22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alpine · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Alpine than in the rest of the country. Only 22.7% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes Alpine one of the healthiest areas in the region.
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition here at 11.3%, while 7.1% of people have a mental health condition. Overall, 74.5% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
7.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Alpine, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for daily help is much lower than most areas. In Alpine, 0.0% of people report needing assistance with daily activities, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10044/alpine/topic/health-disability