28.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Charleys Forest · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Charleys Forest
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health patterns in Charleys Forest have remained relatively stable over the last decade. About 28.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is similar to the national figure. Mental health concerns are slightly more common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.0% of people, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Long-term health conditions are reported by 28.6% of residents, with asthma being the most common at 18.6%.
10.0%
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 Charleys Forest, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.3% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Charleys Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10885/charleys-forest/topic/health-disability