31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Crosslands · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Crosslands
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significantly higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Crosslands compared to the rest of the country. About 31.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is particularly striking for mental health conditions, which are much more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.9% of the population, a little above the 8.8% national average. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 8.6% and asthma at 7.5%, while 20% of residents live with one long-term condition.
10.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Crosslands, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.7% of people, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 5.8%.
6.7% ▲ +255.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Crosslands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11128/crosslands/topic/health-disability