33.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Clergate · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Clergate
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Clergate than in most similar areas. Around 33.5% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is particularly driven by mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.6% of people. This is well above the 8.8% national average, and asthma (9.7%) and arthritis (6.3%) are also frequently reported.
12.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Clergate, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of long-term illness, only 2.9% of residents need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
2.9% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Clergate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10928/clergate/topic/health-disability