37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Amosfield · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark the health profile of Amosfield. While no residents report needing help with daily activities, 37.5% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 20% of residents—a figure far above the 8.8% national average. Other frequent long-term illnesses include arthritis and cancer at 15% each, and heart disease at 12.5%.
37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
20.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Amosfield, the largest group is None at 48%, followed by Two conditions (28%) and One condition (12%).
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, 0.0% of people in Amosfield need help with daily activities. This is well below both the New South Wales and Australian figures 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 Amosfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10050/amosfield/topic/health-disability