24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Padstow · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Padstow
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health struggles in Padstow compared to most of the country. Only 24.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are less common here than in most areas, including mental health conditions, which affect 6.0% of people. Arthritis is the most reported condition at 7.6%, while nearly 69% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Padstow, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic health issues, 6.4% of people in Padstow need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
6.4% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Padstow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13131/padstow/topic/health-disability