36.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Holmesville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Holmesville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Holmesville compared to the rest of the state. Around 36% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. This gap is seen across both physical and mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 11.6% and asthma at 11.3%, while 57.3% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
12.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Holmesville, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.2% of people in Holmesville. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
6.2% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Holmesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11931/holmesville/topic/health-disability