22.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alexandria · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Alexandria
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Alexandria than in most similar areas. Only 22.3% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.8% of residents. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%, while asthma is the next most common condition at 8.2%.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Alexandria, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.7% of people in Alexandria need help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and is much lower than most other areas.
1.7% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Alexandria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10030/alexandria/topic/health-disability