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Erskineville - Alexandria · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Erskineville - Alexandria

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Erskineville - Alexandria than in most other areas. Only 23.1% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthy population where the vast majority of people face no ongoing health struggles.

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📍 Erskineville - Alexandria, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Erskineville - Alexandria sits — People with a long-term health condition

23.1%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Erskineville - Alexandria — lower than 79% of areas.

Erskineville - Alexandria23.1%
2015, NSW 22.4%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

While overall health is strong, 10.4% of people report a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, followed by asthma at 8.5%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Erskineville - Alexandria, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 70.6% One condition 18.5% Two conditions 3.6% Three or more 1.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Erskineville - Alexandria, the largest group is Mental health at 29%, followed by Asthma (23%) and Other condition (21%).

Mental health 10.4% Asthma 8.5% Other condition 7.6% Arthritis 3.7% Cancer 1.8% Diabetes 1.6% Heart disease 1.5% Lung condition 0.7% Stroke 0.3% Dementia 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 1.8% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the state and national average of 5.8%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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1.8% ▲ +18.9%

Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Erskineville - Alexandria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031330/erskineville-alexandria/topic/health-disability