27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Collector · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Collector
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Collector is marked by a high level of physical independence, as very few residents require help with their day-to-day tasks. While about 27.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, these figures are largely in line with both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 10.6% of people. Only 6.9% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
6.9%
Lower than 62% 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 Collector, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.1% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia. This is much lower than most similar areas.
2.1% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Collector [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10972/collector/topic/health-disability