24.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Northwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Northwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Northwood compared to the national average. Only 24.9% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting only 5.2% of people. The most reported long-term health issues are arthritis at 8% and asthma at 6.3%, though 70.4% of residents have no long-term conditions at all.
5.2%
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 Northwood, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 2.9% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both the state and the nation.
2.9% ▲ +78.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Northwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13034/northwood/topic/health-disability