26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Redfern · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Redfern
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are much more common in Redfern than in most other areas, affecting 11.8% of residents. This stands out in a place where overall long-term health conditions are slightly less frequent than the national figure. Most people here live without a long-term health problem.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 26.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, the most prevalent is mental health at 11.8%, which is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Other common issues include asthma (7.8%) and arthritis (6.1%), though 63.9% of people report having no long-term condition.
11.8%
Higher than 82% 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 Redfern, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.5% of people in Redfern need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.5% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Redfern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13352/redfern/topic/health-disability