23.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hillston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hillston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 23.8% of people in Hillston have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places across the country. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in other areas, with asthma (7.9%) and arthritis (6.7%) being the most reported. Mental health conditions are also lower than the national figure at 5.6%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Hillston, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
4.3% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Hillston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11919/hillston/topic/health-disability