46.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Langley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Langley Vale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Langley Vale than in most similar areas. Nearly half the population has a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of illness is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 46.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Mental health conditions are particularly common at 20.7%, a rate far above the Australian average of 8.8%.
20.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Langley Vale, the largest group is None at 44%, followed by One condition (34%) and Two conditions (13%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. At 9.8%, this is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
9.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Langley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12278/langley-vale/topic/health-disability