19.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Freshwater · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Freshwater
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Freshwater than in most other similar areas. Only 19.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthier spots in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 6.2%, while mental health conditions affect 5.4% of the population. This mental health figure is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Three quarters of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
5.4%
Lower than 73% 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 Freshwater, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is also much lower than in most areas. Only 2.1% of people in Freshwater require such assistance, which is well below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
2.1% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Freshwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11572/freshwater/topic/health-disability