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Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone

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

More people live with long-term health conditions in Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone than in most similar areas. About 30.8% of residents have a lasting health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a higher rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.8%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone — higher than 67% of areas.

Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone30.8%
2774, NSW 31.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 10.0%, followed by other conditions (9.6%), arthritis (9.3%), and asthma (9.1%). This mental health rate is a little above the New South Wales average of 8.0%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 63.9% One condition 21.8% Two conditions 6.2% Three or more 2.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Other condition (18%), with Arthritis at 18%.

Mental health 10.0% Other condition 9.6% Arthritis 9.3% Asthma 9.1% Diabetes 4.3% Heart disease 4.3% Cancer 3.4% Lung condition 1.7% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 4.6% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than the Australian average of 5.8%. However, this figure has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.6% ▲ +47.0%

Lower than 66% 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 Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011450/blaxland-warrimoo-lapstone/topic/health-disability