22.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chatswood West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chatswood West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly three quarters of people in Chatswood West have no long-term health conditions, making it a remarkably healthy place to live. The area reports much lower rates of chronic illness and mental health struggles than both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much less common here at 4.6%, compared to 8.8% across Australia.
4.6%
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 Chatswood West, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most people here, with only 3.8% needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and the rest of the country.
3.8% ▲ +109.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Chatswood West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10892/chatswood-west/topic/health-disability