28.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Liston · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Liston, affecting 15.4% of the population. Overall, health and disability levels in the area are typical for its size and similar to the rest of the country.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 27%. Most residents have no long-term conditions at all, while mental health issues affect 8.5% of the population, a figure about the same as the national average.
28.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
8.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Liston, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 21%.
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of people need help with daily activities, at 4.6%. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.6% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Liston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12355/liston/topic/health-disability