29.5%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Newcastle - Cooks Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Newcastle - Cooks Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a significant factor in Newcastle - Cooks Hill, where 11.5% of people report this issue. This is much higher than most other areas, contributing to a slightly higher overall rate of long-term health conditions compared to the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. While most people have no long-term conditions, the most common ones reported are mental health (11.5%), asthma (8.5%), and arthritis (8.1%).
11.5%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Newcastle - Cooks Hill, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales average of 5.8%. This figure has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
3.9% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Newcastle - Cooks Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031229/newcastle-cooks-hill/topic/health-disability