26.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forestville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forestville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 69% of Forestville residents report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most similar places, with a much lower rate of chronic illness than the South Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 26.6% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the state figure of 31%. Asthma is the most common reported condition at 9.6%, while 9.3% of residents have a mental health condition, a rate higher than most similar areas.
9.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Forestville, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.5% of people in Forestville need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and the state average of 6.7%.
4.5% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Forestville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40453/forestville/topic/health-disability