22.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Abbotsbury · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Abbotsbury
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much fewer people live with long-term illness in Abbotsbury than in most other areas. Only 22.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by only 4.6% of people, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while the most common conditions reported are arthritis and diabetes.
4.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality 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 Abbotsbury, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
5.6% ▲ +72.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Abbotsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10002/abbotsbury/topic/health-disability