29.0%
Higher than 51% 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.
Daily life in Elderslie is marked by higher-than-usual health challenges, with 9.2% of people needing help with their everyday activities. This is well above the national figure of 5.8%. Many residents manage long-term conditions, particularly mental health issues, which are far more common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.2% of residents, a figure well above the 8.8% national average. Overall, 29% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly higher than the New South Wales figure of 27%.
12.2%
Higher than 84% 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 65%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher proportion of people in Elderslie need assistance with daily tasks compared to similar areas. At 9.2%, this is well above the 5.8% seen across both the state and the rest of Australia.
9.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
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/SAL11395/elderslie/topic/health-disability