21.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ashville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ashville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of long-term illness than most areas define Ashville, though some specific health challenges remain. While only 21.4% of people report a long-term health condition, the area faces significant struggles with mental health and daily disability.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 17.9%, while mental health conditions affect 14.3% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall health is better than the state average, with the typical resident reporting no long-term conditions.
14.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Ashville, None is the majority at 86%; Two conditions is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Support needs are very high in Ashville, where 21.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is far above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
21.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 Ashville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40048/ashville/topic/health-disability