18.4%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cumberland · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Cumberland
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Cumberland than in most other similar areas. Only 18.4% of residents report a chronic health condition, a figure that sits well below the national average of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 4.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. The most common health issues here are diabetes at 5.3% and arthritis at 5.2%, though 72% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
4.2%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) 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 Cumberland, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. This rate has barely changed since 2016.
6.0% —
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Cumberland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12380/cumberland/topic/health-disability