28.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forest Lake · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forest Lake
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability needs have remained steady in Forest Lake since 2011, with most residents reporting no long-term health issues. About 28% of people live with a long-term condition, a figure that sits right around the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most similar areas, affecting 9.4% of people. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 8.3% and arthritis at 7.9%.
9.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Lake, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.8% of people in Forest Lake need some help with their daily activities, which is higher than in most similar areas but about the same as the national figure.
5.8% ▲ +107.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31064/forest-lake/topic/health-disability