39.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Howards Grass · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Howards Grass
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Howards Grass live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. Nearly 40% of residents report a chronic condition, which is 12 to 13 percentage points above the New South Wales and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.8% of people. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 11.5% and asthma at 10.3%.
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 Howards Grass, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is well above the national figure of 5.8%, with 9.0% of Howards Grass residents requiring such assistance.
9.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Howards Grass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11953/howards-grass/topic/health-disability