14.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hurstville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hurstville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of long-term health issues than the state average defines Hurstville, where only 14.6% of people report a chronic condition. This is roughly 13 percentage points below the national figure, marking it as one of the healthiest areas at this level.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 2.9%, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents report no long-term health issues, with 79.2% of the population living without a chronic condition.
2.9%
Lower than 84% 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 Hurstville, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.6% of people in Hurstville need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia, placing the area around the middle for its level.
4.6% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Hurstville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11971/hurstville/topic/health-disability