31.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Horsley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Horsley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 31% of people in Horsley live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of chronic illness marks the area as having a higher health burden than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 10.4%, followed by asthma at 9.8% and arthritis at 8.9%. This rate of mental health conditions is a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Horsley, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of residents need some help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most areas and slightly above the national average of 5.8%.
6.5% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Horsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11949/horsley/topic/health-disability