New Park · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in New Park

Name: Health & Disability in New Park — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A gap of 7.5 percentage points separates New Park from the state average for long-term health issues. This area faces significant health challenges, with 34.5% of residents living with a long-term condition. This is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

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📍 New Park, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Health struggles are common here, as 10.6% of people have a mental health condition—a little above the national figure. The most frequent long-term issues are arthritis at 13.4% and asthma at 12.7%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In New Park, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 28%.

None 54.9% One condition 25.4% Two conditions 6.3% Three or more 2.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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New Park splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (23%) and Asthma (21%), with Mental health at 18%.

Arthritis 13.4% Asthma 12.7% Mental health 10.6% Diabetes 8.5% Other condition 6.3% Lung condition 4.2% Heart disease 3.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

More people in New Park need help with daily activities than in most other areas. At 7.0%, this is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.

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 New Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12954/new-park/topic/health-disability

Where New Park sits — People with a long-term health condition