18.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fitzroy Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fitzroy Crossing
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 69% of people in Fitzroy Crossing report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area stand out, as far fewer people here live with chronic illness or mental health issues compared to the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 4.7%, with diabetes being the most common long-term condition at 7.0%.
4.7%
Lower than 76% 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 Fitzroy Crossing, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
5.1% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Fitzroy Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50508/fitzroy-crossing/topic/health-disability