28.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ellenborough · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ellenborough
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Ellenborough have remained largely steady over the last decade. About 28.7% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is roughly the same as the national average. Most residents are healthy, with 46.2% reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues, affecting 9.9% and 9.4% of the population respectively. Mental health conditions affect 8.2% of people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Ellenborough, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for more people here than in other parts of the country. Only 4.7% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.7% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Ellenborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11404/ellenborough/topic/health-disability