23.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forestvale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forestvale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer residents struggle with chronic illness in Forestvale than in most other parts of the country. Only 23.4% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a community where a high proportion of people enjoy good health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health is generally strong here, with 61.7% of people reporting no long-term conditions at all. Only 0% of residents report a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% national average, while arthritis is the most common ailment at 8.5%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Forestvale, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is largely independent in Forestvale, as 0% of people need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and well below the 5.8% recorded across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Forestvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31069/forestvale/topic/health-disability