20.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Canley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Canley Vale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Canley Vale report long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. While a small number of residents have chronic conditions, this is offset by a higher need for daily support services than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 20.5% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes mental health conditions, reported by 4.5% of residents—much lower than the 8.8% seen across Australia.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Canley Vale, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 8.4% of people in Canley Vale need help with daily activities. This is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figure of 5.8%.
8.4% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Canley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10791/canley-vale/topic/health-disability