30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Black Springs · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Black Springs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in Black Springs are typical for its size, though long-term illness is more common here than across the state. About 30.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most reported long-term conditions, affecting 8.8% and 8.4% of residents respectively. Around 30.4% of people have at least one long-term health issue, which is a little above the national figure.
8.8%
Higher than 57% 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 Springs, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.2% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
6.2% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10388/black-springs/topic/health-disability