26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hammondville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hammondville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A notably higher need for daily help defines the health landscape in Hammondville, where 9.0% of people require assistance. While this is well above the national figure, the area generally reports fewer long-term health conditions than many similar neighbourhoods.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Australian figure. Mental health conditions are slightly less common here at 6.4% compared to 8.8% nationally, and the most reported long-term condition is arthritis at 9.0%.
6.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Hammondville, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for a larger share of this community than elsewhere, with 9.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
9.0% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Hammondville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11851/hammondville/topic/health-disability