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South Hurstville - Blakehurst · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in South Hurstville - Blakehurst

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

A gap of over 9 percentage points separates South Hurstville - Blakehurst from the national average for long-term health issues. Only 18.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is among the lowest rates for areas of this type.

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📍 South Hurstville - Blakehurst, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

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

18.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is South Hurstville - Blakehurst — lower than 92% of areas.

South Hurstville - Blakehurst18.5%
2221, NSW 21.2%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Very few people here report mental health conditions (3.9%), which is well below the 8.8% national figure. Most residents have no long-term health conditions, while the most common ones reported are arthritis and asthma.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In South Hurstville - Blakehurst, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 14%.

None 75.2% One condition 13.3% Two conditions 3.6% Three or more 1.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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South Hurstville - Blakehurst splits fairly evenly between Other condition (19%) and Arthritis (17%), with Asthma at 13%.

Other condition 6.1% Arthritis 5.3% Asthma 4.2% Diabetes 4.0% Mental health 3.9% Heart disease 3.3% Cancer 2.3% Dementia 0.8% Lung condition 0.8% Stroke 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance needs are typical for the region, with 5.2% of people requiring help. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales average and has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.2% ▲ +24.5%

Lower than 55% 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 South Hurstville - Blakehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031374/south-hurstville-blakehurst/topic/health-disability