28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forest Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forest Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of daily assistance needs mark Forest Hill, where 7.8% of people require help with everyday tasks. While overall health and mental health figures are about the same as the state and national levels, more residents here need support to get through the day.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Arthritis and mental health are among the most common issues, while 66.6% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.6%
Higher than 54% 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 Forest Hill, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 7.8% of people needing help with daily activities is much higher than in most other areas. This is a little above both the Victorian figure of 5.9% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.8% ▲ +67.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Forest Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20937/forest-hill/topic/health-disability