35.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ellalong · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ellalong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities in Ellalong (L) rose 3.2 percentage points since 2011. This community faces significant health challenges, with 35% of residents living with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These struggles are particularly evident in mental health and chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.2% of people here, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 8.8% national average. Other common long-term conditions include asthma at 13.3% and arthritis at 9.8%.
12.2%
Higher than 79% 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 Ellalong, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.2% of the population. This is a little above the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
7.2% ▲ +78.1%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 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 Ellalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121035/ellalong/topic/health-disability