29.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hillgrove · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher than most similar areas, 6.9% of people in Hillgrove need help with daily activities. While overall health is around the middle for its level, a slightly higher proportion of the community lives with a long-term health condition compared to the rest of the state.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 14.9%, though the area reports fewer mental health conditions than the national figure.
29.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
6.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Hillgrove, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 20%.
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than the Australian average of 5.8%, 6.9% of people in Hillgrove require assistance with their daily activities.
6.9% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Hillgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11914/hillgrove/topic/health-disability