35.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Holbrook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Holbrook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Holbrook live with a long-term health condition, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a significant gap compared to the national figure, with 35.3% of residents managing ongoing health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 12.5%, followed by asthma and mental health. While long-term health issues are well above the state and national averages, the 8.2% of people with mental health conditions is about the same as the rest of Australia.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Holbrook, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher than most areas. At 8.8%, this is well above both the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
8.8% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Holbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11927/holbrook/topic/health-disability