31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blaxland · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Blaxland
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 31% of people in Blaxland live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. This represents a higher rate of chronic illness than most similar areas. Mental health is the most common of these conditions, affecting 10.6% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in most areas, with mental health (10.6%), other conditions (9.9%), and arthritis (9.7%) being the most frequent. While 62.8% of residents have no long-term conditions, about 22.1% live with one.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Blaxland, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.2% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the national and state figures of 5.8%.
5.2% ▲ +50.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Blaxland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10406/blaxland/topic/health-disability