29.4%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Firgrove · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Firgrove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 64.6% of people in Firgrove report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area generally healthier than many similar places, though a little more than a quarter of residents still manage a chronic health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 29.4% of people, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Asthma is the most common issue at 11.9%, followed by arthritis and mental health conditions at 9.0% each.
9.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Firgrove, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 2.5% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 5.8% and represents a 5.1 point drop since 2011.
2.5% ▼ -66.8%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
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).
More for Firgrove
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Firgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121040/firgrove/topic/health-disability