29.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ferndale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ferndale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue in Ferndale, affecting 14.6% of residents. While most people here live without a chronic health condition, a significant number of residents struggle with mental health compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Mental health conditions are particularly prevalent here, affecting 12.5% of the population, which is well above both the state and national figures of 8.8%.
12.5%
Higher than 86% 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 Ferndale, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Ferndale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20914/ferndale/topic/health-disability