29.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Paterson
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in Paterson have stayed relatively steady, though about 30% of residents now live with a long-term health condition. This is slightly more common than in the rest of New South Wales or Australia. Asthma and arthritis are the most frequent long-term illnesses reported here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions affect 8.8% of residents, a rate about the same as across Australia.
8.8%
Higher than 56% 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 Paterson, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.6% of people in Paterson need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
5.6% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13170/paterson/topic/health-disability