36.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Belmont South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Belmont South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Belmont South than in most similar areas. About 36.8% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 15%, followed by mental health issues at 11.7%, which is much higher than most areas. While 55.1% of people report no long-term conditions, 5% of the population manage three or more.
11.7%
Higher than 81% 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 Belmont South, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger share of the community here, with 7.3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
7.3% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Belmont South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10278/belmont-south/topic/health-disability