40.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Camden Head · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Camden Head
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term illness shapes daily life in Camden Head, where 40.3% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%. The community faces significant health challenges, particularly with arthritis and mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition affecting 19.5% of residents, followed by asthma at 13.4%. Mental health conditions are also much higher than most areas at 10.7%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Camden Head, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of people in Camden Head need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.7% ▲ +57.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Camden Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10770/camden-head/topic/health-disability