35.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Albans · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in St Albans
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of chronic illness marks daily life in St Albans, where 35.4% of people live with a long-term health condition. This figure is well above the national average of 27.7%, though very few residents report needing help with daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is much higher than most areas. Arthritis is the most common, affecting 18% of residents, while mental health conditions are reported by only 2.5% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 86% 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 St Albans, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is managed independently by most here, with only 1.9% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
1.9% ▼ -52.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 St Albans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13645/st-albans/topic/health-disability