32.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Atholwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Atholwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost 15% of people in Atholwood need help with daily activities, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This high need for support is consistent with a community where long-term health issues are much more common than in the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 32.4% of residents, well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 19.1%, while mental health conditions are much more frequent here than in most areas at 11.8%.
11.8%
Higher than 81% 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 Atholwood, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily assistance is very high in Atholwood, with 14.7% of people requiring help. This is well above the 5.8% recorded across both New South Wales and Australia.
14.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 Atholwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10105/atholwood/topic/health-disability