22.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Darlington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost 70% of people in Darlington report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other parts of the country, though there is a notably higher rate of mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Despite this, only 22.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, a rate well below the New South Wales figure of 27%.
12.0%
Higher than 83% 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 Darlington, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is rare in Darlington, at just 1.7%. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both the state and the nation.
1.7% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11215/darlington/topic/health-disability