23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forest Grove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forest Grove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Forest Grove compared to the national average. While only 23.3% of residents report a chronic illness, a small but notable group still requires daily support to manage their lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also less common here at 6.7%, slightly lower than both the state and national rates.
6.7%
Lower than 63% 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 Forest Grove, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the generally good health of the area, 5.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the Western Australian average of 4.6% and about the same as the national figure.
5.9% ▲ +368.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Forest Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50512/forest-grove/topic/health-disability