21.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Peats Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Peats Ridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 63% of residents in Peats Ridge report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most, with far fewer people living with chronic illness compared to the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.6% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.3%, while mental health conditions are also a little lower than the state average at 6.6%.
6.6%
Lower than 64% 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 Peats Ridge, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with just 3.3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.3% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Peats Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13183/peats-ridge/topic/health-disability