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Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh

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

Only 4.8% of people in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh need help with daily activities, which is lower than most similar areas. This region generally sees health levels that align with state and national figures. Most residents report no long-term health issues, with about 69% of the population staying healthy.

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📍 Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh — lower than 60% of areas.

Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh26.6%
2120, NSW 25.8%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 26.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure slightly below the Australian average. Mental health conditions are reported by 7.3% of people, which is lower than in most other areas.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 69.1% One condition 19.7% Two conditions 5.1% Three or more 1.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh splits fairly evenly between Other condition (20%) and Asthma (17%), with Mental health at 16%.

Other condition 8.8% Asthma 7.6% Mental health 7.3% Arthritis 6.7% Diabetes 4.2% Heart disease 3.9% Cancer 3.1% Lung condition 1.0% Dementia 0.9% Stroke 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 4.8%, which is about the same as the NSW and national figures. This rate has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.8% ▲ +24.9%

Lower than 62% 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 Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021406/normanhurst-thornleigh-westleigh/topic/health-disability