19.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eastwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Eastwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health reports in Eastwood have improved since 2011, with far fewer people now living with long-term illnesses. Only 19.1% of residents have 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 places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 4.5% of people report a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% national average. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while the most common reported problems are diabetes and arthritis.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Eastwood, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people in Eastwood need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
5.0% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Eastwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11372/eastwood/topic/health-disability