30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Singleton Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Singleton Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Singleton Heights have reported long-term health issues since 2011, with 30.6% of residents now living with a chronic condition. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%, and the area has a particularly high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.8% of residents. Asthma (10.7%) and arthritis (9.7%) are also frequent, while 59.6% of people report having no long-term health conditions.
11.8%
Higher than 81% 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 Singleton Heights, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.6% of people in Singleton Heights need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
6.6% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Singleton Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13565/singleton-heights/topic/health-disability