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Asquith - Mount Colah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Asquith - Mount Colah

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

Around 70% of people in Asquith - Mount Colah have no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most similar places, with a lower rate of chronic illness and mental health struggles than the national average.

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📍 Asquith - Mount Colah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Asquith - Mount Colah sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Asquith - Mount Colah — lower than 68% of areas.

Asquith - Mount Colah25.4%
2079, NSW 26.6%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 25.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Asthma is the most common issue at 8.0%, while 7.5% of people have a mental health condition.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Asquith - Mount Colah, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 70.1% One condition 19.0% Two conditions 4.7% Three or more 1.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Asquith - Mount Colah splits fairly evenly between Asthma (19%) and Other condition (19%), with Mental health at 18%.

Asthma 8.0% Other condition 7.9% Mental health 7.5% Arthritis 6.8% Diabetes 3.8% Heart disease 2.9% Cancer 2.6% Lung condition 0.9% Stroke 0.6% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.6% of people need help with daily activities, a figure much lower than most other areas. This is a little below the state and national figures of 5.8%, though the need for assistance rose by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.

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3.6% ▲ +40.6%

Lower than 83% 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 Asquith - Mount Colah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021403/asquith-mount-colah/topic/health-disability