31.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elrington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Elrington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for 31% of people in Elrington is affected by a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, though mental health conditions are reported much less often than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common, with 15.5% of residents living with arthritis and 9.7% with asthma. However, only 4.5% report a mental health condition, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Elrington, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas, with 7.7% of people requiring support. This is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.7% ▲ +609.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Elrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11410/elrington/topic/health-disability