31.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Broadmeadow · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Broadmeadow
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness have become more common in Broadmeadow since 2011. About 31.3% of residents now live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This is especially true for mental health, which is among the highest across similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are very common here, affecting 14.7% of people—well above the New South Wales rate of 8.0%. Other frequent long-term health issues include asthma at 10.1% and arthritis at 7.9%.
14.7%
Higher than 91% 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 Broadmeadow, None is the majority at 66%; 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 state and national figures of 5.8%.
5.2% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 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 Broadmeadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10575/broadmeadow/topic/health-disability