45.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Black Head · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Black Head
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Black Head live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Nearly 46% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 18 percentage points above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 22.7% of people. While mental health conditions affect 8.3% of residents—about the same as the state and national figures—over half the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Black Head, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 9.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
9.4% ▲ +133.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Black Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10383/black-head/topic/health-disability