31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Huntley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Huntley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Huntley report long-term health conditions than in most similar areas. About 31.1% of the population lives with a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. However, the rate of mental health conditions is lower than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions here, affecting 13% and 11.2% of residents. While 60.9% of people have no long-term health issues, the overall rate of chronic conditions is 4.1 percentage points higher than across New South Wales.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Huntley, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.6% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas, although it is about the same as the 5.8% recorded for both Australia and New South Wales.
5.6% ▲ +145.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Huntley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11965/huntley/topic/health-disability