41.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Argenton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Argenton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 14 percentage points separates Argenton from the state average for long-term health conditions. About 41.2% of people here live with a chronic health issue, a rate far above the New South Wales and national figures. This means health challenges are much more common in Argenton than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly prevalent at 17.1%, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common issues include asthma at 12.4% and arthritis at 11.4%, with 5.3% of residents living with three or more conditions.
17.1%
Higher than 97% 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 Argenton, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
More people in Argenton need help with daily activities than in most similar areas. At 12.1%, this is well above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
12.1% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Argenton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10079/argenton/topic/health-disability