35.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ashby Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ashby Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more common in Ashby Heights, where 35.3% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This figure is well above the national average of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most frequent struggle here, affecting 13.4% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with 35.3% of residents affected. This includes a mental health rate of 9.9%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
9.9%
Higher than 68% 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 Ashby Heights, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people in Ashby Heights need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the national figure.
5.8% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Ashby Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10096/ashby-heights/topic/health-disability