38.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Broken Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Broken Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Broken Hill than in the rest of the state. About 38% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 11 percentage points higher than the New South Wales figure. This gap is seen across both physical and mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (14.1%) and asthma (12%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions affect 11.8% of people, a figure well above the national average of 8.8%.
11.8%
Higher than 82% 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 Broken Hill, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is also much higher than in most areas. Around 8.3% of residents require this support, which is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
8.3% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10589/broken-hill/topic/health-disability