21.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blakehurst · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Blakehurst
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 21.6% of people in Blakehurst report a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average. This reflects a community with much better general health outcomes than most other areas in the country. Most residents live without any chronic health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here at 4.6%, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. While the most common reported issues are arthritis and asthma, 71.1% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
4.6%
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 Blakehurst, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.1% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
6.1% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Blakehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10402/blakehurst/topic/health-disability