20.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Formartin · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of illness and disability than most similar areas define Formartin, where only 20.2% of people have a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, marking the area as exceptionally healthy.
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 3.4% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% national average. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 5.6%, while over half of all residents report having no health conditions at all.
20.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
3.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Formartin, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 19%.
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Formartin reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% figure is well below the national average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Formartin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31071/formartin/topic/health-disability