33.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hamilton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 14.7% of people in Hamilton have a mental health condition, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This reflects a broader trend in the suburb, where long-term health issues are much more common than in the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 33.8% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue at 14.7%, followed by arthritis at 10.1% and asthma at 9.5%.
14.7%
Higher than 91% 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 Hamilton, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.7% of the population. This is higher than in most areas, though it is only about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
6.7% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 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 Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11845/hamilton/topic/health-disability