25.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hanwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hanwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic health issues in Hanwood than in most similar areas. Only 25.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is slightly lower than the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This trend is especially clear regarding mental health, where local rates are well below the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting only 5.2% of people. Asthma is the most reported long-term condition at 10.2%, while over half of all residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
5.2%
Lower than 74% 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 Hanwood, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Hanwood need help with daily activities compared to the state and national figures, with 4.2% of residents requiring some form of assistance.
4.2% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 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 Hanwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11857/hanwood/topic/health-disability