27.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bligh Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bligh Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term health condition in Bligh Park, affecting 10.1% of residents. This is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, the health profile of the area is similar to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages. Mental health is the most reported issue, followed by asthma at 9.9% and arthritis at 7.6%.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Bligh Park, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 5.4%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
5.4% ▲ +85.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Bligh Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10410/bligh-park/topic/health-disability