24.9%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forest Hill · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Forest Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Forest Hill is marked by a healthier-than-average population, with only 24.9% of people living with a long-term health condition. This is much lower than most other similar areas. Most residents report no chronic health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 10.9%, while 9.2% of people live with a mental health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Overall, long-term health issues are a little below the national rate of 27.7%.
9.2%
Lower than 58% of urban centre 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 Hill, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.2% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the national average and has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
4.2% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115060/forest-hill/topic/health-disability