18.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Burwood Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Burwood Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much fewer people live with long-term health issues in Burwood Heights than in most similar areas. Only 18.2% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a notably healthier area compared to the wider state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 4.1% of people, well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while the most common conditions reported are other unspecified illnesses, asthma, and arthritis.
4.1%
Lower than 79% 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 Burwood Heights, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.3% of residents, a figure that is around the middle for similar areas and a little below the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
4.3% ▼ -57.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Burwood Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10717/burwood-heights/topic/health-disability