30.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Harwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Harwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are much more common in Harwood than in most other areas, affecting 11.8% of the population. Overall, about 30.1% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 11.8%, followed by arthritis at 8.7% and asthma at 8.4%. This health rate is well above the New South Wales average, with 4.9% of residents managing three or more conditions.
11.8%
Higher than 82% 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 Harwood, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
6.6% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Harwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11872/harwood/topic/health-disability