25.6%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hornsby · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Hornsby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 4.2% of people in Hornsby need help with daily activities, a figure much lower than most other areas. Residents here generally report better health than the national average, with fewer people living with long-term conditions or mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also less common here than across Australia, affecting 7.3% of the population.
7.3%
Lower than 73% 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 Hornsby, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily tasks is a little below the state and national figures of 5.8%. This need has fallen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
4.2% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10037/hornsby/topic/health-disability