29.2%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hawkesbury · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Hawkesbury
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Hawkesbury, affecting 9.3% of residents. This figure is higher than most other similar areas. Overall, nearly 30% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.2% of people have a long-term health condition, a rate a little above the New South Wales figure. Mental health is the most reported issue at 9.3%, followed closely by arthritis at 9.1% and asthma at 8.5%.
9.3%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) 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 Hawkesbury, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.6% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This need has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
5.6% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13800/hawkesbury/topic/health-disability