30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Islington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Islington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health rate of 15.5% is among the highest for similar areas in Islington. This figure is well above both the state and national averages, contributing to a higher overall rate of long-term health conditions in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.2% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Mental health is the most common issue at 15.5%, followed by asthma at 9.6% and arthritis at 6.2%.
15.5%
Higher than 93% 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 Islington, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.1% of the population. This is about the same as the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.1% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Islington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11999/islington/topic/health-disability