27.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elderslie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Elderslie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue for the 9% of people in Elderslie who live with it. Overall, health and disability levels here are very similar to those found across New South Wales and the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. This includes 8.7% with a mental health condition, a rate that sits around the middle for similar areas.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Elderslie, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.8% of people in Elderslie need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the typical figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.8% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Elderslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11394/elderslie/topic/health-disability