21.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Croydon - Etheridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Croydon - Etheridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Croydon - Etheridge now need help with daily activities than in 2011, though health levels remain strong. Just 21.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with the typical resident reporting no health conditions. Only 5.4% of people have a mental health condition, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
5.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Croydon - Etheridge, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities here than in the rest of Australia, at 4.1%. However, this figure has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
4.1% ▲ +104.9%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Croydon - Etheridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011397/croydon-etheridge/topic/health-disability