24.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alfords Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Alfords Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents live with chronic illness in Alfords Point than in most other areas. About 71.3% of people here report having no long-term health conditions, which is well below the national figure of 27.7% for those who do.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.7% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. This includes a mental health condition rate of 5.3%, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%.
5.3%
Lower than 74% 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 Alfords Point, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 3.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.8% ▲ +83.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Alfords Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10031/alfords-point/topic/health-disability