31.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Essington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Essington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark the health profile of Essington. While 31.3% of people live with a long-term health condition, the area reports very few people needing help with daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 31.3% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 16.2%, though mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 5.1%.
5.1%
Lower than 75% 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 Essington, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Essington reported needing help with daily activities, a figure well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Essington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11446/essington/topic/health-disability