31.4%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Singleton · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Singleton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Singleton now need daily help compared to 2011, though health challenges remain a key issue. Around 31.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition for 11.0% of residents, which is higher than in most areas. This is followed by arthritis at 10.4% and asthma at 9.7%, contributing to a total health burden well above the New South Wales figure.
11.0%
Higher than 65% of urban centre 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 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people in Singleton need some help with daily activities. This is about the same as the national figure, though it has fallen 0.8 percentage points since 2011.
6.5% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
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/ucl/UCL113014/singleton/topic/health-disability