32.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fernvale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fernvale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of long-term health issues marks Fernvale compared to the rest of the country. Around 32.8% of people here live with a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high prevalence of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.4% of residents, a figure well above the Australian average of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues in the area include asthma at 10.8% and arthritis at 10.6%, while 60.2% of people report having no long-term health conditions.
12.4%
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 Fernvale, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.9% of people in Fernvale need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.9% ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Fernvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31030/fernvale/topic/health-disability