26.5%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Inner West · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Inner West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health rate of 10.4% is much higher than most similar areas in the Inner West. While the overall number of people with long-term health conditions is a little below the national figure, this specific struggle is more common here than in other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 10.4%, followed by other conditions at 8.5% and asthma at 8.0%. Overall, 66.9% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
10.4%
Higher than 77% 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 Inner West, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activity help is needed by 4.8% of people, which is lower than most areas. This figure has barely changed since 2016 and sits about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
4.8% —
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Inner West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14170/inner-west/topic/health-disability