31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hoskinstown · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hoskinstown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of mental health conditions defines the health profile of Hoskinstown, where 14.7% of residents live with such a condition. Overall, people in this area struggle more with long-term health issues than those in most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue at 14.7%, followed by other conditions at 13.1% and asthma at 9.9%.
14.7%
Higher than 91% 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 Hoskinstown, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 7.3% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
7.3% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Hoskinstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11951/hoskinstown/topic/health-disability