33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Flat Tops · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Flat Tops
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Flat Tops live with a long-term health condition, making the area much less healthy than the state average. While 33.3% of residents face ongoing health issues, the community reports a surprisingly low need for daily physical help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest for similar areas at 19.0%, which is far above the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis and heart disease are also common, with both affecting 23.8% of the population.
19.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Flat Tops, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 40%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Flat Tops [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11535/flat-tops/topic/health-disability