21.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blighty · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Blighty
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Blighty than in most other areas. Only 21.9% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area notably healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The rate of long-term health conditions is much lower than most areas, with asthma (12.0%) and arthritis (9.4%) being the most common. Mental health conditions are also less frequent here at 5.7%, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
5.7%
Lower than 72% 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 Blighty, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.2% of people in Blighty need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
5.2% ▲ +71.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 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 Blighty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10411/blighty/topic/health-disability