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Blacktown - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Blacktown - South

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Blacktown - South than in most other areas. Only 23.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below both the state and national figures.

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📍 Blacktown - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Blacktown - South sits — People with a long-term health condition

23.9%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Blacktown - South — lower than 76% of areas.

Blacktown - South23.9%
2148, NSW 23.4%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are also much less common here than in similar areas, affecting 6.3% of people. Among those with long-term health issues, asthma is the most frequent at 7.1%, while 68.3% of all residents have no long-term conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Blacktown - South, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 68.3% One condition 16.5% Two conditions 4.8% Three or more 2.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Blacktown - South splits fairly evenly between Asthma (17%) and Other condition (17%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Asthma 7.1% Other condition 6.9% Arthritis 6.5% Diabetes 6.5% Mental health 6.3% Heart disease 3.5% Cancer 1.8% Lung condition 1.5% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.6% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.6% —

Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Blacktown - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011560/blacktown-south/topic/health-disability