27.7%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Penrith · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Penrith
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly one in four people in Penrith live with a long-term health condition. This level of ill-health is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and the rest of Australia, meaning the local health profile mirrors national trends.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, with asthma and mental health being the most common at 9.0% and 8.9% respectively. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while 19.0% report having one condition.
8.9%
Higher than 56% 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 Penrith, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 5.5% of the population. This is about the same as the state and national figures, though the proportion of people needing this support has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.5% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16350/penrith/topic/health-disability