29.8%
Lower than 71% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Singleton · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Singleton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Singleton need help with daily activities now than they did in 2011. While some health conditions are more common here than in the rest of the country, the area generally has fewer people with long-term health issues than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue at 10.2%, followed closely by arthritis at 10.0% and asthma at 9.3%.
10.2%
Lower than 56% of urban area 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 Singleton, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 6.0% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a positive trend, as the number fell 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
6.0% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1029/singleton/topic/health-disability