22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Denistone · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Denistone
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Denistone report long-term health struggles compared to previous years. Only 22.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest compared to similar suburbs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting just 4.9% of people. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while the most common conditions cited are other illnesses, arthritis, and asthma.
4.9%
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 Denistone, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.2% of the population, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
4.2% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Denistone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11240/denistone/topic/health-disability