32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Richards · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Richards
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Richards live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This high level of ill-health is seen across both physical and mental conditions, impacting the daily lives of many residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 32.4% of people here, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Mental health conditions are among the highest in the region at 16.2%, while asthma (18.9%) and heart disease (13.5%) are also common.
16.2%
Higher than 95% 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 Richards, None is the majority at 56%; Two conditions is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activities are a struggle for 8.1% of residents who need some form of help. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
8.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Richards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13373/richards/topic/health-disability