30.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Falmouth · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Falmouth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A long-term health condition affects 30.9% of people in Falmouth, which is well above the national figure. While this is higher than most areas, the community reports much lower rates of mental health conditions than the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 12.9%, though 55.4% of residents report having no long-term conditions at all. Only 3.6% have a mental health condition, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
3.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Falmouth, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people in Falmouth need help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian average.
5.8% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Falmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60197/falmouth/topic/health-disability