40.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Aberdare · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Aberdare
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Aberdare live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the country, at 40.1%. This high rate of illness is reflected in a population that struggles more with health and daily tasks than most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are especially common here, affecting 15.9% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis and asthma are also frequent, with 14.0% and 13.1% of people reporting these long-term issues.
15.9%
Higher than 94% 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 Aberdare, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher than most areas, with 8.5% of people requiring assistance. This is a little above the 5.8% recorded across Australia and New South Wales.
8.5% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Aberdare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10006/aberdare/topic/health-disability