47.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fisher · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fisher
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of all residents in Fisher live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. Mental health is the most common issue, affecting 23% of the population. This creates a striking contrast with the area's reported need for daily physical assistance, which is currently non-existent.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are very common here, with 47.5% of people affected, which is far above the South Australian figure of 31%. Mental health conditions are especially prevalent at 23%, followed by arthritis at 18%.
23.0%
Higher 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 →Fisher splits fairly evenly between One condition (38%) and None (35%), with Two conditions at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, 0% of residents report needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 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 Fisher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40440/fisher/topic/health-disability