44.1%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ashford · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ashford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Ashford (L), where 22.7% of residents live with the condition. Health challenges are very common here, with 44.1% of people living with a long-term condition—a figure far above the national average of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very frequent in this area, including 11.4% with a mental health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Other common conditions include asthma (13.6%) and diabetes (12.3%).
11.4%
Higher than 71% 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 Ashford, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is a challenge for 15.0% of people in Ashford (L), a rate that is well above the Australian figure of 5.8%. This need for help has risen sharply since 2011, climbing by 9.1 percentage points.
15.0% ▲ +155.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Ashford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122007/ashford/topic/health-disability