23.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fishery Falls · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fishery Falls
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people struggle with long-term illness in Fishery Falls than in most other areas. Only 23.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting only 1.5% of people compared to 8.8% nationally. For those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most reported at 10.2%, while 62% of the population reports having no conditions at all.
1.5%
Lower than 92% 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 Fishery Falls, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 6.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most areas and sits a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
6.8% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Fishery Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31043/fishery-falls/topic/health-disability