17.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ben Lomond · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ben Lomond
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 17% of people in Ben Lomond live with a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average. This makes it one of the healthiest areas of its kind, with very few residents reporting chronic illness or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 4.4% of residents, which is well below the 8.8% national figure. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while arthritis and cancer are the most common conditions reported.
4.4%
Lower than 77% 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 Ben Lomond, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas at 3.0%. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.0% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Ben Lomond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10286/ben-lomond/topic/health-disability