25.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Prairiewood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Prairiewood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 11% of people in Prairiewood need help with daily activities, a figure well above the national average. While the area reports lower rates of long-term health and mental health conditions than most places, the need for daily assistance remains very high.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with only 25.6% of people reporting one. This includes a mental health rate of 5.2%, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
5.2%
Lower than 74% 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 Prairiewood, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite lower rates of chronic illness, 10.9% of residents need help with daily activities. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and is well above the New South Wales rate of 5.8%.
10.9% ▲ +49.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Prairiewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13270/prairiewood/topic/health-disability