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Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury · Region (SA4)

Health & Disability in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

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

Fewer residents live with chronic illness in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury compared to most other Australian regions. Only 23% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the region.

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📍 Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury, Region (SA4)

Where Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury sits — People with a long-term health condition

23.0%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury — lower than 80% of areas.

Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury23.0%
Greater Sydney 23.6%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are reported by 5.4% of residents, a figure that is well below the Australian average. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while the most common reported conditions are arthritis and asthma.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 71.9% One condition 16.9% Two conditions 4.3% Three or more 1.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury splits fairly evenly between Other condition (19%) and Arthritis (17%), with Asthma at 17%.

Other condition 7.2% Arthritis 6.5% Asthma 6.4% Mental health 5.4% Diabetes 4.4% Heart disease 3.5% Cancer 2.6% Lung condition 1.0% Stroke 0.6% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little below the state and national figures. This need for assistance has risen slightly by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.0% ▲ +28.5%

Lower than 82% of region (sa4) 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 Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/115/sydney-baulkham-hills-and-hawkesbury/topic/health-disability