22.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Northbridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Northbridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health problems in Northbridge than in most other areas. Only 22.8% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population in particularly good health overall.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting only 5.3% of people. The most reported long-term health issues in the area are other conditions at 8.4%, followed by arthritis at 7.2% and asthma at 6.7%.
5.3%
Lower than 74% 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 Northbridge, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figure for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.9% ▲ +154.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 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 Northbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13032/northbridge/topic/health-disability