13.2%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fortescue · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fortescue
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A vast majority of people in Fortescue report no long-term health conditions, with 81.1% of the population staying healthy. This makes the area stand out as one of the healthiest in the region, with health rates far better than both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 13.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Western Australian rate of 26.1%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 2.6%, while asthma is the most common reported condition at 4.7%.
2.6%
Lower than 85% 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 Fortescue, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas. Only 2.6% of residents require this support, which is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
2.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Fortescue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50519/fortescue/topic/health-disability