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Canterbury (North) - Ashbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury

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

Well below the national figure of 27.7%, only 23.6% of people in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury have a long-term health condition. This gap makes the area stand out as much healthier than most similar places. The majority of residents live without any long-term health issues.

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📍 Canterbury (North) - Ashbury, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Canterbury (North) - Ashbury sits — People with a long-term health condition

23.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Canterbury (North) - Ashbury — lower than 77% of areas.

Canterbury (North) - Ashbury23.6%
2193, NSW 23.1%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in other areas, with only 23.6% of people reporting one. Mental health conditions are also lower than most areas at 7.2%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Canterbury (North) - Ashbury, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 70.5% One condition 17.2% Two conditions 4.4% Three or more 2.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Canterbury (North) - Ashbury splits fairly evenly between Other condition (19%) and Mental health (18%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Other condition 7.4% Mental health 7.2% Arthritis 6.5% Asthma 6.4% Diabetes 4.6% Heart disease 3.1% Cancer 2.3% Lung condition 1.0% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 5% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the state and national figures, and has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.0% ▲ +9.2%

Lower than 58% 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 Canterbury (North) - Ashbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031392/canterbury-ashbury/topic/health-disability