31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bald Hills · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bald Hills
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher rate of chronic illness marks the current health landscape in Bald Hills, where 31.5% of people live with a long-term health condition. This figure is well above both the state and national averages, though the need for daily assistance remains relatively low.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are common here, with arthritis (10.3%) and asthma (9.0%) being the most reported. While 31.5% of residents have a long-term condition—well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%—most of those affected live with only one condition.
7.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Bald Hills, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of health conditions, only 2.8% of people in Bald Hills need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both Australia and New South Wales.
2.8% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Bald Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10148/bald-hills/topic/health-disability