23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hunters Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hunters Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Hunters Hill compared to the rest of the country. Only 23.3% of residents live with a chronic condition, a figure well below the national average of 27.7%. This reflects a population that is generally healthier than most other areas across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 5.3% of people, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 7.3%, while 66.9% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
5.3%
Lower than 74% 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 Hunters Hill, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.3% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.3% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 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 Hunters Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11961/hunters-hill/topic/health-disability