26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ashbury · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ashbury
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Ashbury compared to most similar areas. About 68% of residents report having no long-term health conditions, with the typical resident being slightly healthier than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well below the national figure at 5.6%, which is much lower than the 8.8% seen across Australia. Overall, 26.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Australian average.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Ashbury, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.4% of the population. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
5.4% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Ashbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10094/ashbury/topic/health-disability