36.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Foster North · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Foster North
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Foster North. Around 36.8% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While physical health challenges are common, mental health conditions are less frequent here than in the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health problems, with 13.8% and 11.2% of people affected. Mental health conditions are a little below the national figure at 6.6%, and 62.5% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.6%
Lower than 65% 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 Foster North, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people in Foster North need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Foster North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20941/foster-north/topic/health-disability