31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Palmdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Palmdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents in Palmdale live with long-term health conditions compared to most similar areas. About 31.6% of people report a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. However, the area reports a much lower rate of mental health conditions than other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in the rest of the state, with arthritis (13.7%) and heart disease (7.4%) being the most frequent. This contrasts with mental health conditions, which affect 5.3% of people—a figure well below the Australian average of 8.8%.
5.3%
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 Palmdale, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.2% of people in Palmdale need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% reported across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.2% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Palmdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13145/palmdale/topic/health-disability