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Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

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

Well above the national figure, 31.0% of people in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton live with a long-term health condition. This makes the area struggle more with chronic health issues than most similar places. While many residents remain healthy, a significant portion of the population manages ongoing medical needs.

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📍 Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton sits — People with a long-term health condition

31.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton — higher than 68% of areas.

Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton31.0%
2572, NSW 31.4%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

The typical resident is more likely to have a health condition here than in most areas, with arthritis (10.3%) and mental health (9.9%) being the most common. Mental health conditions are a little above the state and national figures, which sit at 8.0% and 8.8% respectively.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 61.3% One condition 20.8% Two conditions 6.8% Three or more 3.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Mental health (19%), with Asthma at 18%.

Arthritis 10.3% Mental health 9.9% Asthma 9.6% Other condition 8.3% Diabetes 4.9% Heart disease 4.0% Cancer 3.1% Lung condition 2.0% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 5.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages. This need has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.

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5.4% ▲ +19.3%

Lower than 51% 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 Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123031447/picton-tahmoor-buxton/topic/health-disability