26.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Londonderry · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Londonderry
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Londonderry compared to most similar areas. About 26.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is nearly identical to the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little less common here at 7.0% than the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents report no long-term health issues, while the most frequent conditions include arthritis at 8.5% and asthma at 8.0%.
7.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Londonderry, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.9% of people in Londonderry need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia.
4.9% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Londonderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12384/londonderry/topic/health-disability