3.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Singleton Military Area · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Singleton Military Area
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 24 percentage points separates the Singleton Military Area from the rest of the country, with far fewer people reporting long-term health issues. Only 3.4% of residents live with a long-term condition, making this one of the healthiest areas in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 0.9% of people report a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents are free from chronic illness, with 67.1% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
0.9%
Lower 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 Singleton Military Area, None is the majority at 96%; One condition is next at 3%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for support is much lower than in most areas, with only 0.7% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
0.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Military Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13566/singleton-military-area/topic/health-disability