33.1%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Charlestown · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Charlestown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark Charlestown, where 33.1% of residents live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with mental health and arthritis being the most common issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 11.4% of people have a mental health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Other common long-term conditions include arthritis at 10.3% and asthma at 9.8%.
11.4%
Higher than 86% of state electorate 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 Charlestown, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most areas, affecting 6.4% of people. This figure has barely changed since 2011 and is about the same as the national average of 5.8%.
6.4% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Charlestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10018/charlestown/topic/health-disability