30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Palmers Channel · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Palmers Channel
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Palmers Channel involves managing a health issue, with 30.4% of people living with a long-term condition. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. While most residents are healthy, a notable group faces ongoing medical challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 14.8%, followed by heart disease at 12.2%. Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.4% of the population.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Palmers Channel, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities here than across the state or nation, with 4.3% of residents requiring such assistance.
4.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Palmers Channel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13146/palmers-channel/topic/health-disability