25.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blaxlands Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Blaxlands Ridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes define daily life in Blaxlands Ridge, where fewer people struggle with long-term illness compared to most other areas. Around 69% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 8.8%, while 8.7% of the population lives with a mental health condition.
8.7%
Higher than 55% 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 Blaxlands Ridge, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 4.8% of residents. This is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
4.8% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Blaxlands Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10408/blaxlands-ridge/topic/health-disability