31.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ashfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ashfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of health challenges than most similar areas mark Ashfield, where nearly one third of residents live with a long-term condition. This includes a notably high level of mental health conditions, affecting 11.3% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.8% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.3%, followed by asthma at 9.5% and arthritis at 8.1%.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Ashfield, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 7.2% of residents who need help with daily activities is a little above the national figure of 5.8%. This rate of needing assistance is much higher than in most similar areas.
7.2% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50034/ashfield/topic/health-disability