34.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pelton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pelton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significantly higher number of people in Pelton now live with long-term health challenges than in the past. About 34.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This includes a high rate of mental health conditions and a notable number of people requiring daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 34.1% of Pelton residents, which is well above the 27.7% national figure. Arthritis and mental health are common, with 14.6% and 12.2% of people reporting these issues respectively.
12.2%
Higher than 84% 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 Pelton, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 9.8% of people here, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
9.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Pelton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13190/pelton/topic/health-disability