40.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
The Entrance · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in The Entrance
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in The Entrance live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state. About 40.6% of residents have a lasting health issue, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. This significant gap is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well above the national average at 14.9%. Among the most common long-term issues are arthritis at 15.0% and asthma at 10.4%.
14.9%
Higher than 91% 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 The Entrance, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.5% of people, which is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and much higher than most other similar areas.
8.5% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 The Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13834/the-entrance/topic/health-disability