26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Peakhurst · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Peakhurst
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people need daily help with activities in Peakhurst compared to most similar areas. While 7.3% of residents require this support, the area generally reports fewer long-term health conditions than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are reported by 7.0% of residents, which is also a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
7.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Peakhurst, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 7.3% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
7.3% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Peakhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13179/peakhurst/topic/health-disability