27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Peakhurst Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Peakhurst Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 6.3% of people in Peakhurst Heights have a mental health condition, which is lower than most areas. While overall health matches state and national patterns, a small number of residents require extra help with daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure roughly equal to the New South Wales and Australian averages. Arthritis is the most common issue at 9.4%, while 67% of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.3%
Lower than 67% 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 Heights, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 5.6%, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.6% ▲ +66.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 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 Peakhurst Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13180/peakhurst-heights/topic/health-disability