34.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ellalong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ellalong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over a third of residents in Ellalong live with a long-term health condition. This is a much higher rate than most similar areas, with 34.2% of people reporting ongoing health issues. These figures are well above the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most other areas, affecting 11.3% of people. Asthma is the most reported long-term health issue at 12.2%, followed by arthritis at 9.6%.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Ellalong, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of people in Ellalong need some help with daily activities. This rate is higher than most areas and sits slightly above the New South Wales and Australian figures.
6.7% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 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 Ellalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11401/ellalong/topic/health-disability