30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Broadway · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Broadway
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher need for daily support defines the health landscape in Broadway, where 7.9% of people require assistance with everyday tasks. This is much higher than most similar areas. While long-term health conditions are more common here than the national figure, mental health rates remain typical for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Other conditions are most common at 17.5%, followed by arthritis and diabetes at 9.5% each.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Broadway, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 7.9%, which is a little above both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
7.9% ▲ +489.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Broadway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10578/broadway/topic/health-disability