32.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Akolele · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Akolele
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark the health profile of Akolele. While 32.1% of residents live with a chronic health condition, a small minority of the population requires help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the state and national figures, with 11.5% of people reporting diabetes and 10.9% reporting asthma. Mental health conditions affect 7.3% of the population, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Akolele, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.6% of people in Akolele need help with daily activities, which is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.6% ▼ -56.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Akolele [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10023/akolele/topic/health-disability