20.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chester Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chester Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Chester Hill than in most similar areas. Only 20.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by only 5.0% of people, a figure well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most residents are healthy, with 66.7% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
5.0%
Lower than 75% 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 Chester Hill, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 7.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the state and national figures of 5.8% and is much higher than in most similar areas.
7.3% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Chester Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10898/chester-hill/topic/health-disability