21.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forrestania · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forrestania
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 21.4% of people in Forrestania have a long-term health condition, a figure well below both the state and national averages. This makes the area one of the healthiest in the region, with very few residents requiring daily assistance or reporting mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 10.7% of people reporting asthma. Very few residents have multiple health issues, as 53.6% report none at all.
0.0%
Lower 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 →In Forrestania, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Forrestania reported needing help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Forrestania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50516/forrestania/topic/health-disability