17.1%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fitzroy Crossing · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Fitzroy Crossing
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Fitzroy Crossing need help with daily activities now than in 2011. This area has very low rates of long-term illness, with only 17.1% of residents reporting a chronic health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far less common here than across Australia, where the national figure is 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also well below the state and national rates at 4.4%, and the most frequent reports are of asthma and diabetes.
4.4%
Lower than 91% 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 Fitzroy Crossing, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
3.8% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Fitzroy Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515014/fitzroy-crossing/topic/health-disability