22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blairmount · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Blairmount
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer long-term health struggles affect daily life in Blairmount than in most other places. Only 22.7% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are also less common here, affecting 5.9% of people. The most frequent long-term issues reported are arthritis at 8.3% and diabetes at 5.9%.
5.9%
Lower than 71% 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 Blairmount, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite having fewer chronic conditions, 8.8% of people in Blairmount need help with daily activities, a figure that is well above the national average of 5.8%.
8.8% ▲ +201.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Blairmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10400/blairmount/topic/health-disability