21.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Asquith · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Asquith
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Asquith than in most similar areas. Only 21.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend extends to mental health and the need for daily assistance, making it a healthier-than-average community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 6.9% of people report a mental health condition, a figure a little below the national average. Most residents are healthy, with 73.8% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
6.9%
Lower than 61% 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 Asquith, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 3.1% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the 5.8% recorded across Australia and New South Wales.
3.1% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Asquith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10104/asquith/topic/health-disability