34.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Fairy · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Fairy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 34% of people in Mount Fairy live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high rate of chronic health issues compared to other similar places. While many residents manage these conditions, others lead healthy lives with no long-term ailments.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 13.1% of people. While 34.8% of residents have at least one condition—well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%—most of these people manage just one ailment.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Mount Fairy, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.5% of people in Mount Fairy need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national and state figures of 5.8%.
4.5% ▲ —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Mount Fairy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12769/mount-fairy/topic/health-disability