28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blandford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Blandford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability levels in Blandford have remained steady over the last decade. The area is mostly healthy, with 56.6% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions at all. This stability is seen across both physical health and the need for daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 14.6%, while the rate of mental health conditions is 4.9%, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
4.9%
Lower than 76% 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 Blandford, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 3.9% of residents. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.9% ▲ +154.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Blandford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10405/blandford/topic/health-disability