Penrith · Sub-region (SA3)

Health & Disability in Penrith

Name: Health & Disability in Penrith — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Penrith sits around the middle compared to similar areas for health and disability. About 28.1% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure slightly above the New South Wales average.

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📍 Penrith, Sub-region (SA3)

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.4%, which is a little above the state figure. This is followed by asthma at 9.1% and arthritis at 7.9%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Penrith, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 64.0% One condition 19.4% Two conditions 5.8% Three or more 2.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Penrith splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Asthma (19%), with Other condition at 17%.

Mental health 9.4% Asthma 9.1% Other condition 8.1% Arthritis 7.9% Diabetes 5.1% Heart disease 3.6% Cancer 2.3% Lung condition 1.6% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 5.4% of people in Penrith need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the state and national figures, though the proportion has risen 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12403/penrith/topic/health-disability

Where Penrith sits — People with a long-term health condition