28.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
The Slopes · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in The Slopes
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher rate of long-term health issues than the state average marks the health profile of The Slopes. About 28.7% of residents live with a long-term condition, though the area has a lower rate of mental health conditions than most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 11.3% of people. While 28.7% of residents report a long-term condition—slightly above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%—most people (65.7%) report having none at all.
7.0%
Lower than 60% 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 Slopes, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.0% of people in The Slopes need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.0% ▲ +232.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Slopes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13858/the-slopes/topic/health-disability