at 7.4%. The 6.2% of people with a mental health condition is a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Frenchs Forest, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas, with only 3.4% of residents requiring assistance, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.4% ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Frenchs Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11571/frenchs-forest/topic/health-disability