27.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Helensburgh · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Helensburgh
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Helensburgh shows health and disability profiles that closely mirror state and national trends. Most people here report no long-term health issues, with 67.6% of residents living without a chronic condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Asthma is the most common reported condition at 9.3%, followed by mental health conditions at 8.1%.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Helensburgh, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Helensburgh need help with daily activities compared to the same figures for the state and nation, with only 4.5% of residents requiring assistance.
4.5% ▲ +90.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Helensburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11897/helensburgh/topic/health-disability