42.4%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forster - Tuncurry · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Forster - Tuncurry
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significant number of residents live with ongoing health challenges in Forster - Tuncurry, where 42.4% of people report a long-term health condition. This rate is far above the national figure, creating a community with a notably high demand for health services.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.1% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 18.2%, while nearly half the population reports no long-term health issues.
12.1%
Higher than 81% of urban area 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 Forster - Tuncurry, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 11.1% of people in Forster - Tuncurry need help with daily activities, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
11.1% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Forster - Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1013/forster-tuncurry/topic/health-disability