22.6%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Castle Hill - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Castle Hill - Central
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly three quarters of people in Castle Hill - Central report having no long-term health conditions. This makes it a remarkably healthy area, with far fewer people living with long-term illness or mental health conditions than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much lower here than in most areas, affecting just 5.1% of the population.
5.1%
Lower than 89% 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 Castle Hill - Central, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of people need help with daily activities, at 3.8%. While this is a little below the Australian average of 5.8%, the figure has risen by 1.0 percentage points since 2016.
3.8% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Castle Hill - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011553/castle-hill-central/topic/health-disability