35.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alectown · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Alectown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Alectown, where 15.2% of people live with the condition. This area faces significant health challenges, with a much higher proportion of residents living with long-term conditions compared to the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.2% of residents.
13.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Alectown, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.6% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
6.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Alectown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10029/alectown/topic/health-disability