26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eltham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Eltham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A healthy lifestyle is common in Eltham (NSW), where 66% of people report having no long-term health conditions. This is lower than most similar areas, with the overall rate of chronic illness sitting just below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Mental health is the most reported issue at 7.8%, followed closely by arthritis and asthma at 7.5% each.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Eltham, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 4.8% of people needing help with core activities. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
4.8% ▲ +463.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 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 Eltham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11412/eltham/topic/health-disability